NEWS
September 18, 1991
A man with a gun threatened to rob a Laurel motel Saturday, but the clerk on duty refused to hand over any money and the would-be robber ran away with nothing, county police said.The man came to the front entrance of the Econo Lodge Inn, located in the 9700 block of U.S.1, at 11:30 p.m. and asked to be buzzed through the electronic door,police said.After the clerk allowed the man in, he inquired about the price of a room, but before the clerk could tell him, he pulled a handgun out of the waistband of his pants, police said.