Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County.
Baltimore
Southern
Theft from vehicle -- A purse containing a wallet and a small sum of money was stolen Wednesday from a 2005 Acura truck parked in the 1900 block of Bayard St.
Theft -- Someone entered a service station in the 900 block of E. Patapsco Ave. Wednesday and stole a cell phone valued at $400.
Stolen vehicle -- A gray 1994 Dodge van with tags 616M91L was stolen Wednesday in the 400 block of S. Mount St.
Eastern
Theft -- A TV valued at more than $600 was stolen Wednesday from a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe parked in the 900 block of McDonogh St.
Burglary -- A wooden fireplace mantel valued at more than $400 and several pieces of antique furniture were stolen Wednesday by someone who entered through the front window of a house in the 1500 block of E. Biddle St.
Western
Stolen vehicles -- Two vehicles - a blue 1995 Chrysler Town & Country van with tags 548M621, and a white 1999 Plymouth truck with tags M895859 - were stolen Wednesday from the parking lot at Mondawmin Mall.
Theft -- Someone removed a winter coat Wednesday from a mannequin at Underground Station, a clothing store at Mondawmin Mall.
Burglary -- Someone entered a house in the 1300 block of N. Calhoun St. through a window Wednesday and removed more than $900 and a pocketknife from a bedroom dresser.
Burglary -- A DVD player valued at $50 was stolen Wednesday from the living room of a house in the 300 block of N. Mount St.
Stolen vehicle -- A white 1984 Chevrolet truck with tags 57D 387 was stolen Wednesday in the 200 block of N. Carey St.
Baltimore County
White Marsh
Bank robbery -- A gunman robbed 1st Mariner Bank in the 10100 block of Philadelphia Road of an undisclosed sum of money about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Armed robbery -- Police were seeking two men, one armed with a handgun, who accosted an employee of Another Gamba's, a restaurant in the 7300 block of Pulaski Highway, as he emptied trash about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday and forced him back into the building. There, the robbers stole an undisclosed sum of cash and ordered two employees into a walk-in refrigerator. A few minutes later, the employees stepped out unharmed and called police.
Essex
Burglary -- Someone entered an apartment in the 200 block of Back River Neck Road between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning and removed more than $1,000 from a safe. There was no forced entry.
Franklin
Armed robbery/arrest -- Late Wednesday night, a man entered the Great Wall carryout in the 500 block of Main St. in Reisterstown, and ordered food. While it was being prepared, the man, whom employees recognized, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from a cash register. The gunman fled with about $180 and the food. A short time later, police entered a house in the first block of Stocksdale Ave. and arrested resident Correll Wright, 19, who was charged with armed robbery and related offenses.
Burglary -- Someone entered a house in the 700 block of Carysbrook Road after breaking a front door window and took a laptop computer and jewelry Wednesday.
Burglary -- A cell phone was stolen Wednesday from an apartment in the 4400 block of Old Court Road.
