Crime & Safety

Giant Store Customer Robbed at Gunpoint in Parking Lot

A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Odenton Giant store as she put her groceries in her car, police say.

ODENTON, MD — Anne Arundel County Police area searching for a man who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of an Odenton grocery store. The hold-up happened just after 11 p.m. Friday at the Giant Store at 1155 Annapolis Road in Odenton.

A woman told police as she was loading groceries into her vehicle, the suspect approached her armed with a handgun, and demanded money and her property. The victim gave the robber her wallet and keys; he then fled on foot.

Before the robbery, the victim said she saw the man get out of a gold four-door vehicle that was driven by a woman. Several officers, including a canine unit, searched the area but were unable to find the suspects or their vehicle.

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Police describe the suspects as:

  • Black male, light skinned, wearing a red bandana and a dark jacket, armed with a handgun.
  • White female with dark curly hair (possibly pulled into a pony-tail), no further information

The suspect vehicle is a gold four-door sedan, possibly a Nissan Maxima.

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Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Metro Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-866-7LOCKUP or text “MCS plus your message” to CRIMES (274637); or visit the Crime Stoppers website.

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