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Police search for suspect who snatched man's laptop while he worked on it

Police are now looking for leads in the case.

ATLANTA — Investigators are searching for a suspect who they said snatched a man's laptop while he was using it at a local coffee shop.

According to Atlanta Police, officers responded to 2900 Peachtree Road for the call around 7:30 Tuesday night.

Officials said the victim was in Starbucks when the suspect entered and grabbed the laptop and ran. The victim followed the suspect to try to get his laptop back, but the suspect hopped into a waiting car and drove off.

Police are now looking for leads in the case.

This is not the first incident like this that's happened recently. Just last month, police said a pair of suspects walked into another Buckhead Starbucks off Piedmont Road from a back entrance. Within moments, police said one of them snatched a woman's laptop and ran out the door. As another man tried to intervene, the second suspect grabbed that man's Apple laptop and also ran out the store to meet the other suspect.

Both victims followed the suspects out to the car and tried to get their laptops back. The woman was able to wrestle hers away from the suspect in the driver's seat. The man, however, was not able to get his laptop back, after the second suspect kicked him in the face. First responders took the man to the hospital to get checked out for minor injuries.

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