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3 Women Robbed At Oakhurst Park
In a second incident, Decatur police said a resident resisted when two men tried to steal his laptop Monday night.
Decatur police are investigating armed robberies that occurred Tuesday afternoon at Oakhurst Park, plus the attempted robbery of a laptop from an Oakhurst man Monday night.
Here's the information Deputy Chief Keith Lee sent out late Tuesday night by email:
On July 2, 2013 at approximately 5:27 pm, there was an armed robbery of three women in Oakhurst Park. The victims were in the playground area and initially observed the suspects, described as three black males in their mid to late teens, sitting on a nearby wall.
One suspect then approached the victims and went through a blanket on the ground and took a cell phone belonging to one of the victims and fled on foot toward Third Avenue. A male witness pursued the suspect but returned back to the playground area.
A second suspect tried to talk to one of the victims and was ignored. He then began going through a stroller bag belonging to another victim. It was reported that that keys for one of the victims’ vehicle were taken from the stroller bag and subsequently a maroon Honda CRV was stolen from the parking area on Third Avenue.
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The third suspect approached one of the victims, pulled out a small handgun and fired one shot, described as a pop, into the air and demanded her iPhone. She refused and he pointed the gun at her and tried to grab the phone. She retained her phone and verbally refused to relinquish the phone.
The remaining two suspects then fled on foot toward Third Avenue where another witness reported seeing the suspects enter a newer model red Ford Explorer and a maroon SUV and flee toward East Lake Drive.
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As part of the investigation, it was determined that a Ford Explorer matching the description of the one driven by the suspects had been stolen from an Edgewood neighborhood earlier in the day. Decatur Police have recovered evidence from the scene and are working with Atlanta Police and DeKalb Police on what appear to be related cases.
For the past several weeks, Decatur Police have used overtime assignments and reassigned staff to address increased criminal activity in the area. Those efforts will continue and be on-going. Please report any non-emergency suspicious activity to the Decatur Police at 404-373-6551 or in the case of an immediate emergency dial 9-1-1.
Here's the information provided by Sgt. Jennifer Ross, the new department public information officer, about the Monday incident.
On July 1st, 2013 at approximately 10:30 pm, there was an attempted robbery of a single male sitting in his front yard in the 300 block of Second Avenue who was working on his laptop.
The suspects circled the block in what appeared to be a light colored Mitsubishi SUV and returned approximately 10-15 minutes later. Two black males exited the SUV and approached the victim initially asking for directions but then demanded the laptop.
The victim verbally refused. One suspect then pointed and fired what appeared to be a cap gun down the driveway, away from the victim. The victim fled to his porch and the other suspect ran after him.
The victim struck the suspect in the face with a beer bottle and kicked him in the groin. The suspect struck the victim in the face with a closed fist. The victim fled inside of the house and called police. The suspects fled back to the vehicle and left the area. No items were taken.
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