Authorities are searching for leads in an attempted armed robbery at the Clarkesville Post Office Tuesday night. Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett says a woman was leaving the post office when she heard footsteps. She ran to her car where, she told police, a man pointed a gun at her through her window and demanded her money. She honked her horn and the suspect ran off toward the Family Dollar store.
Chief Barrett says that the woman described the suspect as around 6 feet tall with a slender build wearing dark clothing. Due to the low lighting in the parking lot and the suspect wrapping his head with a white t-shirt, the victim was not able to provide other identifying features.
Clarkesville called in the K9 unit and traced the trail over to Ellison Street. Barrett says police found a Glock replica handgun in a grassy area off Ellison Street, but no suspect. The GBI and the Sheriff’s department are assisting Clarkesville.
If you have any information about this incident, please call the Clarkesville PD at 706-754-5390.
