Man sought in robbery of Costa Mesa hotel
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Police are searching for a man who robbed a Costa Mesa hotel early Thursday, authorities said.
Police responded to an alarm at a Residence Inn by Marriott at 881 Baker St. at 4:18 a.m., Costa Mesa police Sgt. Bang Le said.
An employee was at the lobby desk when a man entered and handed her a note demanding money, Le said.
The woman said the man threatened her but did not have a weapon, Le said.
The woman gave the man $1,000 from the cash register and he fled, Le said.
Le said the woman was shaking as she described the robbery to police.
Le described the robber as Latino, 5 feet tall, in his 30s and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.
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