Hotel robber eludes police

Police are searching for an unidentified man who robbed the Comfort Inn at 2100 West Hundred Road on March 10.

According to police, a masked man entered the hotel at about 1:15 a.m., jumped the counter, displayed a gun and attempted to force the clerk to open the safe. When the safe could not be opened, the suspect stole money from the cash register and fled on foot.

The suspect is a black male who is 5 feet 9 inches tall. He wore a black ski mask, black vest, gloves and long-sleeve blue shirt and blue pants.

Anyone with information about this robbery should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 748-0660 or text the code tip699 with the tip and send to 274637 (CRIMES).

In other crimes:

Cameron Bay Terrace. Between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on March 5, someone broke into a home in the 6200 block, ransacked the house and stole clothing and electronics.

Chesterfield Avenue. At about 1:15 a.m. on March 6, someone broke into Ettrick Market in the 21400 block and stole cigarettes.

Dalebrook Drive. Between 6:40 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on March 3, someone entered a recreational vehicle parked in the driveway of a home in the 6800 block and stole money, clothing, jewelry and electronics.

Daniels Street. Between midnight on March 5 and 8:10 a.m. on March 6, someone entered the garage of a home in the 3800 block, took the keys to a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe that were lying on a table inside and stole the SUV parked in the driveway. The vehicle was later located in the front yard of a neighbor’s residence.

Faulkner Drive. Between 8 a.m. on Feb. 12 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 22, someone entered a home under construction in the 6000 block and stole copper tubing.

Harrowgate Road. At about 4:45 a.m. on March 10, someone broke into Harrowgate Marketplace in the 16000 block and stole cash and consumable goods.

Hull Street Road. At about 9:20 a.m. on March 4, several suspects entered T & J Sports Outlet in the 7100 block and looked around briefly. The store clerk went into the back of the store for a short period of time and when he returned to the front, the suspects left the store. The clerk later found that some jewelry and the cash deposit were missing from behind the register.

• At about 2:30 p.m. on March 3, a witness reported that someone broke the glass out of some storm windows that had previously been removed from a building in the 13400 block, then put the window frames into his pickup truck and drove away.

Jefferson Davis Highway. Between 6:30 p.m. on March 2 and 7:45 a.m. on March 3, someone stole several tires and rims from two vehicles parked in the lot at Auto Finders of Virginia in the 9900 block.

Julep Drive. Between midnight on March 3 and 8 a.m. on March 8, someone siphoned gas from a truck parked in the driveway of a home in the 3500 block.

Martingale Road. Between 3:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on March 5, someone entered three vehicles in a parking lot in the 2700 block at Colonial Ridge Apartments and stole cash and other property from two of them.

North Courthouse Road. At about 9:15 a.m. on March 9, someone stole a blue and gray Motofino scooter from where it was parked in the 600 block.

Parrish Creek Lane. Between noon on March 6 and 3:25 p.m. on March 8, someone stole items from a residential construction site in the 11700 block.

Rivertrace Road. At about 9:35 p.m. on March 5, someone unsuccessfully tried to rob a man making a food delivery in the 20800 block at the River Road Terrace Apartments.

Squire Hill Court. At about 8:15 a.m. on March 7, a victim was in a parking lot near his home in the 3900 block at the Squire Hill Apartments, Phase II, when an armed suspect stepped behind him and told him to put his hands up. The suspect then struck the victim on top of his head with the gun and stole his wallet before walking away.

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