Catonsville Crime: Police Search for Suspect in Armed Robbery

The following are summaries of incidents from police reports that occurred in Precinct One/Wilkens of the Baltimore County Police Department.

Attempted armed robbery: At 9:55 p.m. on Sunday, a man walked into Carroll Fuel, located at 408 Frederick Road, and pointed a handgun at the cashier. According to the police report, the suspect demanded money and then led the employee to the back of the store. The suspect then ran away. Police searched for the suspect in the area of Delrey Avenue and Frederick Road. The suspect is described as a thin man who is roughly 5 feet 9 inches tall weighing 200 pounds. He was wearing a gray ski mask and wore all dark clothing.

Second-degree burglary: Sometime between 1 a.m. on April 27 and 12:17 p.m. on April 28, someone broke into a shed in the back of a home on the 2000 block of Clifden Road. According to the police report, a bow and arrow was removed from the shed but was found nearby in a storm drain.

Second-degree burglary: At 2:19 a.m. on April 23, someone broke into Barefeet Shoes, located at 1105 North Rolling Road. According to the police report, video surveillance showed that a man came in through the back of the store, disarmed the security camera and took cash from the store. The suspect also pried open the safe and took money from inside it.

First-degree burglary: Sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. on April 23, someone broke into a home on the unit block of Symington Avenue. According to the police report, the suspect entered the home through the front bay window and stole a 47-inch television, a camera, three frying pans, silverware and glasses.

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