Police investigate armed robbery at Bibb County Family Dollar

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Commercial Armed Robbery that took place at the Family Dollar , at 2584 Rocky Creek Road. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at around 7:39 p.m. Saturday.

According to law enforcement officers, a masked man entered the store, walked around until several customers left, and then brandished a handgun.

The man demanded money from the cash register. Once the man received an undisclosed amount of money, he fled the store on foot.

No one was injured during this incident.

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According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the masked man was described as a black male. He was last seen wearing all black clothing. He was possibly in his early 20s and was around 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet in height.

Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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