Pizza Hut

The Pizza Hut Express on Route 22 east of Bel Air town was robbed early Saturday morning by a man wearing a black mask. Police are still looking for the robber. Maryland State Police troopers, assisted by the Bel Air Police Department and Harford County Sheriff's Office, responded to the carry-out establishment in the 1200 block of East Churchville Road after employees reported a lone assailant accosted them shortly after 12:37 a.m. Employees told police investigators the masked robber entered the establishment, brandished a knife and demanded cash from the eatery and personal items from the employees.

Sam Swicegood slipped a fiberglass stake up his sleeve before he stepped out of his Chevy Lumina to deliver a pizza in Glen Burnie — just in case. When Swicegood walked toward a house on Lincoln Court about 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, a group of boys surrounded him and one punched him in the face, according to police. Swicegood said he remembers swinging the stake — left in his car from a dismantled tent — and using the screen door on the empty house as a shield. The assailants ran away empty-handed.

Police in Baltimore County are looking for a 32-year-old woman who they say took part in the armed robbery of a Pizza Hut restaurant in Pikesville. Chasity Dawn Morales, who has no known address, has been charged with a felony robbery count in connection with the September holdup of the fast-food outlet at 1002 Reisterstown Road. A man who police said was with her is already under arrest. Cpl. Michael Hill, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Police Department, said Morales is a "violent offender" and described her as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and about 145 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.

A pizza delivery driver fought off five would-be robbers with a metal pipe Friday in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County police said. One of the suspects assaulted the 24-year-old driver around 7:30 p.m. when he exited his vehicle to make the delivery. Five suspects approached the driver and tried to rob him. One man assaulted the victim who fought off the suspects using a metal pipe he had with him. The suspects didn't get anything from the Pizza Hut driver, police said. Several officers including a K-9 and aviation unit were called in to search the area.

The manager of a Pizza Hut restaurant in Ellicott City was robbed while he was closing the business early Sunday morning, Howard County police said.Steven Carson, 31, of Ellicott City was not injured during the robbery in the 3700 block of St. Johns Lane, police said.The robbery occurred at 2: 19 a.m. Sunday, when Carson was locking the front door of the restaurant and heard someone yell, "Give us the money." When he turned around, he saw a male in a ski mask pointing a gun at him, police said.

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A man described as 5 feet tall with a 3-inch Afro robbed the Pizza Hut on Waterloo Road in Ellicott City late Wednesday, Howard County police said. The man - black, 18 to 25 years old, wearing a black shirt and gray shorts - showed a dark-colored handgun and ordered two employees to lie on the floor, police said. No one was injured, police said. He raided the register and fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about the robbery to call 410-313-3200.

A young man riding a bicycle and wearing a ski mask robbed a Pizza Hut in the 3100 block of Mountain Road Saturday of an undisclosed amount of money, county police said yesterday.According to police, the store manager and an employee were leaving the store about 4 a.m. Saturday when the man approached and pointed a revolver. The man forced them into the store and demanded money, police said. He then forced the employees into a bathroom, locked the door and fled.Police are seeking a white male, about 17 years old, 5-foot-5 and with a thin build.

The South Carroll High School Parent Involvement Organization is selling Pizza Hut "Pizza Passport Cards" to raise money for its programs.The "Passport Card" entitles a customer to 36 free pizzas when 36 larger pizzas are purchased. The card, which costs $10, is valid through June 30, 1994, and can be used at any Pizza Hut.Faith Durgin, a spokeswoman for the parent organization, said that the cards can be ordered by sending a check for $10, made out to the SCHS Parent Involvement Organization, to South Carroll High School, 1300 W. Old Liberty Road, Sykesville 21784.

Officials at local Pizza Huts must have been studying the statistics for the Arizona Cardinals, the Ravens' opponent tomorrow.Arizona has given up 17 sacks in the past two games. Until now, Pizza Hut's Monday night promotion has offered fans $1 off a large pizza for each sack by the Ravens. But starting this Monday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., fans will get $1 for each sack -- up to a limit of five sacks.The Ravens' nine sacks last week against Philadelphia meant a huge run in business last Monday.

Editor: On Feb. 24, nearly 400 participants gathered in the Bel Air High School cafeteria to support the Class of 2012 with one of the "Chemical Free Event Committee" fundraisers. Thanks to much support, the "Basket Bingo" event was a huge success. Many in our school and community deserve our recognition and gratitude. What follows is a list of businesses who provided support; they either provided products at a discount rate, provided free products or made a donation: 4 Paws Dog Spa, Avon rep. Pamela Heinle, BAHS National Honor Society, Barnes & Noble, Bel Air Athletic Club, Bittner Custom Painting, Brother's Pizza, Chick-Fil-A, Computer Market Place, Computer Renaissance, Dillweed's Deli, Express Tag & Title, Fire & Ice, Flavor Cupcakery, Flowers by Lucy, Forest Hill Lanes, Game Net, Great Clips, Hollywood Tans, Hunt Valley Motor Coach, Lids, Looney's Pub, Mars, McGhee Sports, McDonald's @ Red Pump, Minuteman Press, Nail Design, Parents Who Host Loss the Most Committee, Pelican Cove Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Safeway, Seasons Pizza, ShopRite, Slavie Federal, Smoothie King, Split Endz, Subway, TCBY, TGI Friday's, That Sport's Store, Weis and Winters Run Golf Course.

The Pizza Hut Express on Route 22 east of Bel Air town was robbed early Saturday morning by a man wearing a black mask. Police are still looking for the robber. Maryland State Police troopers, assisted by the Bel Air Police Department and Harford County Sheriff's Office, responded to the carry-out establishment in the 1200 block of East Churchville Road after employees reported a lone assailant accosted them shortly after 12:37 a.m. Employees told police investigators the masked robber entered the establishment, brandished a knife and demanded cash from the eatery and personal items from the employees.

The Howard County Planning Board has voted against funding the purchase of land to build a road that would serve a proposed mixed-use development in Clarksville, a potential setback for the county-backed project, which has struggled to secure highway access. About 150 people, including landowners in the area surrounding the former Gateway School site, showed up to a Thursday hearing in support of Kendall Hardware, which has been a vocal critic of a plan that county officials believe can breathe life into the stalled Clarksville Commons development on the county-owned land.

The New York rappers Das Racist made a career out of a one-note joke. A couple of years ago, they became Internet demi-celebrities for a song that consists of a variations of a simple verse on loop: "I'm at the Pizza Hut (what?)/I'm at the Taco Bell (what?)/I'm at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. " It was a perfect Internet meme, easy to describe in 140 characters, practically made to go viral on YouTube. And it did. Dan Deacon talked about it on an online music magazine, and soon after, the multiracial duo of Victor Vazquez and Himanshu Suri — along with hype man Ashok Kondabolu — were being interviewed in The New York Times and discussed in the New Yorker.

Baltimore County police are investigating the shooting of two teens at an Owings Mills elementary school on Friday night Police were called to a Pizza Hut at 10 West Chestnut Hill Lane near Reisterstown Road just before 10 p.m. One of the victims had apparently made his way to the restaurant from the grounds of Timber Grove Elementary School at 701 Academy Ave. A 17- and 18-year-old, both male, were wounded in the shooting. The 17-year-old victim was shot in the leg and forearm; the other teen was shot in the back, police said.

Baltimore County Police are investigating the shooting of two teens found wounded at Reisterstown Pizza Hut on Friday night. Police were called to the restaurant at 10 West Chestnut Hill Lane near Reisterstown Road just before 10 p.m., where they found a wounded 17- and 18-year-old. The 17-year-old victim was shot in the leg and forearm, the other teen was shot in the back, police said. Both teens were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, but their condition was unknown Friday night, police said.

If a pitcher of beer and hot slab of pizza sounds like the perfect meal, don't head to the Hampstead Pizza Hut just yet.For three years now, the popular restaurant has been awaiting word from the county liquor board on the issuance of a license to serve beer, wine and liquor.And, thanks to an appeal of a Carroll Circuit Court ruling last month that paves the way for such a license, the liquor board will not have an answer for the Hanover Pike restaurant for as long as another year.In 1989, the liquor board decided to sue Pizza Hut of Maryland Inc. -- the Howard County-based owner of the Hampstead restaurant -- because it wasn't sure whether a 30-year-old state law prohibiting chain stores, discount houses and supermarkets from selling alcohol in Carroll applied to chain restaurants.

Police in Baltimore County are looking for a 32-year-old woman who they say took part in the September armed robbery of a Pizza Hut restaurant in Pikesville. Chasity Dawn Morales, who has no known address, has been charged with a felony robbery count in connection with the holdup of the fast-food outlet at 1002 Reisterstown Road. A man who police said was with her is already under arrest. Cpl. Michael Hill, a police spokesman, said Morales is a "violent offender" and described her as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and about 145 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.