Robber Holds Up Local Comfort Inn, Demands Money
ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - Police are searching for a robber who held up a clerk at a local Comfort Inn early this morning.
Ross Township Police say that around 3 a.m. Thursday morning, a man walked into the Comfort Inn on McKnight Road. He demanded money from the clerk and got away with less than $300, according to police.
"He came through the front door was not armed, did not present a weapon," said Detective Brian Kohlhepp from Ross Township Police.
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Pittsburgh Police came in to help Ross Township Police. They sent a K-9 officer after the robber, but they couldn't follow his scent very far.
"One of our K9s was on scene and with the help of Pittsburgh Police, they set up a perimeter very quickly and the K9 was able to do a track of the area, but it didn't lead us to anything substantial at this time," Kohlhepp said.
The hotel clerk was not injured.
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