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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Marietta Man Charged in Pawnshop Stabbing, Robbery

Tomas Lopez Torres Jr., 18, was arrested Monday for the armed robbery of the Chevron Gas station located at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powers Ferry Road.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tomas Lopez Torres Jr., 18, of Marietta has been arrested and charged with the robbery and stabbing of an employee at the Hock Shop.   Torres was arrested on Monday for the armed robbery of the Chevron Gas station located at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powers Ferry Road.  The on-scene detective recognized Torres as a person of interest in the Hock Shop robbery based on a photo obtained from the Walmart camera footage.  Torres was charged with aggravated assault (intent to murder), aggravated battery and attempted armed robbery with injury.  Torres is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond.  Additional charges are pending against Torres in relation to other active cases. Marietta Police have …

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Marietta Police Department, Pawnshop Worker Repeatedly Stabbed, and Walmart Supercenter

Monday, April 16, 2012

Pawnshop Worker Repeatedly Stabbed

An employee at The Hock Shop was attacked Saturday morning in an attempted robbery and suffered critical wounds.

A Marietta pawnshop employee was repeatedly stabbed in a robbery attempt Saturday morning. A man wearing a woman's long-hair wig posed as a customer, then attacked the Hock Shop employee when he turned his back after opening the front door just after 10 a.m., The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The two men struggled, and the would-be robber fled, leaving a wig and knit cap behind, WSB and CBS Atlanta report. The wounded employee dialed 911 and was found bleeding on the floor of the store, Fox 5 reported. The victim, who is in his late 50s, was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with critical wounds but is expected to survive, thanks to his own quick actions, the AJC said. Marietta police are not sure whether anything was taken, …

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Marietta Police Department and Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

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