ATLANTA — Student on the Georgia Tech campus say they are being extra cautious after four students were robbed in the past 11.
Channel 2's Matt Johnson obtained pictures of the suspect's car. Students say someone inside it ran out and snatched someone's phone right out of their hands and took off.
“The frequency in which there happening over the past 10 days is kind of surprising,” student David London said.
Georgia Tech police released the pictures of the suspect car from two phone snatchings Wednesday evening.
The latest incidents happened at Atlantic and 10th streets at around 6 p.m.
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“I haven’t been having my phone out as often just because this is generally an area where the robberies tend to happen,” London said.
About 20 minutes later, someone else in the car snatched a phone from a student on nearby State Street near Ferst Drive.
Police told Johnson they spotted the car but called off a chase nearby because of safety concerns.
“I heard them start and try to go after them but because the way they were going they couldn’t keep up with them,” student Jonathan Moon said.
Last Thursday, campus police say two teens on e-scooters told a student they had guns and forced him to withdraw money.
Police say they arrested the duo but there's concerns students may still be targets for others.
“It might be a bunch of the kids going back to school, starting school, more people out more opportunities,” student Matt Munns said.
Last Monday was when the wave of snatchings began, with someone on an e-scooter snatching a phone from a student on campus.
Johnson checked in with Georgia Tech on Friday and a spokesperson said campus safety remains a priority and they continue to educate students on how to stay safe.
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