Another daylight robbery in F’ville

Tue, 07/25/2006 - 3:50pm
By: John Munford

First, he ordered a sandwich.

But instead of pulling out his wallet to pay, the “customer” drew a gun and demanded money from the cash register at the Blimpie store in the Fayette Pavilion Monday afternoon, police said.

The gunman got away on foot, and police were further stymied when 25 minutes elapsed between the time the crime occurred and the time it was reported to 911, police said. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect, who had likely been gone for some time.

Police urge business owners and residents to report crime as quickly as possible by dialing 911.

“That give us our best chance of finding the person still in the area,” said Fayetteville Police Lt. Beverly Trainor.

The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 45 years old, weighing about 185 pounds and wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts, police said. It is unknown how he left the area, police said.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m., police said. It was another broad daylight armed robbery of a store in Fayetteville, the second in three weeks. The Herb Shop in Hudson Plaza was robbed by a gunman July 11, though he got away with little cash, police said.

The Blimpie store’s security camera was not working and thus didn’t record the incident, police said. Police were reviewing other nearby security cameras for possible clues to the suspect’s identity.

No one was injured during the incident, police said.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact Det. Bob Bautista at 770-461-4441.

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Submitted by Emmyjune on Fri, 08/04/2006 - 5:41pm.

You folks trying to coddle the black "thug" community saying it's not a color thing: it isn't; it's a culture thing. I don't think all black people are bad, by ANY means. But the culture that has developed in many of the lower-income black communities teach (and even celebrate) crime and violence. Like so many intelligent bloggers pointed out: a large portion of the violent crimes committed in our county trail back to a black male. It's the truth. There's no racial profiling there- just facts. They need to leave us alone, and let us get back to raising our families. And to the person who claims they don't judge people based upon color, furry feet, etc. -- Would YOU be comfortable with a black man walking toward you at night while you're alone in a dark parking lot? I wouldn't!


Submitted by Eliza on Fri, 08/04/2006 - 5:48pm.

"Would YOU be comfortable with a black man walking toward you at night while you're alone in a dark parking lot? I wouldn't!"

What difference would it make what color he was? It would make no difference to me - I'd be frightened whether he was black, white, or green.

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Submitted by Git Real on Fri, 08/04/2006 - 10:04pm.

You see a properly dressed white or black man walking toward you fine. Nobody's going to panic. You see one of these ghetto thugs heading your way and I'll guarantee you'll be the first one soiling your pants. Miss Emmy's got it right. It's not even about color. It's about their hate culture. And make no mistake about it these thugs hate you. Unless you're their White Ho and you drive em around in your jeep while they terrorize this county.


Submitted by thebeaver on Thu, 07/27/2006 - 11:27am.

Just another example of someone too L-A-Z-Y to go out and earn an honest living. Part of the Rap-Thug culture.

Submitted by McDonoughDawg on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 9:01am.

The AJC and other news outlets seem to leave out important information when describing robbers.

Submitted by Take back Fayette on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 8:18am.

a black male robbed a store. That must be a first. Statistically the race is no better than the taliban. No racisim, just facts.

Submitted by America1st on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 9:03am.

I agree with you big guy, because god knows, not one white person has ever committed a crime in the history of the United States!

Submitted by 30YearResident on Fri, 08/04/2006 - 6:43pm.

Too late !!! Fayette County is lost.

Better run while the property values are still high because it's heading the way of Clayton County.... fast!

Submitted by bladderq on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 11:07am.

Naw, they just get elected to office. They know where the big money is.
There is something "fishy" about this story & I don't think it was the sam'ich he ordered.

Submitted by Take back Fayette on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 10:22am.

, and yes white people commit crimes daily, but im willing to bet anything, that most crimes in the metro area are committed by black males. Well let me be more specific when i say crimes. Im talking about murder, robbery, armed robbery, theft, drugs in the pavillion, etc. Catch my drift. In the last month there has been numerous drug bust in the pavillion and Banks crossing. An armed robbery at a herb shop. A pizza hut lady got robbed. So on and so on. I just wish they would stay in there county with that garbage.

Submitted by FayetteFlyer on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 4:42pm.

Native Americans? On another level, where are these drugs coming from and who's importing it? I'm pretty sure that the black males being arrested for possession and distribution don't have the transportational where-with-all to get it into this country. They're just the easiest to catch and display as the pariahs of our society.

Submitted by bladderq on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 12:41pm.

Most crimes are comitted in the community where the perps live. Meaning most of the black (or poor) community suffer at the hands of the thugs among them. Likewise white collar usually targets where the money is...unless you're an Indian tribe. Just admit your comment was racist and cleanse yourself.

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Submitted by Git Real on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 2:29pm.

If most crimes are committed in the community where the perps live then why are they coming into OUR community. And when I say OUR community I'm talking about the middle to upper middle class black and white families in OUR community. Their crime is a cultural thing and it dang sure ain't from our culture.


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Submitted by Nice1 on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 2:49pm.

I honestly don't think that we should view this stereotype as a fact. Here is my reasoning. Women are frequently labeled as "the shoppers". Every time I purchased things in the past my husband would blow things out of proportion. We reviewed our receipts, and we found that I spend very little, and actually less than him. Even though I was not a "shopaholic", I was automatically labeled one. That is how I feel about racism. You get labeled whether you are a criminal or not. How Sad! Sometimes I find even statistics have a way of becoming clouded because of people's opinions. Also, if people are poor, I doubt that they would rob and steal in their own community because everyone in their community would be poor, they would have to go outside of their community.


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Submitted by Git Real on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 3:04pm.

It is not ALL the blacks that are the perps. Thousands and thousands of Black families live here and are good to great neighbors. And it can't be the Ghetto Blacks from Fulton and Clayton county that are causing the crime. They would never, never beat some poor defenseless woman in the head with a rock to get her purse. Nor it couldn't be "them" that do most of the shoplifting, robberies and breakins around the Pavilion. I want to be a nice one too, but I can't help but think that most of these crimes are committed by Rednecks in Black Face. We've got to get a grip on all of these country folk rednecks coming up from Pike and Meriwhether Counties and committing all of these heinous crimes on us Fayette Countians and then blaming it on the Ghetto Blacks.

Yeeeesh!


Submitted by FayetteFlyer on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 4:26pm.

You are too funny!

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Submitted by Git Real on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 9:17pm.

I've been refueled.


Submitted by Take back Fayette on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 3:03pm.

Most of the big crime in fayette co is commited by black males from surrounding counties. We all know that by now. Please go back tou your counties you peices of trash.Leave Fayette county to thoses trying to raise families.

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Submitted by Nice1 on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 4:21pm.

It may have been someone working there who blamed it on an imaginary man.


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Submitted by Git Real on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 9:15pm.

Are you? Please tell us you're Highgreen with a second screen name or something like that.


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Submitted by Nice1 on Thu, 07/27/2006 - 12:34pm.

No, I'm not Highgreen. I am just offering up another possibility to what may have occurred based on the story I read. I am always completely for real. It's always great to read between the lines, and look a little deeper. Which makes me think of what we were discussing earlier. Looking deeper is what keeps me from judging people based on appearance; like what they wear, color of their skin, weight, furry feet, etc.


Submitted by Sailon on Thu, 07/27/2006 - 10:43am.

Whom are you posting to--or better, to whom are you posting? Just mention what in subject, or at least in the body.

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Submitted by Nice1 on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 4:05pm.

I would prefer if all "bad people" would stay away from where I live, but bad and black do not mean the same thing. I refuse to let some cause me to form an opinion on all. There are black men trying to raise families too. To call people you don't know trash is, to say the least, ummm... harsh.


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