Man Allegedly Robbed Woman in Wal-Mart Parking Lot

A man allegedly robbed a woman in the parking lot of a Glen Burnie Wal-Mart on Friday night, police said.

Officers responded to the located in the 6700 block of Chesapeake Center Drive in Glen Burnie at about 8:20 p.m. Friday for a reported robbery, according to a police press release.

Officers spoke with a 23-year-old woman who said a man approached her while she was at her vehicle in the parking lot, placed an unknown object into her back and took her purse. Police said he threw the purse as he was running from the parking lot and continued to run into the wooded area between Wal-Mart and the nearby Extended Stay Hotel.

Officers set up a perimeter and K-9 units searched for the man. They were unable to locate him.