Crime & Safety
Toco Hill Publix Employee Thwarts Potential Robber
An attempted robbery at the Toco Hill Publix on Sept. 17 was thwarted by a Publix employee who thought fast.
A Toco Hill employee fought back against a potential robber Sept. 17 by smacking the suspect in the head with a shopping basket, DeKalb County police said.
A Publix employee was approached inside the store by the suspect, who had his left hand in the left pocket of his hooded jacket, simulating a gun at about 11pm. The suspect said, “Give it up, give up the money.”
When the employee noticed the suspect did not have a weapon, he grabbed the suspect’s hand and then hit the suspect in the head with a plastic shopping basket.
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The suspect then ran out of the store and left the scene in a silver Buick Regal, driving westbound on North Druid Hills Road towards I-85. The entire robbery attempt was captured on Publix’s surveillance videos.
No one was hurt and nothing was taken.