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Waffle House waitress in Georgia pulls gun after men demand money

Police are searching for the robbers who targeted a Waffle House in Coweta County.
By Matt Johnson
Dec 31, 2016
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The robbery happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at the restaurant on U.S. Highway 29 in Newnan, Georgia.

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