Boy steals off-duty Fulton County deputy’s gun, weapon found at his home

ATLANTA — Police are charging a boy accused of stealing an off-duty Fulton County deputy’s gun.

Atlanta police said the robbery happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Joseph E. Lowery Blvd and Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.

Investigators say a boy, whose name and age have not been released, came up to the deputy and “wrestled” away the deputy’s gun.

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Police said the boy escaped and ran to his house, where they tracked him down and recovered the gun.

Charges are pending. Police said no one was injured.

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