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Hotel clerk locked in closet during robbery
Posted: 01.02.2012 at 6:57 AM
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- It was a frightening morning for a hotel clerk who was locked in a closet during a robbery.

Colorado Springs Police officers were called to the Courtyard by Marriot hotel in the 2500 block of Tenderfoot Hill Street just after 2 a.m. Monday.

Officers said a man locked the hotel attendant in a closet and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

K-9's were sent to the scene, but they were unable to find the suspect.

The suspect is described as a white or hispanic man in his 40's standing about 5'10'' tall and weighing 185 pounds.

Recent robberies in the area
String of liquor store robberies 
Liquor store robbed twice 
Three break into trailer 

He was last seen wearing dark jeans, a dark jacket and a dark-colored beanie hat.

He is also described as having a "pock marked" face.

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