Crime & Safety
7-Eleven Held Up On Route 40; Three Teens Charged: Police
A brief pursuit led to the arrest of Ellicott City holdup suspects, Howard County police said.
ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Three teens were charged in connection with an early morning armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on US 40 in Ellicott City, police said.
The holdup happened at the convenience store in the 9300 block of Baltimore National Pike at 2:03 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police.
Three men with their faces partly covered walked in, one of them showing a gun and demanding cash, police reported. After the clerk complied, the suspects took off with an undisclosed amount of money.
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Responding officers pursued the suspect vehicle briefly and arrested three teens, according to police, who reported that a fourth suspect took off.
Police said the following were charged with armed robbery, assault, theft and the use of a firearm in a felony: an 18-year-old from London Derry Court in Laurel; 18-year-old from Duchess Court in Upper Marlboro; and a 17-year-old from Haines Court in Laurel. All were charged as adults.
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