BRUNSWICK — Police continue to search this morning for an unidentified man who robbed the Days Inn at gunpoint just after midnight this morning.
Brunswick police responded at 12:16 a.m. to the hotel at 224 Bath Road after receiving reports that a man had waved a gun at the desk clerk and demanded money, Sgt. Joel Bruce said in a press release this morning.
After the clerk gave him an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled.
Police describe the suspect as approximately five feet, 11 inches tall, heavyset and wearing a navy hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.
Maine State Police Trooper John Davis and his canine arrived just after 1 a.m. and attempted, unsuccessfully, to track the man, Deputy Chief Marc Hagan said today.
This morning, Hagan declined to disclose more details, citing an ongoing investigation by Brunswick detectives.
“There seems to be a trend in southern Maine lately. There have been a lot of armed robberies,” Hagan said. “We’ve been fortunate to not have one in our town. Obviously, we are concerned to have even one.”
bbrogan@timesrecordcom
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