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Robbers Drop Through Ceiling in $150,000 Atlanta Heist

Police are searching for two masked suspects and a getaway driver involved in a daring robbery at a cheque-cashing store.

Police in Georgia are asking the public for help identifying two suspects they say busted through a check cashing business' ceiling and stole $150,000. The robbery took place Sept. 3 at Atlanta Check Cashers.
A robber falls through the ceiling of a check cashing business in southwest Atlanta on Sept. 3.
Screengrabs of video provided by the Atlanta Police Department showing a masked robber crashing through the ceiling of a cheque-cashing store.

Overview

  • The robbery occurred on September 3 at Atlanta Check Cashers, located on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
  • Surveillance footage shows the suspects cutting through the roof with power tools and dropping into the employee-only area.
  • The robbers forced store manager Teyoka Glenn to open a safe, grabbing $150,000 in cash before fleeing.
  • A third suspect, believed to be the lookout and getaway driver, was seen in an older model pickup truck.
  • Atlanta police are appealing to the public for information and offering a $2,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest.