Man Was Robbed

A Papa John's Pizza delivery man was robbed at gunpoint and his van stolen early yesterday after he made a delivery in the 300 block of Jena Circle, Odenton, county police said.Warren Eugene Poole, 35, was heading back to his van before 1 a.m. yesterday when a man wielding a handgun approached him asking for money and keys to his van, police said.Poole gave the man $22 and his keys, and the man got into the van and drove away.Pub Date: 10/28/97

A 23-year-old man was robbed and shot early Sunday while leaving his job in northeast Baltimore, according to Baltimore city police. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. in the 3000 block Fleetwood Road, where the victim was approached by two unidentified suspects, who were armed with a handgun. The suspects took the victim's possessions, then shot him in the shoulder and face before fleeing, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital, police said.

A 20-year-old Severn man was robbed in the parking lot of an Odenton fast-food restaurant Friday night, county police said yesterday.Brian Keith Henderson told officers he was in the parking lot of the Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 1600 block of Annapolis Road at 6:45 p.m. when a man tried to sell him a piece of stereo equipment.When Mr. Henderson took money out of his wallet, the man put a weapon to Mr. Henderson's back, grabbed the money and ran, the police report said.

Anna Sowers celebrated her 28th birthday in a Federal Hill restaurant yesterday with cake, balloons and good friends. But the most important person in her life, her husband, couldn't be there. Nine months after Zachary Sowers was robbed and beaten near the young couple's Patterson Park home, he lay across town at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in a persistent vegetative state.

A New Jersey man was robbed in the parking lot of a Jessup motel early Friday morning, Howard County police said.Steven Collins, 28, of Newfield, N.J., was robbed at knifepoint of $200 as he left the Susse Chalet in the 7300 block of Crestmount Road at 5: 30 a.m. Friday, said Sgt. Steven Keller, a police spokesman. Collins was not injured.The robber, who ran toward U.S. 1, was described as a 25- to 30-year-old black man, 6-feet-1-inch tall, wearing a hooded blue sweat shirt and dark pants.

A Laurel man was robbed of $140 at a Laurel bank branch's automated teller machine Saturday by a man who shoved a gun into his face, county police said.Jeffrey Arlen Woodard, 37, told police he was withdrawing money from the ATM at the Citizens National Bank branch on Route 198 shortly after 2 a.m. when a man approached him and held a gun to his face.The man demanded money, and Woodard complied.The gunman ran across Route 198 toward the Drexel Park Apartments, police said.Officers used a dog to track the man but did not find him.Police did not have a description of the gunman.

A New York man was robbed at a pay phone in Harmans yesterday by a man with a gem-studded bandanna, county police said.Daniel Bruce Mooney of Governors Island told police he was making a call near Old Telegraph and Dorsey roads at 1:10 a.m. when a man dressed in black and wearing a black bandanna decorated with gems walked up to him and asked his name.Mr. Mooney said he ignored the man and finished the call but that when he turned around, the man stuck something into his ribs and asked what he had in his pocket.

A 49-year-old Severn man was robbed late Tuesday as he stopped to retrieve aluminum cans from a garbage can while he was riding his bicycle near Severn-Danza Park, county police said yesterday.Police said Tom C. Baker of the 8200 block of Deerfield Circle had bent down to pick up a can about 11:30 p.m. when a man walked up behind him, grabbed him by the chest and held a sharp, cold object to his throat while another person went through his pockets and took a $10 bill, a $5 gold-colored watch and a $79 portable radio.

A Glen Burnie man was robbed and beaten early yesterday by three menwho asked him the time, county police reported.Detectives said the 32-year-old man had dropped off a hitchhiker about 2:30 a.m. on Whitacker Road in Freetown Village when three men stopped him and askedthe time.When the man told them the time, one of the three grabbed his watch and ran toward Levi Court. The victim followed the trio to Levi Court and asked for his watch back. One of the men gave the watch back,but the three then beat him, police said.

