Crime & Safety

Suspected Family Dollar Store Robber Arrested in Thomasville Heights

Atlanta police arrested Artavius Marcellus Brown late Friday after anonymous tips led them to a residence on Thomasville Drive SE.

Brown, 23, is suspected of robbing 24 Family Dollar stores across metro Atlanta. He also is charged with a federal bank robbery of the PNC Bank in Tucker.

Brown was found hiding in the residence on by APD Zone 3 officers.

He was taken into custody without incident.


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