Man, woman arrested after staging fake robbery, Gwinnett police say
A man and woman have been arrested after Gwinnett County police said they staged a fake robbery.
At around 4 a.m. on April 5, Esperanza Chacon called 911, to report that she had been robbed while closing her business on Pirkle Road in unincorporated Norcross.
A man took about $2,800 from Chacon before leaving the scene.
Detectives then began investigating the incident, looking at multiple cameras in the area of the robbery.
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Detectives eventually identified 55-year-old David Cruz Galeano of Jonesboro as a suspect in the robbery. He was arrested on April 15.
After detectives interviewed Galeano, they determined that he and Chacon had fabricated the robbery.
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Chacon was charged with false report of a crime, theft by taking and party to a crime. Galeano was charged with armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Both remain in the Gwinnett County Jail.
Anyone who thinks they may have been a victim of this duo is asked to call 770-513-5300.
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