Crime & Safety
Buckhead Bank Robbery Suspect Caught By Victim
The suspect brazenly took the victim's deposit right off the teller's counter and made a break for it, police said.
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
A man allegedly tried to swipe a deposit off the counter of a bank in Buckhead on Thursday morning but was chased down and stopped by the person making the deposit.
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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 60-year-old Aden Harrison was standing in line behind a man looking to make a commercial deposit at the Wells Fargo on Peachtree Road just before noon. When the man made it to the teller counter to make his deposit, Harrison stole the deposit right off the counter and made a dash for freedom.
The victim went after Harrison, and the two men started fighting. Police soon arrived and arrested Harrison. Fulton County jail records show Harrison faces charges of robbery, battery, and violating his parole.
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