Story 3

Early Wednesday morning North Point Inn was robbed by knife point and soon became the crime scene of a murder case.

Around 9 a.m. Nina Cortez, a book keeper at North Pint Inn, arrived to work expecting it to be a day like any other. Cortez said she saw an unusual vehicle in the parking lot. Cortez continued her routine of counting the revenue from the previous night. She said that there was $6,000 spread along her desk when a man came around the corner armed with a knife. Cortez said, “ I started kicking and screaming.” Cortez was not harmed by the man. She reported that the robber grabbed $130 in five dollar bills then walked out of the room with out saying anything. Cortez believes that the robber was not acting alone. She said she heard a man say, “get the money out of there!” Her immediate response was to lock the door and wait for the police to arrive.

The police found Cortez and escorted her to the reception area where they found co-worker Kevin Blohm laying the floor with a large knife wound to the chest and another to his hand. Cortez has no idea of why some one would stab Blohm.

Cortez describes the robber being about six feet tall with a medium build and maybe in his early 20’s. She said that he was wearing a floral scarf around his face, a blue plaid button-up shirt, blue jeans and blue tennis shoes. She reported that she should not see his face nor recognized him to be an employee of the restaurant.

If you have any information involving the robbery or the identification of the suspect, please contact your local Police Department.