Peachtree City police on Thursday released video of a daring holdup earlier this week at a Target store that was closing for the night.
Two suspects, dressed in black, are seen sneaking up to the front of the store around 10 p.m. Tuesday in a crouched position before dashing through the entrance.
As they enter the store on North Peachtree Parkway they encounter a female customer just inside the door, and one of the suspects pulls a gun and motions to her to get to the floor. The woman cowers behind an anti-theft detector before lying flat on her stomach.
The video then shows the suspects approaching a cash register where an employee is checking out a customer, and other employees are standing nearby. The suspect with the gun trains it on the employees and customer as the other suspect hands the worker at the cash register a dark bag. The employee then puts money into the bag.
Police Capt. Rosanna Dove said the robbers spent less than a minute in the store before fleeing on foot. The captain said no one was injured during the hold-up and nothing was stolen from employees or customers.
Police described one suspect as possibly a white male wearing black clothing with a blue backpack and a black T-shirt wrapped around his head. Police say this suspect was the one with the gun.
The other suspect was described as possibly a Hispanic or black male who also was in black clothing but had a red T-shirt around his head.
Police detectives urged anyone with information about the robbery to call 770-631-2510 or the department’s crime and narcotics information hotline at 770-487-6010.
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