Police searching for female armed robber | Crime

MABLETON, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are searching for a woman accused of robbing a Mableton cell phone store on Halloween.

The incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. Monday at the Metro PCS store on the East West Connector.

Witnesses said the suspect asked an employee a question about her account with the company. When the employee could not find her phone number in the store system, the woman pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and demanded money. She received cash and ran from the store, police said.

The suspect is described as a black woman, about 5-feet-9-inches tall and with a large build. During the robbery, she wore a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white belt with black skulls on it.

Anyone with information in this robbery is asked to call Cobb County Police at 770-499-3945.