Crime & Safety

Stickup at Holiday Inn Express, Police Say

Man brandished gun and demanded money from clerk at South Bethlehem hotel, police say.

A clerk at the Holiday Inn Express near Interstate 78 in South Bethlehem was held up at gunpoint at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Bethlehem police said.

The male robber got away with about $195 in cash from the hotel at 2201 Cherry Lane, which is very close to the city’s border with Hellertown, police said. No other details were made available.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Bethlehem Police Department at 610-865-7187.

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