Man robs Pa. hotel, gas station wielding syringe

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - July 20, 2009 Police say the man robbed the Sunoco station in Youngwood just after midnight Saturday, and then hit the Super 8 Motel in nearby Hempfield Township about 3:45 a.m. Both businesses are located about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh.

A man with a similar description also robbed the Motel 3 in about 2 p.m. Saturday, and a Subway sandwich shop about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, both also in Hempfield Township. The robber in those incidents had a handgun.

Police have not named any suspects or made any arrests.

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