Crime & Safety

Robber Grabs Cash Drawer At Mission Valley Motel, Flees

A thief carried out a predawn takeover-style robbery at Super 8 by Wyndham San Diego Hotel Circle in Mission Valley.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A thief carried out a predawn takeover-style robbery at a Mission Valley motel Tuesday after sneaking into its lobby through an employee entrance, authorities said.

The robber, described only as male, confronted a worker at Super 8 by Wyndham San Diego Hotel Circle in the 400 block of Hotel Circle South shortly before 6 a.m. and ordered the victim to get down on the floor, according to the San Diego Police Department.

After the employee complied, the thief went to a register, took a cash drawer out of it and fled, SDPD Officer Sarah Foster said.

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No injuries were reported.

— City News Service

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