JCB Walmart Hit By Another Armed Robbery: News Nearby

Gwinnett Police are looking for a suspect in another reported armed robbery at a Jimmy Carter Boulevard Walmart.

Police said the robbery happened at 4975 Jimmy Carter Boulevard around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.

An employee told police a man approached her at the money counter and said he wanted to send money electronically.

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“After two declined attempts, the suspect picked up a pack of gum and handed the victim a dollar bill,” Gwinnett Police Public Information Officer Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a news release. ”When the register was opened, the suspect passed a note and lifted up his shirt to display the handle of a firearm.”

He made off with a large sum of money.

He is described as a black male, who was wearing cut-off sweat pants, a white and beige hat, dark hoodie and Gucci backpack.

It was the second armed robbery reported at the store in less than two weeks.

On Sept. 26, a suspect allegedly walked up to a self-checkout cashier emptying a register, racked the slide of a handgun and stole more than $5,000.

Pihera said police don’t think the two robberies are related.

“The lead investigator doesn’t believe [the second robbery] is related, but it won’t be ruled out until both [suspects] are identified,” she said in an email to Patch.

If you have any information to share in this case, contact the Robbery Unit at 770 513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

Photos: Gwinnett Police PIO