Burglary

Baltimore City* ROBBERY: Northern District -- A resident of the 900 block of W. University Parkway was about to enter his home Thursday night when he was struck on the back of the head by one of two men, one with a handgun, who robbed him of his wallet, cash, credit cards and watch, all valued at nearly $450.* THEFTS FROM AUTOS: Northern District -- At least seven vehicles were broken into in the 1700 block of Union Ave. Thursday. Taken was money, two hunting knives, two electric drills, clothing, roller skates and a cellular phone, all valued at more than $600.

Laurel Police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. City of Laurel Marshall Avenue, 300 block, April 7. Theft of motor vehicle parts, accessories. Baltimore Avenue, 13600 block, April 7. Forced-entry burglary. Contee Road, 6900 block, April 6. Motor vehicle theft. Main Street, 300 block, April 5. Forced-0entry burglary. Main Street, 300 block, April 5. Attempted burglary.

Baltimore County police are searching for a 48-year-old man charged in a series of burglaries targeting office buildings throughout the county. Authorities identified the suspect as Billy Evans, who frequents North Avenue in Baltimore, Police said that he is a suspect in the April 3 break ins at two businesses on Frederick Road in Wilkens -- Step Well Podiatry and Advanced Hearing Centers, where electronic equipment, money and postage stamps were...

Aberdeen Shimron S. Brooks, 26, of the first block of West Inca Street, was charged Friday with two counts of possessing a drug other than marijuana, possessing drugs with intent to distribute and possessing drug paraphernalia. Aberdeen Police report: A bat was flying around an apartment last Thursday in the 300 block of Stevens Circle. A man was harassing customers in a drive-through at McDonald's, in the 3000 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, last Thursday.

Police arrested an Annapolis man who they believe was involved in a burglary at a Boys and Girls Club last month. Laptops and other electronics worth $15,000 were stolen from the Boys and Girls Club at Admiral Oaks, located in the 400 block of Captains Circle, sometime between February 18 and 19, police said. Akeem Howard, 18, was arrested Wednesday after admitting to officers he tried to sell the laptops; he denied being involved in the burglary, police said. Police said Howard was charged with fourth degree burglary and related offenses.

A man attempting to break into a store on York Road in North Baltimore was shot by the owner Thursday morning, police report. Police responded around 4:45 a.m. Thursday morning to the 4600 block of York Road, on the edge of the Wilson Park neighborhood, and found the man shot in the right leg. He was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and his condition is unknown. Black Essentials, a beauty supply store, is located at the reported address of the incident. jtorbati@baltsun.

A 48-year-old man was arrested after a short pursuit in connection with the Thursday morning burglary of a Glen Burnie hardware store, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers from the Eastern District responded to an Ace Hardware store in the 7900 block of Crain Highway at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday and noticed Richard Scott Rotramel of Glen Burnie leaving the store's parking lot in a Chevy Cavalier, police said. Rotramel refused to stop, so officers followed the vehicle, according to police.

Footprints in the snow led police officers to a man they believe had just broken into his neighbor's Glen Burnie home Wednesday morning, Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said. A 39-year-old woman heard glass break about 2:30 a.m. at her home in the 200 block of Queen Anne Road and went to investigate, he said. When she encountered a man, he ran out, Mulcahy said. Responding officers followed tracks in the snow to another house in the block, where they arrested a man who had wet clothes.

Here's what happened when two mountain bikes were taken from the garage in South Baltimore of a former president's daughter: A police officer responded, but so did a detective, a sergeant, a lieutenant, a major and a lieutenant colonel. The police commissioner — who had earlier criticized his own cops for not informing command when a television sports personality was attacked — was quickly called. But a carful of police brass wasn't the only thing that Jenna Bush Hager and her husband got when at least one burglar broke into their garage in back of their South Charles Street rowhouse on Friday.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. 2nd Avenue, 100 block, between Feb. 21, 1 p.m., and Feb. 23, 10 a.m. Wrench and socket set stolen from carport in fenced yard. Lakebrook Circle, 2900 block, Feb. 20, 9:40 a.m. Apartment door kicked open and TV and baby walker damaged.

