Woman robbed at gunpoint after being flagged down on U.S. 78

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Decatur police said they are looking for a duo who robbed a woman after flagging her down on U.S. 78 early Saturday morning.

The woman said she was driving on the road, also known as Scott Boulevard, at about 1:30 a.m. when a man behind the wheel of a newer black Chevrolet Impala got her attention. The victim pulled over in the Merrill Avenue area, and the Impala pulled beside her.

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“A passenger in the Impala displayed a handgun and demanded a gold necklace the victim was wearing,” police said in a news release. “The passenger then exited the Impala and took possession of the necklace as well as a Rolex watch the victim was wearing.”

The suspects fled in the Impala.

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