Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed, Suspect May Have Had Gun: Howard County Police
A woman told Howard County Police that a man wearing orange pants said he had a gun, threatened her, then stole her cell phone.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A woman reported to police that on Monday afternoon in the 9700 block of Clocktower Lane in Columbia, she was approached by a man who said he had a gun, then threatened her and stole her cell phone before taking off, according to Howard County Police.
No one was injured in the incident.
The woman described the suspect as 5'10, thin build with black and yellow shoulder-length dreadlocks wearing a black shirt and orange pants, according to a police report.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.
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