🚓 The Gist: A suspect in a dramatic bank robbery was apprehended in Roswell after an intense multi-day search.
🚨 The Details: The Roswell Police Department arrested 27-year-old James Raborn following a high-stakes chase that began with a bank robbery at Truist Bank. Raborn, who initially evaded police, was found hiding in a local resident’s spare bedroom. Emily Browning, the accomplice found in Raborn’s abandoned vehicle, was also charged with armed robbery.
🔢 By The Numbers:
- 1 high-risk bank robbery.
- 2 suspects arrested: James Raborn and Emily Browning.
- 3 days of law enforcement pursuit.
📚 In Context: The Roswell Police’s use of surveillance technology and cooperation with multiple law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in the suspects’ capture. The incident put the community’s safety at risk and drew significant police resources.
Found In A Bedroom: In the evening hours of Wednesday, detectives received the first cell phone data for Raborn since he had fled, indicating that his phone had become active in the 300 block of Mountain Park Road. around 8 p.m. Detectives immediately returned to the area of the cell phone ping, and found an outbuilding on a nearby property with evidence that someone had recently been inside.
Detectives made contact with the homeowner, and as she came to the door to meet them, she saw Raborn lying on the floor of a spare bedroom.
The homeowner immediately exited and allowed officers inside, who took Raborn into custody without incident. The homeowner was not aware until that point that Raborn was inside and there was no prior contact between the two of them.
Further investigation indicated that Raborn had likely entered the home shortly before through a kitchen window while the homeowner was away.
🌐 Why It Matters: This case underscores the importance of swift law enforcement response and the effectiveness of modern investigative techniques in ensuring public safety.
📞 What You Can Do: Anyone with further information about this case is urged to contact Detective Fernandez at 770-640-4583 or mfernandez@roswellgov.com. Anonymous tips can be reported to Crime Stoppers Atlanta.
🔜 What’s Next?: The ongoing investigation focuses on connecting Raborn and Browning to other armed robberies in the area. The legal proceedings for both suspects will continue to develop.
🔗 Go Deeper: For more information on this case and community safety resources, visit www.roswellgov.com and www.StopCrimeATL.org.
