Maitland hotel clerk locked in laundry room during armed robbery

Cash, credit cards stolen from Courtyard by Marriott; 2 masked gunmen sought

MAITLAND, Fla. – Two masked gunmen locked a Maitland hotel clerk inside a laundry room before stealing cash and credit cards, according to police.

The armed robbery happened early Thursday at the Courtyard by Marriott on Pembrook Drive near the RDV Sports complex.

According to Maitland police, the gunmen entered the lobby of the hotel, forced the clerk into the laundry room and stole an unknown amount of money and credit cards.

The clerk was not injured.

No one else was inside the lobby at the time of the robbery, police said.

A detailed description of the assailants was not released.