Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

VIDEO: Do you know this DeKalb pizza place armed robber?

DeKalb County police are searching for a suspect accused of holding up a pizza place on Feb. 3.
DeKalb County police are searching for a suspect accused of holding up a pizza place on Feb. 3.
By Joshua Sharpe
Feb 8, 2017

DeKalb County police are searching for a suspect who held up a Riverside Pizza on Feb. 3.

The suspect entered the Tucker restaurant on Lawrenceville Highway after 9 p.m. and brandished a black handgun. The police released a video Tuesday, seeking help in the case.

Anyone with information on the suspect, is asked to contact the Commercial Robbery Unit at 770-724-7890.

RELATED: Lawsuit: DeKalb teen needed surgery after 'excessive' force at jail

RELATED: Robberies double in Decatur; other crime down

RELATED: Cops: Man told MARTA panhandler to get a job before killing on train

Like DeKalb County News Now on Facebook | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

About the Author

Follow Joshua Sharpe on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

A man rides a bicycle in the rain along 10th Street in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Rain, fog complicate trip back to Atlanta for holiday travelers

Wet and chilly weather, as well as fog, are expected to harshly greet Georgia travelers returning home Sunday after the holiday weekend and through the early week.

2h ago

Jurors mostly acquit Atlanta businessman in yearslong fraud case

Jurors mostly acquitted an Atlanta businessman and his dietary supplement company in a yearslong federal fraud, money laundering and drug misbranding case.

Man locked up for 23 years despite evidence proving his innocence, lawsuit says

Although investigators had reason to believe Sandeep “Sonny” Bharadia wasn’t involved in the crime, they pushed forward with a case against him anyway, a lawsuit says.

The Latest

Sonny Bharadia, who spent more than two decades behind bars for a 2001 crime he did not commit, is suing the small town of Thunderbolt and the two law enforcement officers who handled his case. (Courtesy of Georgia Innocence Project)

Credit: Georgia Innocence Project

Man locked up for 23 years despite evidence proving his innocence, lawsuit says

Rain, fog complicate trip back to Atlanta for holiday travelers

2h ago

Gridlock Guy: Too much ‘holiday cheer’ can shatter silent night on the road

Featured

Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Earth needs more energy. Atlanta’s Super Soaker creator may have a solution.

The legendary inventor of the Super Soaker, Lonnie Johnson, is refining technology in Atlanta that he thinks could help the planet reduce energy waste.

Teen GOP activist steps down from party leadership post

Greene County native and University of North Georgia student Ja’Quon Stembridge, 19, had run on boosting youth involvement in the party.

2025 SEC championship game: Kickoff time, TV channel, participants, ticket info

The 2025 SEC Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6. Below you can find information on game time, TV channel and particpants for the game.