3 Residential Burglaries Reported in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD — The Howard County Police Department provided the following information about recent incidents in and around Columbia.

There was an armed robbery at the BP gas station in Jessup over the weekend. Police said that two men with their faces covered went into the BP in the 8800 block of Washington Boulevard and demanded money from an employee. One of the suspects had a handgun in the robbery, which occurred at 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 11. The employee complied and the suspects left. No one was injured. The suspects were described as two black men: one was 6' tall and thin, in his 20s, wearing a light-colored baseball hat, green pants and a black t-shirt; the second was 5'10" tall, of medium build, wearing a yellow hat, black t-shirt and black shorts.

Jewelry and electronics were stolen from the 8500 block of Window Latch Way. The burglary happened between 4:11 and 5:11 p.m. on Sept. 10.

Two TVs were stolen as the result of a break-in at the 5600 block of Stevens Forest Forest Road. The burglar(s) broke a back window to get inside between Sept. 8 and 10. Nearby, there was evidence that the suspect(s) may have tried to strike again; a window screen was cut at a second residence, but the suspect(s) did not get in.

The door was kicked in to a residence in the 8300 block of Tamar Drive, where electronics were stolen; the burglary was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 8.

A 2007 BMW 328i convertible was stolen from the 9400 block of Ridgeview Drive, reported at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 8. The tag reads "9BL0175."