Crime & Safety

Armed Robbery Suspect Sought by Cumming Police

The suspect who is described as a white man in his early to mid-20's fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.

is looking for an armed robbery suspect who held up a local business Wednesday night.

According to Sgt. Bryan Zimbardi, a man walked into the Puff N Stuff Smoke Shop located at 410 Atlanta Road around 9 p.m. Feb. 29.

"He grabbed a customer who was already in the store and put a gun to his head and told the clerk to give him the money or he was going to kill the customer," Zimbardi said.

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The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.

Zimbardi said when the officer arrived at the store the victim was also gone before the officer could talk with him.

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Police describe the suspect as a white man in his early to mid-20's and urge anyone with information about this crime to call the Cumming PD at 770-781-2000.

Authorities are reviewing what Zimbardi describes as "quite good" video of the incident as well as actively investigating several leads regarding the case.


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