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Bibb deputies arrest man charged with robbery of Family Dollar with box cutter

In a press release, they say that just before 3 p.m. on Friday they responded to reports of a disgruntled man inside the store stealing items.

MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested a man in connection with the robbery of a family Dollar located at at 951 Hillcrest Boulevard in Macon.

In a press release, they say that just before 3 p.m. on Friday they responded to reports of a disgruntled man inside the store stealing items and stuffing them in his clothes.

When he was confronted by the store clerk, he brandished a boxcutter and waved it at them "in a threating manner," the release said.

Deputies say the man fled the tore on foot.

After reviewing footage from the store's cameras, deputies identified the man as 55-year-old Thomas Dewayne Williams of Macon.

After a search, investigators found Williams and arrested him. He was taken to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center where he faces a charge of Commercial Armed Robbery.

He is being held without bond.

Anyone who observes criminal activity is urged to report it to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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