3 Armed Robberies at Perry Hall Area Businesses Reported

PERRY HALL, MD — Several businesses in Perry Hall were robbed this week, according to the Baltimore County Police Department, which provided the following information.

The Hallmark store in the 4300 block of Ebenezer Road was robbed at gunpoint at 5:55 p.m. on Jan. 9. The suspect handed a bag to the cashier, showed a gun and demanded money from both cash registers. The suspect left the store, located in the Perry Hall Square shopping center, with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Little Caesars in the 9600 block of Belair Road was also held up at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8. Someone went into the restaurant, showed a gun and demanded money. The suspect left with cash. No further information was available.

The 7-Eleven in the 11600 block of Philadelphia Road was the scene of an armed robbery at 11:49 a.m. on Jan. 8. The suspect took a bag of chips up to the counter, then showed a gun, demanded money and left.

Burglaries, Attempted Assault

The Home Depot Mid-Atlantic Regional Office in the 5300 block of Nottingham Drive was burglarized between 5 p.m. on Jan. 6 and noon on Jan. 8. After breaking a window, the suspect(s) stole office equipment, including computers and a camera.

An armed shoplifter was taken into custody near the White Marsh Mall JCPenney. At 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 6, a loss prevention agent at the store in the 8200 block of Perry Hall Boulevard was trying to get stolen property from the suspect when the individual showed a knife, ran away and was subsequently apprehended.

Two strangers with handguns burglarized an apartment in the unit block of Viewridge Drive. After going in the unlocked front door, the suspects stole marijuana, keys, cash and a cell phone. The burglary happened sometime in a 30-minute window — between 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 and 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 8.

A stranger went into a residence in the unit block of Aven Way through a window that was unlocked. Nothing was taken in the burglary, which occurred around 11:15 p.m. on Jan. 7.

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