Albany Police respond to business armed robbery, residential burglary on Thursday
Police responded to a Radium Springs Road business robbery
By Jennifer Parks
ALBANY — Another Dollar General armed robbery in Albany was reported Thursday evening. At the same time, officers are also investigating a residential burglary, reports in the Albany Police Department show.
Phyllis Banks, spokeswoman for the APD, said employees at the 1515 Radium Springs Road store reported an incident at 8:34 p.m. Thursday. Banks said two men entered the store armed with a handgun and fled the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Both men are black, one was dressed in all black and the other was wearing a gray hoodie. No injuries were reported and there was one customer in the store at the time of the incident, Banks said.
Additional information regarding the armed robbery incident was not immediately available on Friday.
The residential burglary was reported at 2709 Whispering Pines Road at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, during which an Xbox system was taken after the suspect reportedly entered through the unlocked back door.
The victim said she came home to find her door open, and that one black Xbox 360 system with a controller valued at $260 was missing from her bedroom. No other items were immediately found to be missing from the residence, Banks said.
Banks said the case was forwarded to investigators and remained active Friday.
Those with information about crimes in the Albany area who wish to remain anonymous can call Albany Area CrimeStoppers at (229) 436-TIPS (8477).
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