Crime & Safety

Armed Robber Tries to Grab College Student in Parents' Brookhaven Home

The incident is one of three Brookhaven robberies reported to police, according to WSB-TV.

DeKalb County police are investigating a series of robberies in Brookhaven Thursday including one where an armed robber chased a college student across the first floor of her parents' house.Β 

β€œI was coming out the bathroom, out of this hallway here and just stood here,” Leah Halligan told WSB-TV. β€œHe just stood up and then took a big step over here and just started coming after me, and I ran."

Detectives are looking into whether the suspect, who was not caught, is responsible for all the robberies. Police said they are following several leads, including footprints discovered behind Halligan's home.

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