Crime & Safety

Masked Suspects Hold Up Severn Pedestrians

Two men walking Thursday night were robbed by two males wearing masks who had a handgun, police say.

Masked men with a handgun reportedly robbed two Severn men on a walk Thursday night, say Anne Arundel County Police.

The two suspects wearing masks confronted two 19-year-old men about 8 p.m. in the 1800 block of Arwell Court in Severn.

The victims said as they were walking in the area they were approached by the suspects, who had a gun and demanded the victims’ property. Once the robbers took the property and cash from the victims, they fled in an older, dark-colored sedan.

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Police describe the first suspect as a black male about 6’0 tall; the second suspect is described as a black male about 5’4 tall.

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