Armed robbery reported at Monkey Junction hotel
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New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man involved in the armed robbery of a Monkey Junction area hotel.
According to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. J.J. Brewer, a man armed with a knife robbed the Best Western Plus Wilmington Inn on Carolina Beach Road just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No one was injured during the robbery. The robber took an undisclosed amount of cash from the hotel and fled, Brewer said.
Authorities are searching for a slender man who is over 6 feet tall, Brewer said. He was described as wearing a white mask, black hat and a black sweatshirt.
According to hotel staff, the hotel was operating as normal Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 798-6900.
Posted by Christina Haley
on February 13, 2013. Filed under Local News,New Hanover County.
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Marco
February 13, 2013 at 12:28 pm
So, is the race of the man unknown, or is it deleted for political correctness?
For an armed robbery, I’d imagine that you’d want to put out every bit of information about the suspect.
carolinecurran
February 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm
We were told officials do not know the man’s race. We’ll be updating the story with more information as it becomes available.