For Immediate Release:  September 30, 2020

On September 27, 2020, a suspect was arrested after robbing a man inside an elevator of a local motel.

At 2:13 am, patrol officers responded to the Baymont Inn and Suites located at 125 south Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard for a report of an armed robbery.  Officers spoke with the victim, 35, of Brooklyn, NY, who stated that he was robbed at gunpoint of his belongings inside of an elevator.  A photograph of the suspect was located and provided to officers.

At 5:31 am, Officers Irwin Sanchez and Joseph Kelly located a man matching the description of the suspect in the photo at Tennessee and Pacific Avenues.  The man fled before officers could have contact with him.  A short time later, the officers located the suspect, Albert Hannah Jr., where he was taken into custody without incident.  Hannah was found in possession of 20 bags of heroin and a small amount of cocaine.

ARRESTED:  Albert Hannah Jr., 31, Vineland, NJ.

CHARGES:  Robbery, theft, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain person not to possess a weapon, tampering with evidence, and two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Hannah was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.

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Alert sent on 09/30/2020 at 10:49AM EDT

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