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A 36-year-old man from Kansas was arrested Monday and charged with robbing a Saco hotel at gunpoint.

A man brandishing a semi-automatic handgun entered the Ramada Hotel on North Street around 5:19 p.m. Sunday and demanded money, said Deputy Chief Jack L. Clements.

The man fled the hotel with an undisclosed amount of cash, but police were unable to track him using a K-9 team.

Cody Lott Photo courtesy of Saco Police Department

Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Saco police received a tip that the suspect was spotted on Main Street in Biddeford. Members of the Biddeford Police Department patrol and criminal investigations division responded to the area and, a short time later, located and detained Cody Lott.

Lott is from Kansas, Clements said.

Lott was charged with Class A robbery and was taken to York County Jail. Bail was set at $5,000.

Clements said Saco police continue to investigate the robbery.

 

Gillian Graham reports on social services for the Portland Press Herald, covering topics including child welfare, homelessness, food insecurity, poverty and mental health. A lifelong Mainer and graduate...

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