Man with handgun robs Super 8 Motel

Police say an armed man robbed a Bloomington motel early Wednesday morning.\nThe clerk at Super 8 Motel, 1000 W. Rappel Ave., told police that a man walked into the building and displayed a semi-automatic handgun, said Bloomington Police Department Detective Sgt. David Drake, reading from a police report. He pointed it at the clerk and demanded money.\nThe clerk gave the robber an undisclosed amount of money from the cash drawer, Drake said. The clerk said he left in a tan or beige car heading toward the 45/46 Bypass.\nThe clerk told police that the motel does have a video camera, but it hasn't been working lately.