Thursday, January 3, 2013
An armed man tried to rob Pizza Boli’s in Reisterstown, but fled the scene with no success.
A man armed with a handgun tried to rob Pizza Boli’s in Reisterstown, but fled the scene empty-handed after an employee refused to give him money. A suspect entered the pizza shop on Dec. 27 at 11:15 p.m., pointed the gun at a cashier and demanded money, but the cashier refused to give him any money. The suspect tried to leave the scene, and the employee grabbed him in an attempt to keep him from leaving. The suspect struck the victim with the gun and fled, according to a police report. The cashier was treated at Northwest Hospital for minor injuries, according to Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A man with a handgun stole money and fled the scene around 6 p.m. Dec. 31, police said.
A armed man robbed the Main Street Citgo on New Year’s Eve, police said. Around 5:55 p.m., a man with a silver handgun entered the gas station, located at 525 Main St. in Reisterstown, went behind the counter and pointed a handgun at an employee’s head and demanded money from the registers, police said. The employee complied, and the suspect fled on foot, according to Lt. R. Stroble of the Baltimore County Police Franklin Precinct. The precinct’s K9 and aviation units responded to the scene, but did not locate the suspect, he said. The gas station was robbed at gunpoint by two men on Dec. 10.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Police are seeking the public's help in locating a man who attempted to rob the Royal Farms in Reisterstown on Nov. 21.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who attempted to rob the Royal Farms in Reisterstown on Wednesday, Nov. 21. (see surveillance photos) The man, who was not armed, brought a pack of gum up to the counter of the store, located at 15 Hanover Road, at 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 21, according to a police report. “When the clerk opened the register he tried to grab the money, but she struggled with him,” Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. “He wasn’t able to get anything and fled the store.” One employee suffered two minor cuts to her hand as she and the suspect struggled over possession of the register, according to a police report. “There was another employee …
Monday, November 26, 2012
An unarmed man tried to rob the Royal Farms in Reisterstown on Nov. 21.
An unarmed man tried to rob the Royal Farms in Reisterstown on Wednesday, Nov. 21, according to a Baltimore County Police report. “He brought a package up to purchase, and when the clerk opened the register he tried to grab the money, but she struggled with him,” Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. “He wasn’t able to get anything and fled the store.” The man entered the store, at 15 Hanover Road, at 2:20 a.m. One employee suffered two minor cuts to her hand as she and the suspect struggled over possession of the register, according to a police report. “There was another employee inside who was in the back, and he came towards the front and might have scared him off,” Doarnberger …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Various pieces of jewelry were stolen from Zales at the Owings Mills Mall during an armed robbery. It marks the seventh armed robbery since the beginning of August.
Two men, one brandishing a handgun, stole various pieces of jewelry from Zales at the Owings Mills Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at approximately 8:40 p.m. The men entered the store, presented a handgun and told employees they were being robbed. They stole several pieces of jewelry and fled in an unknown direction, according to a police report. Bare Feet Shoes was robbed by two armed men on Sept. 4, but police don’t believe the incidents to be connected because of differences in the suspect descriptions, according to Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. In May, a man wearing a suit and tie held up Zales at gunpoint and took approximately 50 rings valued at $116,000. He was later …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Baltimore County Police Franklin Precinct, which covers Owings Mills and Reisterstown, has not seen a commercial robbery trend like the current one in two years.
The recent string of commercial robberies, which has seen six businesses robbed at gunpoint since August 8, is the first commercial robbery trend the Baltimore County Police Franklin Precinct has seen since 2010. Police believe five of the six incidents may be connected, but the recent robbery of Bare Feet Shoes in Owings Mills is a separate incident. It’s the precinct’s first commercial robbery trend in two years. “It is a high number for us in a short time period, so we’ve been trying a couple of things,” said Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. “We don’t want to be specific, [but] we have been devoting resources to the trend.” Police charged two men in four bank robberies …
Monday, August 27, 2012
A man brandishing a handgun robbed Taco Bell and attempted to rob Fuddruckers Thursday night. Police believe these incidents are connected with other armed robberies.
Owings Mills and Reisterstown are experiencing the first commercial robbery trend of 2012, according to Baltimore County Police. Last Thursday, an armed robber stole money from Taco Bell shortly after attempting to gain entry to Fuddruckers. Earlier this month, the Pizza Hut in Reisterstown, Main Street Veterinary Hospital in Owings Mills and Popeye’s in Owings Mills were all robbed at gunpoint. The suspect took money in each incident. “Our criminal investigation division is actively working those two as well as the [other ones],” according to Capt. Matt McElwee, commander of Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. “…We have a tremendous amount of resources dedicated to this commercial robbery trend.” Police believe the incidents are …
Tom Hope
11:57 am on Friday, January 4, 2013
Sadly your observation seems on point. more ›