GRIFFIN, Ga. — Three people are facing charges after police said they robbed a department store and took off with $365,000 and a four-year-old in their getaway vehicle.
Griffin Police Department officers were called to a Ross Dress for Less department store at 1424 North Expressway Monday around 7:30 p.m. for an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they were told that the suspected robbers took off and a witness followed them, according to GPD.
Police looped in more officers and the Spalding County Sheriff's Office. The law enforcement agencies used a tip from another witness to find the vehicle on Springview Drive at Ridgeview Drive in Spalding County.
After stopping the vehicle, authorities arrested three males. During their search, police said a four-year-old child was found in the vehicle along with three handguns, an assault-style pistol and around $365,000 were recovered.
