Gunpoint

Admiral Cleaners in Hereford was robbed at gunpoint Feb. 29, according to a police report. A man walked into the cleaners in the 16900 block of York Road at about 1:30 p.m. carrying a garment bag. He then pulled a gun and demanded cash, the report states. After getting the money, the robber ran southbound on York Road. The robber is described as a white male, between 35 and 45, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 185 to 200 pounds, and was wearing a black coat and black and white knit hat, the report states.

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Amberly Way 100 block, between 3 and 4:15 p.m. May 14. Handbag, ID, credit cards stolen from vehicle. Art Museum Drive Unit block, between 6:15 and 7:30 p.m. May 14. Toshiba laptop stolen from vehicle.

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. Wilkens Avenue, 5200 block, Dec. 17, 5:15 p.m. Neighbor saw two men steal salt spreader from yard. McDowell Lane, 3800 block, Dec. 17, between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Front door of house kicked in. Nothing stolen.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed a Bel Air area gas station and convenience store at gunpoint Friday morning. A robbery in Creswell Friday afternoon that led to a brief chase and a serious crash on Route 40 in Joppa may be related, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The search for this morning's robber also led to a brief lockdown at a nearby high school and also kept the Sheriff's Office busy all day fending off rumors there had been a shooting at the school, a sheriff's spokesperson said.

The 40-year-old owner of a Pasadena barber shop became the victim of a robbery Sunday evening, when he tried to lend a lighter to a stranger. His attempt at a good deed ended in armed robbery. As he was closing his shop at about 6:45 p.m., the barber noticed a man lingering at his truck, which was parked in front of the shop in 8400 block of Fort Smallwood Road. When he said the shop was closing, the man asked for a lighter. The victim left the shop and went to his truck to retrieve a lighter.

A Chick-fil-A in Abingdon was robbed by two gunmen Saturday morning, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. The men approached workers in the parking lot about 5 a.m. and forced their way inside the restaurant, in the 400 block of Constant Friendship Blvd. They forced a manager to open a safe and stole an undisclosed amount of money, the sheriff's office said. The men were seen leaving the scene in a black or dark-colored Chevy Cobalt, the sheriff's office said. No one was injured in the robbery.

An older couple visiting Maryland from West Virginia were robbed at gunpoint at their Glen Burnie hotel on Saturday afternoon after a gunman pretended he was on the hotel maintenance staff, Anne Arundel County Police said Monday. The victims, both 70, were staying at the Hampton Inn in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway when the man knocked on their hotel room door, police said. The couple opened the door for the man and he entered and pulled out a handgun, pointing it at the couple, police said.

A delivery driver in a truck was hijacked by two masked gunmen yesterday afternoon on northbound U.S. 1 between Patuxent Range Road and Route 175 in Howard County.Howard County police said the victim was forced to drive to an unknown, secluded location. There, a pillowcase was placed over his head and he was held at gunpoint while the gunmen removed money and food products from the truck.The victim was released unharmed somewhere near Route 100 in Anne Arundel County a short time later, where he phoned police.

A 64-year-old man was robbed and beaten with his own walking stick after a group of six teenagers and young men attacked him in a parking lot at the Glen Burnie Towne Center late Tuesday night, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The incident was one of two robberies reported in the area within several hours of one another. The man flagged a patrol officer down about 11:15 p.m. to report the incident near the Toys R Us store in the 6700 block of Ritchie Highway, police said.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office says it is looking for a man in connection with two armed robberies that occurred seven hours apart late Wednesday and early Thursday at a Subway sandwich shop and a Royal Farms store east of Bel Air. The latest of the two holdups occurred around 4 a.m. Thursday at the Royal Farms in the 1600 block of Churchville Road, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release Friday morning. Deputies responded to the convenience store, which is at the Fountain Green intersection of Routes 22 and 533, where the cashier told them they had been robbed at gunpoint.

A bandana wearing man robbed a Havre de Grace sex shop at gunpoint Friday evening, the Harford County Sheriff's office said. Authorities also said they are investigating whether the same man might be behind armed robberies at a Churchville Subway on Wednesday and a nearby Royal Farms in the early hours of Thursday morning. In the Friday robbery, an employee of Jacki's Intimate Boutique told deputies that a man entered the store wearing a black bandana covering the lower portion of his face, showed a handgun and demanded money.

The following is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint as he tried to deliver Chinese food at about 11 p.m. on March 5 near the 400 block of Schwartz Avenue, in Towson, police report. The robber stole cash and the Chinese food and fled. Towson Ensor Avenue , unit block, on March 9. Man's car towed for illegal parking.

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. Delrey Avenue, unit block, March 8, 8:30 p.m. Man followed by two men after road rage incident was stabbed in the chest. He was later treated and released from University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The two men then drove away.

An older couple visiting Maryland from West Virginia were robbed at gunpoint at their Glen Burnie hotel on Saturday afternoon after a gunman pretended he was on the hotel maintenance staff, Anne Arundel County Police said Monday. The victims, both 70, were staying at the Hampton Inn in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway when the man knocked on their hotel room door, police said. The couple opened the door for the man and he entered and pulled out a handgun, pointing it at the couple, police said.

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 Frederick Road, 6300 block, Dec. 18, 12:52 a.m. Two men robbed the 7-11 at gunpoint. Cash stolen North Bend Road, 600 block, Dec. 17, between 7:20 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. Rear door of house forced open and two televisions stolen.