Arrests made: Online shoe sellers struck in face, pistol whipped during robberies

ACWORTH, Ga. - Investigators in Acworth have made two arrests in connection to multiple robberies involving shoe sales this week.

On Nov. 24, police said a man was robbed of shoes and struck in the face near the North Cobb Regional Library on Old Highway 41. The victim had met the buyer online, police said.

Police described the suspect in the first robbery as an 18-year-old man who was about 5-foot-8-inches tall.

On Nov. 25, police investigated an incident at the same location in which a different victim was pistol whipped in the head while trying to stop a robbery, which also involved shoes.

This time, police said two "young" suspects ran off on foot.

On Nov. 26, Acworth police, with the help of the Cobb County Police Department, arrested two juveniles for the robberies, charging them with armed robbery and aggravated assault. They were then turned over to the Cobb County Youth Detention Center in Marietta where they could be facing more charges.

"The Acworth Police Department would like to remind everyone, when meeting individuals to buy/sell items, use public areas that are well lit and heavily populated," a statement from the police department said. "The Acworth Police Department has a designated area for these transactions."

Anyone with information should contact Acworth Police Department's investigators at 770-974-1232.