Gadsden police investigating robbery

Gadsden police are investigating the reported Wednesday night robbery of a woman outside her business on Ewing Avenue.  The 56-year-old woman told police she was closing down her business about 7 p.m. She looked out into the well-lit parking lot and stepped out to lock the door. As she was locking up, a man pointed a handgun at her and the woman screamed, telling him to take whatever he wanted.  The robber snatched her purse, knocked her cellphone out of her hand and picked it up before taking the keys from her purse and leaving in her 2011 Toyota Camry. The woman also had two checkbooks, six debit or credit cards and cash stolen. Her cellphone was recovered a short distance from the business.