Crime & Safety

Woman with Sword Robbed Pharmacy on Lark Brown Road: Police

Armed with a black sword, suspect entered Feldman's Pharmacy and demanded money, Howard County police said.

A woman with a sword robbed a pharmacy in the Chartwell medical center recently, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Police said the woman went into Feldman’s Pharmacy in the 8100 block of Lark Brown Road at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, and demanded money.

An employee provided the money, and the woman left, according to police, who said nobody was injured in the robbery.

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The suspect was described as a black woman who is approximately 5’10” tall, police said. She was wearing a heavy tan jacket with a hood, jeans and black gloves, according to police, who said she was also wearing black gloves and carrying a black backpack.

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