Police Investigating Attempted Armed Robbery

Toccoa Police continue to investigate an attempted armed robbery last week behind a city business.

According to Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell, two men were at the rear of the Sav-a-Lot store on Collins Road at 6:03 a.m. last Thursday unloading a dairy truck when a man walked up to them and allegedly attempted to rob them.

“While they were unloading their truck, they were approached by a man, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a dark hoodie and a red bandanna across his face,” said Jarrell. “He produced a silver-barrel handgun and pointed it at them. At that point, the two workers ran into the building, locked themselves in the office, and called 911.”

Jarrell said officers arrived two minutes later, but could not find the suspect in the building or in the surrounding area.

He said the investigation continues into the incident to try and figure out who is responsible.

“We have video of the incident,” said Jarrell. “We are also collecting video from other businesses in the area and we are trying to identify the perpetrator at this time.”

Jarrell says that nobody was hurt in the incident and nothing was taken.

Anyone with information on this incident should contact the Toccoa Police Department at 706-282-3244.