Police are searching for the man who they say robbed a Simsbury convenience store and a Windsor Locks hotel, both at knife point.
The Sunrise Convenience Store at 1225 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury was robbed around 11:10 p.m. on Thursday. Police said the robber presented a knife and took an unidentified amount of cash. He left in an unknown vehicle.
They think it's the same person who robbed a Days Inn on Ella Grasso Boulevard in Windsor Locks this morning.
According to police, the robber walked into the Days Inn Hotel on Ella Grasso Turnpike around 6:30 a.m. and demanded money from the clerk at the front desk.
He lifted his shirt to reveal a knife in his waistband, police said. The clerk reportedly handed over $200 cash, and the man fled south on Ella Grasso Turnpike.
Police tried to track him with a K-9 unit but lost his trail.
The robber is described as a white or light-skinned Hispanic man in his 30s, standing 5-feet-4 to 5-feet-6-inches tall, with a dark-colored mustache. Police said he has tattoos on both forearms and on the right side of his neck.
Police said they believe the same person is responsible for both robberies.
He is likely armed with a knife.
Simsbury and Windsor Locks police are working together to track him down. Police from both departments said they hope to release surveillance video this afternoon.
Anyone with information should contact Windsor Locks police at 860-627-1461 or Det. Sgt. Tom Sheehan of the Simsbury police at 860-658-3140.
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