Armed Home Robbery Leads To Police Chase, 3 Arrests: Officials

BROOKLYN PARK, MD — Police said a Brooklyn Park home was robbed last Thursday. The armed robbery happened in the 5200 block of 4th Street around 11:30 p.m., officers clarified.

Authorities noted that a man entered the home, flashed a gun and demanded property. Officials added that the victim, who knows the suspect, complied.

The accused man then rode away in a white Volkswagen occupied by two others, an incident report explained. The write-up informed that police tried to stop the car, but the suspects continued driving. The Volkswagen eventually stopped in the 6000 block of Ritchie Highway, the press release indicated.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department shared that it arrested the three occupants. Authorities identified the arrestees as:

• 36-year-old Wayne Joseph Rothe of Pasadena
• 35-year-old Tiera Nicole Barnett of Owings Mills
• 33-year-old Leonus Quinn Matthews Jr. of Pasadena

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