Howard County police are investigating two robberies in Laurel that they said may be related.Police said the first robbery happened at the Days Inn in the 9800 block of Washington Boulevard at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday.A man with his face partially covered jumped over the front counter, displayed a gun and demanded money from an employee, police said. The robber took the money and fled.Police said a short time later at 6:48 p.m., a similar incident happened in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard when a man, also with his face partially covered and fitting the same description, went into the Sleep Inn with a gun, jumped the counter and demanded money. He stole cash and fled.No one was injured in either incident.Police said the robber is described as a black man, in his 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and wearing a blue hoodie, black coat and tan-khaki pants.

Howard County police are investigating two robberies in Laurel that they said may be related.

Police said the first robbery happened at the Days Inn in the 9800 block of Washington Boulevard at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday.


A man with his face partially covered jumped over the front counter, displayed a gun and demanded money from an employee, police said. The robber took the money and fled.

Police said a short time later at 6:48 p.m., a similar incident happened in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard when a man, also with his face partially covered and fitting the same description, went into the Sleep Inn with a gun, jumped the counter and demanded money. He stole cash and fled.

No one was injured in either incident.

Police said the robber is described as a black man, in his 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and wearing a blue hoodie, black coat and tan-khaki pants.