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WATCH: Man robs Cobb hotel at gunpoint over weekend

Cobb County police are asking for help to find a man who robbed a Smyrna hotel clerk at gunpoint on March 4, 2018.
By Ben Brasch
March 5, 2018

Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a Smyrna hotel early Sunday.

The man came into the Araamda Inn at 5300 S. Cobb Drive at 2:19 a.m. and pointed a pistol at the desk clerk, according to Cobb County police.

Cops did not say how much money he got away with.

Investigators described the man as standing between 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

The hotel has been robbed before.

Anyone with information can call Cobb police at 770-499-3945.

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