Robbery reported at Days Inn, Batavia
Law local enforcement is currently searching the city for a person who robbed the Days Inn this morning.
No further details available at this time.
UPDATE 4:30 a.m.: A white male entered the Days Inn on Noonan Drive at 2:40 a.m. and pointed a shotgun at the clerk.
He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, including a coin tray filled with coins.
The suspect left in a small sedan and headed east on Noonan into the residential neighborhood adjacent Noonan Drive.
Batavia PD and Sheriff's patrols began a search of the area as soon as the robbery was reported but have so far been unable to locate the vehicle.
The suspect is described as 5'7" and about 200 pounds, wearing a dark blue hoodie and wearing a bandana over his face.
The similarities between this robbery and two others in recent days at the Best Western in Batavia and the 7-Eleven in Oakfield are enough to suspect there is a single suspect in all three cases, said Sgt. Todd Crossett, Batavia PD.
The suspect in the previous two robberies was described as 5'2" to 5'7" and "small in stature," however given the times, the bandana and the fact guns were used in all three robberies (a handgun in the first two) suggest a possible link.
"He fits a simliar description, so the five-sevenish, I guess it really depends on the person looking at him and when you have a shotgun in your face things aren't as clear, but he is described as similar as the other ones," Crossett said.
Crossett said it's hard to say whether the suspect is a local person, but it's likely.
"It's been all in the last week, so if it wasn't somebody from the area, I don't think they would keep coming back," Crossett said. "That would probably be a good assumption."
Nobody was hurt in this morning's robbery.
People with information that could assist in the investigation can call Batavia PD at (585) 345-6035.
"If anyone has information, any friends, relatives acting suspiciously, or if you know of anything, please contact the Batavia Police Department or the Genesee County Sheriff's," Crossett said.