Crime & Safety
'Do You Want To Be Stabbed?' Suspect Asks Woman In Atlanta
BREAKING: Police are asking the public's help in an aggravated assault in downtown Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA -- Police in Atlanta are soliciting the pubic's help in finding a suspect in an aggravated assault, according to law enforcement authorities.
On April 6, a woman told police that she had just parked her vehicle in a downtown Atlanta parking deck and was walking on Central Avenue when she was approached by a man who asked her an odd and terrifying question: Do you want to be stabbed?
The man brandished a knife and pointed it at the woman while she kept walking. She told police that she tried to pay the man no mind, but he continued after her, leaving only when she approached a large group of people on the street. The group seemed to scare the man away.
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She was able to give authorities a description of the suspect.
If you know anything about this incident or recognize the man from the sketch, please call Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS(8477) or use this Facebook page link to submit a tip. Tipsters, even anonymous ones, may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000.
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