Suspect Zip-Ties Employee, Customer, Steals 60 iPhones: Police

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Editor’s note: this story has been updated.

Detectives with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety are investigating an armed robbery where a customer was allegedly caught up in the scenario.

Officers were dispatched to Verizon Wireless at 5215 Windward Parkway around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9. According to the agency, a suspect entered the store and “pointed a gun at a customer and sales associate.”

The suspect, who was speaking softly and holding a large silver firearm, allegedly forced them to the back of the store where he made the employee open the safe containing Apple iPhones, according to an initial incident report released by Alpharetta police

The suspect is also accused of telling the employee, “you only have one chance to open the safe. If you don’t, I’ll blow you away.”

The suspect allegedly took about 60 iPhones and left the store in an unknown direction.

The two victims were zip-tied in the back of the store, Alpharetta police said. They were able to free themselves, and call 911 to report the robbery.

The only description of the suspect given by police was that he was a black male.

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