STAFF REPORT :::
The Griffin Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Thursday morning armed robbery of the Dollar General located at 1019 Memorial Drive.
According to a press release, officers of the GPD Uniform Patrol Division were dispatched to that location just after 11:30 a.m.
Employees reported the suspect used a handgun during the commission of the crime.
The suspect is described as a black male approximately six feet to six feet three inches tall. He had a beard at the time of the incident.
One employee was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the scene by WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital Emergency Medical Services.
The suspect remains at large and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the GPD Criminal Investigation Division at 770.229.6450.