Crime & Safety

Atlanta Police Release Sketch of East Atlanta Village Robber

On March 26 at 1 a.m., three women were robbed by two armed men. Atlanta Police have released a sketch of one of the men.

Atlanta Police have released a sketch of one of the two men who robbed three women at gunpoint on March 26.

At 1 a.m. that Sunday, the three women were walking from a bar in East Atlanta Village when two men approached them on Gresham Avenue near Emerson Avenue and forced them to the ground. The two men then robbed the women of their personal belongings and pistol-whipped two of the women, according to a statement from Carlos Campos with the Atlanta Police Department.

The women were ordered to get up and walk northbound on Gresham Avenue, according to police, while the two men fled on foot.

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The man in the sketch is described as a black male in his early 20's with a dark brown skin tone. He is 5'7" to 6' tall and has a slim build.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta 404-577-TIPS (8477) or Zone 6 Criminal Investigations Division Investigator M. Graham at 404-373-5331.

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