Police investigate 2 armed robberies
Woman robbed at knife point, 7-Eleven in Severn robbed
Saliqa Khan
WBALTV.com writer
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Anne Arundel County police said they are investigating two armed robberies.Officers were called to the 100 block of Easton Street in Laurel for an armed robbery at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday.The victim told police a man approached her in the parking area of an apartment complex and placed a knife to her back and stole items she was carrying. He ran away, police said.Officers, including K-9 and aviation, canvassed the area, but were unable to find the man.The robber is described as a black man, 5 feet 6 inches tall, a small build, in his early 20s, with Afro-style hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants.Officers were also called to the 7-Eleven store at 2616 Annapolis Road in Severn for a reported armed robbery around 3 a.m. Wednesday.Investigators said that two men approached a clerk and forced him to open the store register. The pair took cash and stole several packs of cigarettes before leaving.Officers and K-9 searched the area, but did not find the pair.Police said the robbers were wearing white and black face masks, black clothing and armed with handguns.
LAUREL, Md. —
Anne Arundel County police said they are investigating two armed robberies.
Officers were called to the 100 block of Easton Street in Laurel for an armed robbery at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday.
The victim told police a man approached her in the parking area of an apartment complex and placed a knife to her back and stole items she was carrying. He ran away, police said.
Officers, including K-9 and aviation, canvassed the area, but were unable to find the man.
The robber is described as a black man, 5 feet 6 inches tall, a small build, in his early 20s, with Afro-style hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants.
Officers were also called to the 7-Eleven store at 2616 Annapolis Road in Severn for a reported armed robbery around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Investigators said that two men approached a clerk and forced him to open the store register. The pair took cash and stole several packs of cigarettes before leaving.
Officers and K-9 searched the area, but did not find the pair.
Police said the robbers were wearing white and black face masks, black clothing and armed with handguns.