A Georgia Tech student was robbed at gunpoint inside a campus building Monday night, according to a report in the AJC. According to a safety alert sent out to the campus, the victim was inside the atrium at the West Peachtree Street entrance to the College of Business building just after 7 p.m. when the suspect asked to use his phone then displayed a handgun. The suspect stole the victim’s backpack and was last seen exiting the building headed towards West Peachtree Street. The student was not injured.
Atlanta Police are looking for a person who is hiding in the tree line and shooting at cars with a pellet gun along West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead. According to our media affiliate CBS46, the location where cars were hit is a block away from the Governor’s Mansion. At least four drivers received damaged windows and police believe these are random attacks.
Decatur Police are investigating an attempted robbery in downtown Decatur on Jan. 5, according to Decaturish. A woman was approached by a man asking for directions in the 100 block of Sycamore Street. The woman reported the man pretended to be hard of hearing so he could move closer to her.