Police Arrest Glen Burnie Man in Connection with Robbery of Ace Hardware

Anne Arundel County police arrested a Glen Burnie man early Thursday morning after receiving an alarm call from an Ace Hardware store.

Police said in a press release that Richard Scott Rotramel, 48, was charged with second-degree burglary, theft under $1,000, destruction of property and resisting arrest.

Officers responded to the store in the 7900 block of Crain Highway in Glen Burnie at about 3:35 a.m. for an alarm call, according to police.

Once on the scene, officers reportedly saw a man driving off the store parking lot in a Chevrolet Cavalier and tried to stop the car but the driver would not pull over. Police said they followed the Cavalier briefly and the driver jumped out of the car, attempting to run away, but officers caught up to the man and detained him.

Another officer remained at Ace Hardware and confirmed that the store had been burglarized and collected evidence. Police said officers recovered many of the store's items from Rotramel's car, including power tools.