CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County Police Department arrested a man accused of attempted armed robbery at a Dairy Queen in Lovejoy.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 1:40 p.m., police say a masked gunman attempted to rob the fast-food chain and fired his gun before running away on foot.
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Witnesses told police the suspect got into a brown vehicle, and CCPD officers began looking for the suspect using safety cameras.
The cameras caught the suspect getting into a brown Kia Sorrento as it was headed northbound on Tara Boulevard.
An automatic plate reader captured the vehicle’s details, notifying law enforcement the vehicle had been stopped by officers in December.
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The plate reader also alerted police to the fact the driver lived near the scene of the robbery.
Police then responded to the home where they found the Kia and the suspect, who was arrested without incident.
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