A 51-year-old man with a colorful criminal past has been charged in connection with the robbery of two hospital employees at Mercy Medical Center's McAuley Tower, police said. Officers arrested William Johnson of the 500 block of Yale Avenue Friday and he has been charged with armed robbery, first degree assault and other offenses, according to online court records. He is being held without bail. Two employees were robbed of cash from their personal belongings Tuesday, police said earlier in the week.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. 2nd Avenue, 100 block, between Feb. 21, 1 p.m., and Feb. 23, 10 a.m. Wrench and socket set stolen from carport in fenced yard. Lakebrook Circle, 2900 block, Feb. 20, 9:40 a.m. Apartment door kicked open and TV and baby walker damaged.

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. City of Laurel Baltimore Avenue, 14900 block, Jan. 19. Theft. Dorset Road, 15700 block, Jan. 18. Theft from motor vehicle. Washington Boulevard, 900 block, Jan. 18. Shoplifting. Kay Court, 800 block, Jan. 17. Theft from building. Bowie Road, 14600 block, Jan. 17. Theft from motor vehicle. Montgomery Street, 300 block, Jan. 16. Theft from motor vehicle.

A 20-year-old Ocean City man awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges in connection to six house burglaries in the beach town this spring was arrested again this weekend for allegedly stealing a car and fleeing police, Ocean City Police said Monday. Alexander George Ellis, of the 100 block of Sandy Hill Drive in Ocean City , was eventually caught early Saturday morning after ditching the stolen vehicle and trying to escape police by jumping into the water, police said.

An Ellicott City man was arrested Friday in connection with a string of Christmastime burglaries, Howard County police said. Kenneth William Vollmerhausen, 28, of the 8500 block of High Ridge Road, had been on probation after pleading guilty on Dec. 4 to a Carroll County first-degree burglary when he allegedly broke into several Howard County homes between Dec. 17 and Thursday and stole jewelry, police said. Vollmerhausen is awaiting trial after having been indicted in Howard County Circuit Court for two first-degree burglaries last April.

A bullet grazed the leg of a Baltimore County police officer Wednesday when her weapon discharged during a struggle at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, police said Thursday. The suspect, Brian Dargan, 30, will be served charges of attempted first-degree murder and attempted second-degree escape upon his release from the Towson hospital, police said. Dargan is being held on $25,000 bail for unrelated burglary charges and was brought to St. Joseph from U.S. District Court for medical treatment.

A Naval Academy professor will spend two weekends in jail and be on probation, after he admitted breaking into the Gambrills home of his former girlfriend. Lt. Cmdr. Charles D. Spera, 31, of Bowie, was granted probation before judgment this week by Annapolis District Court Judge Megan B. Johnson, according to court records. She ordered Spera to serve four days in the Anne Arundel County jail and placed him on 18 months probation, after he pleaded guilty to burglary, the records say. The sentence, which is not a conviction, means his record can eventually be cleared if he meets all conditions.

The last time an XBox video game system was taken from former Mayor Sheila Dixon's home, it was by state prosecutors armed with a search warrant as part of an embezzlement investigation. Sometime this week, an XBox was taken again – this time in what police say was a burglary, and the latest in a string of break-ins in the Southwest Baltimore neighborhood. Dixon called police Monday morning to report the burglary at her home in the 600 block of Winans Way. According to a police report, someone broke in through a kitchen window and "ransacked" two second-floor bedrooms.

A Baltimore inmate charged with robbery and second-degree burglary walked off a work site Wednesday in the Clifton Park neighborhood. Travis Lee Wildes, 25, was last seen at 12:15 p.m. in a gray jumpsuit with "DOC" written on the back, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Wildes, who is serving 23 months at the Baltimore City Correctional Center, was on an outside detail that was supervised by a correctional officer. On such details, the inmate are considered a low risk to society and are near the end of their sentences, officials said.