ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta Police Department officials are asking the public to help identify robbery suspects.
APD said on Saturday at 1:41 p.m., the suspects were seen entering a convenience store located on Metropolitan Pkwy.
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After the suspect smashed the machine, police said they demanded money from the store clerk.
According to officials, one of the suspects, wearing a yellow hoodie, smashed the gaming machines with a small sledgehammer.
The clerk gave the suspect money before the suspect, and his accomplice got away in a black Kia Forte, officers added.
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Police said the suspects are also responsible for a similar incident on Wednesday at a convenience store on Cleveland Avenue and another on Saturday on Candler Road in DeKalb County.
It was not confirmed if a sledgehammer was used in the other incidents as well.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477).
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