Crime & Safety

Woman Stages Armed Robbery At Red Roof Inn: Police

Reports indicated that the woman entered the Red Roof Inn and ordered the clerk to the ground.

OAK CREEK, WI — Police in Oak Creek say they are searching for a woman who staged an armed robbery at the Red Roof Inn.

Oak Creek police responded to the Red Roof Inn just before 11 p.m. on a report of an armed robbery.

According to Oak Creek police reports, a 911 caller told police that a woman wearing a red bandana, blue jeans and an implied handgun in her jacket pocket staged the armed robbery.

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Reports indicated that the woman entered the Red Roof Inn and ordered the clerk to the ground. She stole $173.50 from a cash drawer and fled the business. Employees told police that they did not see which direction she ran off, nor whether a vehicle was involved in the woman's flight.

According to police reports, the suspect was described as a white female between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-8 with a tall, thin build. She was likely wearing a blue hoodie that said "Jordan" on the arm. She was also wearing blue jeans, black gloves and a red bandana covering her face.

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