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Athens-Clarke police are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store in Athens that officers said was perpetrated by a man armed with a staple gun.
Police were dispatched to the Citgo Food Mart at 790 Hawthorne Ave. at about 1 a.m. Friday, after the clerk reported being robbed by a man who threatened to kill him, according to the police report. The clerk told the officer he couldn’t see what type of weapon the man had, but that the robber had threatened his life.
“He was afraid he was about to die, so he just opened the drawer,” the officer reported about the victim.
Police were able to view the security camera footage, which shows the robber coming into the store, walking behind the counter, and grabbing the clerk with one hand, while holding a staple gun behind his back.
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After taking the cash, the robber left on foot. Other police officers had arrived and searched the area, but did not find a suspect.
The robber was described as a Black male, wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic, yellow, orange, and black shorts, a black do-rag, and black Jordan shoes.
In an unrelated robbery, police reported a 44-year-old Winder man said he was robbed Thursday in Athens shortly after he arrived to meet with a prostitute.
The man said he contacted the woman on a website, and they agreed to meet at the Howard Johnson’s on Broad Street. After he arrived, he was later met by the woman’s companion, who showed him a gun and demanded the money he planned to pay her for sex, according to the report.
After the man reported he turned over the money, he drove to a nearby gas station and called 911 for help.
Police located the suspected robber and prostitute, both from Athens, and transported them to a police precinct for questioning, according to the report.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Police searching for suspect in robbery of Athens convenience store
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