Robbery at Knifepoint Outside of Laurel Hotel

A man who was driving his vehicle into a Laurel parking lot just before midnight on Thursday ended up being robbed at knifepoint, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

The 50-year-old man told police he was driving into the parking lot at the Garden Inn on the 3400 block of Laurel Ft. Meade Road when a woman flagged him down. He said he thought the woman needed a ride, and he drove over to her to talk to her.

But then a man with a knife opened the victim's driver's side door, demanded money and assaulted him, police said.

The victim was able to run away. When he returned to his vehicle, he found that his phone had been stolen, police said.

Officers responded to the scene just as Thursday night turned into Friday morning. They searched for the suspects, aided by a K-9 unit, but were unable to find them.

The first suspect was described as a male, about 5-feet tall, and wearing a black jacket, black pants and a black ski mask.

The second suspect was described as a female, about 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds, and wearing a multi-colored shirt and black pants.