Man robbed at knifepoint in homeA 23-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint Wednesday morning by a man who broke into his basement apartment and threatened to kill him if he told anyone about the crime, police reported.According to police, the burglar forced his way into the apartment in the 7800 block of Mayford Avenue about 10 a.m. and woke the resident, who walked into the kitchen and found the burglar with a knife.The burglar told the man to sit down and asked if he had any money. When the resident said "no," the burglar asked about the upstairs apartment.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Anne Arundel County. Northern District Armed robbery: A man was robbed at gunpoint while standing outside his home on the 300 block of Old Riverside Road on Tuesday. One man displayed a black .22-caliber long-barrel revolver and took the victim's wallet while two other men kept lookout, police said. Annapolis Robbery: Someone stole a light-blue sailboat valued at $1,500 from the yard of an Annapolis man on or about July 10. The boat was tied to a rack, but not secured with a lock.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore and Baltimore County.Northeastern DistrictStolen vehicle: A 1994 Plymouth Voyager with tags 150670M was stolen Wednesday in the 1200 block of Southview Road.Robbery: A gunman robbed the Wawa convenience store in the 5700 block of Belair Road of cash and eight packs of cigarettes about 11: 15 p.m. Wednesday.Southern DistrictRobbery: A man was robbed of $155, his wallet and eyeglasses in the first block of E. Talbott St. on Wednesday. The robber implied he was armed with a handgun.

A Papa John's Pizza delivery man was robbed at gunpoint and his van stolen early yesterday after he made a delivery in the 300 block of Jena Circle, Odenton, county police said.Warren Eugene Poole, 35, was heading back to his van before 1 a.m. yesterday when a man wielding a handgun approached him asking for money and keys to his van, police said.Poole gave the man $22 and his keys, and the man got into the van and drove away.Pub Date: 10/28/97

A Baltimore man was robbed of $20 early Friday on the basketball court of old Brooklyn Park High School.The robber was a man who had picked up the victim in Baltimore, county police said.Samuel Edwin was walking along Patapsco Avenue near Fourth Street in Baltimore some time after midnight when a tall man with reddish hair offered him a ride, police said.Edwin said he needed a ride to Lansdowne in Baltimore County and got into the car, according to police.The driver followed Edwin's directions until he reached Hammonds Lane, then turned into the old school driveway and drove to the back of the lot, where he indicated he had a gun and demanded money, Edwin told police.

A Laurel man was robbed of $140 at a Laurel bank branch's automated teller machine Saturday by a man who shoved a gun into his face, county police said.Jeffrey Arlen Woodard, 37, told police he was withdrawing money from the ATM at the Citizens National Bank branch on Route 198 shortly after 2 a.m. when a man approached him and held a gun to his face.The man demanded money, and Woodard complied.The gunman ran across Route 198 toward the Drexel Park Apartments, police said.Officers used a dog to track the man but did not find him.Police did not have a description of the gunman.

A 30-year-old Shady Side man was robbed of his 1971 Mercury on Sunday by a man who said his car had broken down and asked for a ride, then claimed he had a gun and demanded the car, county police said yesterday.David Alfred Patton of the 5400 block of Shady Side Road was getting gas at the Paceway store in the 5500 block of Muddycreek Road at 8:30 p.m. when the man approached him and asked for a ride.Mr. Patton agreed. But during the ride, the man told him he had a gun and demanded the car. After Mr. Patton stopped the car and got out, the man drove off.Store manager robbed while making depositThe manager of an Annapolis convenience store was robbed of his bank deposit bags early Thursday morning, county police reported.

A Baltimore man was robbed of $20 early Friday on the basketball court of old Brooklyn Park High School.The robber was a man who had picked up the victim in Baltimore, county police said.Samuel Edwin was walking along Patapsco Avenue near Fourth Street in Baltimore some time after midnight when a tall man with reddish hair offered him a ride, police said.Edwin said he needed a ride to Lansdowne in Baltimore County and got into the car, according to police.The driver followed Edwin's directions until he reached Hammonds Lane, then turned into the old school driveway and drove to the back of the lot, where he indicated he had a gun and demanded money, Edwin told police.