3rd West Side Hotel Robbed Wednesday

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A third West Side hotel was robbed Wednesday morning, and the details of the robbery were similar to two other recent hotel robberies.

NBC 4’s Tom Brockman reported with the FAST FACTS Wednesday.

Columbus police said a Hispanic male walked into the Microtel Inn & Suites at 5655 Feder Rd. around 7 a.m. He asked for an application, left and came back into the building a few minutes later.

When he came back in, he implied he had a firearm and demanded money, police said.

He fled the scene with a small amount of cash. No one was injured.

The suspect and details matched the descriptions given in previous robberies.

Police said the man struck first at Staybridge Suites Tuttle Crossing at 6095 Emerald Pkwy in Dublin. The suspect went into the hotel Monday, Dec. 29, asked for an application and demanded money, according to police.

Two days later, police said a man who fit the same description showed up at Hampton Inn & Suites at 3950 Lyman Dr. in Hilliard. The same sort of robbery took place.

Authorities described the man as Hispanic, 22 to 30 years old, weighing between 160 and 180 pounds and between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall.

His vehicle was described as a dark blue Dodge Stratus.

Anyone with information was encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545 or Hilliard police at 614-876-7321.

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