Crime Stoppers: Armed suspects rob two West El Paso Motels

El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers are asking the public for help identifying two men seen on surveillance images robbing two motels at gunpoint.

The first robbery happened at the Sleep Inn located at 953 Sunland Park Drive on Friday, July 20, 2018 at 4:20 a.m. Police said two suspects forced their way into the lobby by forcing a door open. One of the men was armed with a knife and the other with a rifle.

Police said the suspects ordered the hotel employee and a guest in the lobby to an area behind the front desk and demanded money from the business. During the robbery, the suspect with the rifle allegedly struck the employee in the forehead with the barrel of the weapon. Police said the suspects took a cellular phone from the guest and fled the scene with money.

The second robbery happened at 3 a.m. on July 29, 2018 at 3:00 a.m. Police said the suspects targeted the Hampton Inn located at 6411 N. Desert Blvd. Once again, the suspects allegedly forced their way into the lobby. This time, they were allegedly armed with revolvers.

Police said one of the suspects struck the employee with the weapon and demanded money from the business. Two guests walked into the motel during the robbery. The guests were also ordered to the front desk area and the suspects demanded the wallets from the guests. One of the suspect allegedly struck one of the guests with a handgun. The suspect fled the scene with money, police said.

The suspects are described as Hispanic males in their 20s.

One is approximately 5’7″ in height the other is 5’10” in height and both covered their faces with black bandanas.

Police said one of the men was wearing a tan boonie hat, a long sleeve blue tee-shirt, black pants, and black gloves. The second suspect wore a blue baseball cap, with a white logo, a black tee-shirt with a design of a woman and the name “Fly Society,” black jeans, and red gloves.

Anyone with any information on the identity of the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-8477 (TIPS).

You can also submit a tip on-ine at www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org. You will remain anonymous and, if your tip leads to an arrest, you can qualify for a cash reward.