Armed Robbery Under Investigation In Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, GA — Alpharetta police are investigating an armed robbery reported last week at a sandwich shop. An officer was dispatched to a call of the robbery around 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Subway at 12460 Crabapple Road.

An employee told police that a man wearing a black and white jacket, gray baseball cap and plastic eyeglasses entered the store, ordered a sandwich, "presented a white plastic bag and pushed it across the counter while lifting his shirt," an incident report states.

The employee said he saw a small black handgun in the suspect's waist band. The accused robber, the report states, told the worker to "remain calm" and to place the money from the register inside the bag. According to the report, the employee complied with the demands while hitting the panic alarm button under the counter.

The suspect took $356 in cash and left on foot towards Crabapple Road. He is described as a white male with slight stubble on his face, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed roughly 185 pounds.

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A K-9 officer arrived at the scene, and performed a track to a nearby parking lot where the suspect's scent was lost. The suspect remains at large, and anyone with information is asked to contact Alpharetta police by submitted a tip on its Facebook page or website.

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