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Update: I-75 Reopens After Robbery, Chase Through Cobb

About 10:54 a.m. today, the SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene. Explosives may be in her car, according to police.

Update, 1:52 p.m.

Interstate 75, which was shut down in both directions this afternoon after a suspected a bank robber who claimed she had an explosive device led authorities on a chase from Acworth to the interstate, has reopened.

About 10:54 a.m. today, the Acworth SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene in an SUV, said Officer Mike Bowman with the Cobb County Police Department.

Authorities pursued the woman southbound on Mars Hill Road to Macland Road; eastbound on Macland Road to Windy Hill Road; eastbound on Windy Hill Road to Interstate 75; southbound on Interstate 75 to Mt. Paran Road.

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The woman wrecked her vehicle at Mt. Paran Road, Bowman said.

The "suspect (is) believed to be the bank robber," he said. "No word on whether cash was recovered. (The) suspect claimed she had a bomb when attempting to rob (the) bank, but no indication yet whether she had a bomb."

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That prompted authorities to shut down I-75 South, then the entire interstate.

Sgt. Dana Pierce, another Cobb police spokesman, said: "We have an ambulance out there for her. They're checking for explosives that may be in her car or at the bank."

No word yet on what officials found in the woman's car or the bank. The Georgia State Patrol assisted Cobb police.

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Update, 1:11 p.m.

Northbound lanes of Interstate 75 have reopened after a suspected a bank robber who claimed she had an explosive device led authorities on a chase from Acworth to the interstate.

Southbound lanes of I-75 near Mt. Paran Road remain closed as authorities search for a possible explosive device in the suspect’s overturned vehicle.

About 10:54 a.m. today, the Acworth SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene in an SUV, said Officer Mike Bowman with the Cobb County Police Department.

Authorities pursued the woman southbound on Mars Hill Road to Macland Road; eastbound on Macland Road to Windy Hill Road; eastbound on Windy Hill Road to Interstate 75; southbound on Interstate 75 to Mt. Paran Road.

The woman wrecked her vehicle at Mt. Paran Road, Bowman said.

The "suspect (is) believed to be the bank robber," he said. "No word on whether cash was recovered. (The) suspect claimed she had a bomb when attempting to rob (the) bank, but no indication yet whether she had a bomb."

Sgt. Dana Pierce, another Cobb police spokesman, said: "We have an ambulance out there for her. They're checking for explosives that may be in her car or at the bank."

The Georgia State Patrol is assisting Cobb police.

Stay with West Cobb Patch for updates.

Update, 12:38 p.m.

Interstate 75 is shut down in both directions near Mt. Paran Road as authorities search for a possible explosive device in a bank robbery suspect’s wrecked vehicle.

About 10:54 a.m. today, the Acworth SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene in an SUV, said Officer Mike Bowman with the Cobb County Police Department.

Authorities pursued the woman southbound on Mars Hill Road to Macland Road; eastbound on Macland Road to Windy Hill Road; eastbound on Windy Hill Road to Interstate 75; southbound on Interstate 75 to Mt. Paran Road.

The woman wrecked her vehicle at Mt. Paran Road, Bowman said.

The "suspect (is) believed to be the bank robber," he said. "No word on whether cash was recovered. (The) suspect claimed she had a bomb when attempting to rob (the) bank, but no indication yet whether she had a bomb."

Sgt. Dana Pierce, another Cobb police spokesman, said: "We have an ambulance out there for her. They're checking for explosives that may be in her car or at the bank."

The Georgia State Patrol is assisting Cobb police.

Stay with West Cobb Patch for updates.

Original story, 12:01 p.m.

An overturned car is blocking Interstate 75 South at Mt. Paran Road after a police chase that began in Cobb County.

About 10:54 a.m. today, the Acworth SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene in an SUV, said Officer Mike Bowman with the Cobb County Police Department.

Authorities pursued the woman southbound on Mars Hill Road to Macland Road; eastbound on Macland Road to Windy Hill Road; eastbound on Windy Hill Road to Interstate 75; southbound on Interstate 75 to Mt. Paran Road.

The woman wrecked her vehicle at Mt. Paran Road, Bowman said.

The "suspect (is) believed to be the bank robber," he said. "No word on whether cash was recovered. (The) suspect claimed she had a bomb when attempting to rob (the) bank, but no indication yet whether she had a bomb."

Sgt. Dana Pierce, another Cobb police spokesman, said: "We have an ambulance out there for her. They're checking for explosives that may be in her car or at the bank."

The Georgia State Patrol is assisting Cobb police.

Stay with West Cobb Patch for updates.


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