MINOT -- Minot police are chasing down leads and tips on a man armed with a knife that is a suspect in a series of robberies in Minot and Surrey in the past week, according to investigations commander John Klug.
The latest of the robberies was at the Holiday Inn Riverside at 12:45 a.m. Saturday. In that robbery, the suspect entered the hotel, hopped over the front desk and demanded money from the desk clerk.
He was armed with a knife, as was the man in the other robberies, as well as wearing dark clothing with a red sweater wrapped around his face, Klug said.
Anyone with information about these crimes should contact the Minot Police Department at 852-0111 or Crime Stoppers at 852-7463.
