WEST WHITTIER >> A masked gunman held up a motel in the unincorporated county area of West Whittier on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The crime was reported about 1:40 p.m. at Travelodge, 11530 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Noe Garcia said.
The robber entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded cash, the lieutenant said. The gunman also stole room keys stored in the front lobby before fleeing.
He got into a white pickup truck, which was last seen speeding west on Hadley Street, he said. Deputies described the gunman as a Latino man in his 40s, betwee 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, wearing a plaid shirt, blue bants, a gray baseball cap and some sort of mask or bandanna covering his face.
The man working at the motel at the time was unhurt.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station at 562-949-2421. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.