Armed robbery Hilton Garden Inn

A man with tattoos from above his eyes running all the way down his neck robbed a Hilton Garden Inn employee at gunpoint this morning at 5 a.m.

After getting the cash he was after, he walked out the front door and is still at large. The description of the incident from Arcadia Police:

On Monday April 20, 2015, at about 4:59 a.m., Arcadia police officers were dispatched to the Hilton Garden Inn at 199 North Second Avenue. The night clerk reported that a suspect had just committed a robbery.

The suspect entered the lobby, displayed a black revolver, and then demanded the cash from the register. The clerk opened the drawer and gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect was last seen walking out the front door.

The suspect was described as being a male, Black, approximately 25-years-old, 5’10” tall, with a thin build, dark complexion, and he was clean-shaven. The suspect’s face had tattooing that started above both eyes, went around the eyes, down his cheeks, and continued down the front of his neck. The suspect was wearing a dark-colored hat, a dark hooded sweatshirt, light gray sweat pants, and red and white colored athletic shoes.

This incident is being investigated by Arcadia Police Department Detectives. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151, case #15-1976. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tip web page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.