Crime & Safety

Marietta Pizza Delivery Drivers Help Catch Robber

Cobb Police have arrested and charged 17-year-old Abdul Griffin. Police are seeking the identities of the other two individuals involved in the Pizza Hut robbery.

Two pizza delivery guys helped track down a suspect accused of robbing

Three masked males entered the Pizza Hut and when one of them pointed a handgun at a female employee, she ran from the business, Sgt. Dana Pierce said.

In addition to taking the females pocketbook, one of the men hopped the counter and took the cash drawer from the register before fleeing on foot, Pierce said.

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Chris Albright and another driver were standing outside the Pizza Hut when the three men went inside the restaurant, WSB reports. When the drivers saw the men come out with the cash and guns, they decided to follow them to a house on Dewey Lane.

arrested and charged 17-year-old Abdul Griffin, of Smyrna, with Armed Robbery. Detectives are seeking the identity of the other two individuals involved in the robbery.

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Griffin is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.


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