Purse Was Stolen

POLICE LOG* North Laurel: 20th block of Center St.: A purse was stolen from an unlocked car Friday evening, police said.

The crime report is a sampling of crimes in Howard County compiled from police. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-313-3700. Clarksville Highland Road: 13000 block. Deputies from the state fire marshal's office received a call shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday that a vehicle was on fire. They arrived to find a Nissan Ultima, valued at $10,000, destroyed by fire. East Columbia Cradlerock Way: 7200 block, Owen Brown. After making a purchase, an unidentified man at Giant Food grabbed money from the register Saturday and fled.

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 5100 block of Morningside Lane: A purse was stolen from a home after someone slipped through an open garage door Thursday, police said.

Police Westminster: A resident of Mayfield Court told police Monday that a purse was stolen from her vehicle. Loss was estimated at $338. Westminster: A Metro construction site worker told police Tuesday that equipment was stolen. Loss was estimated at $2,000.

POLICE LOG* Town Center: 10300 block of Little Patuxent Parkway: The passenger-side rear window of a blue Ford truck was smashed Friday.* Hickory Ridge: 6400 block of Freetown Road: A woman's purse was stolen from a shopping cart outside the Giant grocery store in the Hickory Ridge Shopping Center on Thursday.

Police Westminster: A resident of Mayfield Court told police Monday that a purse was stolen from her vehicle. Loss was estimated at $338. Westminster: A Metro construction site worker told police Tuesday that equipment was stolen. Loss was estimated at $2,000.

POLICE LOG* Annapolis :A pickpocket stole a wallet containing $900 in cash from a shopper about 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Kmart store in Parole Plaza. Carole McCeann, 46, of Annapolis, told police her purse was stolen after she set it down. Police found the purse in the store, but the wallet was gone.

FireWestminster: Firefighters from Reese assisted Westminster at 2: 08 p.m. Monday, responding to a house fire in the 700 block of Washington Road. Units were out 26 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Reese assisted Westminster at 8: 22 p.m. Monday, responding to a call for smoke in a basement on South Center Street. Units were out 20 minutes.PoliceWestminster: A resident of High Street in New Windsor told police that her purse was stolen Sunday at a restaurant at Cranberry Mall. The loss was estimated at $59.Westminster: A resident of Winged Foot Drive told police that her purse was stolen Sunday at a restaurant at Cranberry Mall.

POLICE LOGLaurel:9900 block of U.S. 1: A collection of coins was stolen by someone who entered a home through a rear window between 7 p.m. Thursday and 7:45 a.m. Friday.9800 block of Whiskey Run: A purse was stolen when someone entered through an unlocked screen door between 4 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.

PoliceWestminster: An East Middle School employee reported Tuesday that four windows were broken with a rock, and a metal guard on a light was damaged. Damage was estimated at $75.Westminster: A Logan Drive resident reported Tuesday that the driver's side window of her vehicle was shattered while it was parked at her home.Westminster: A New Jersey woman told police that property, valued at $2,910, was stolen from her vehicle while it was parked Monday on West Main Street.Westminster: A Westminster woman told police her purse was stolen Tuesday afternoon from a shopping cart at the Giant grocery store.

FireWestminster: Firefighters from Reese assisted Westminster at 2: 08 p.m. Monday, responding to a house fire in the 700 block of Washington Road. Units were out 26 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Reese assisted Westminster at 8: 22 p.m. Monday, responding to a call for smoke in a basement on South Center Street. Units were out 20 minutes.PoliceWestminster: A resident of High Street in New Windsor told police that her purse was stolen Sunday at a restaurant at Cranberry Mall. The loss was estimated at $59.Westminster: A resident of Winged Foot Drive told police that her purse was stolen Sunday at a restaurant at Cranberry Mall.

PoliceWestminster: An East Middle School employee reported Tuesday that four windows were broken with a rock, and a metal guard on a light was damaged. Damage was estimated at $75.Westminster: A Logan Drive resident reported Tuesday that the driver's side window of her vehicle was shattered while it was parked at her home.Westminster: A New Jersey woman told police that property, valued at $2,910, was stolen from her vehicle while it was parked Monday on West Main Street.Westminster: A Westminster woman told police her purse was stolen Tuesday afternoon from a shopping cart at the Giant grocery store.

Westminster police searched for three juveniles after a home in the first block of Monroe St. was broken into and a purse was stolen about 1 p.m. yesterday.Officers said the occupant of the brick house saw the three and gave police a description of them.Officers searched the area but were unable to find the youths, who fled through a nearby alley.Police said the woman was not injured in the burglary and that the purse was not recovered. The three three entered through a basement door and searched the house.

POLICE LOG* North Laurel: 20th block of Center St.: A purse was stolen from an unlocked car Friday evening, police said.

POLICE LOG* Annapolis :A pickpocket stole a wallet containing $900 in cash from a shopper about 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Kmart store in Parole Plaza. Carole McCeann, 46, of Annapolis, told police her purse was stolen after she set it down. Police found the purse in the store, but the wallet was gone.

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 5100 block of Morningside Lane: A purse was stolen from a home after someone slipped through an open garage door Thursday, police said.

Westminster police searched for three juveniles after a home in the first block of Monroe St. was broken into and a purse was stolen about 1 p.m. yesterday.Officers said the occupant of the brick house saw the three and gave police a description of them.Officers searched the area but were unable to find the youths, who fled through a nearby alley.Police said the woman was not injured in the burglary and that the purse was not recovered. The three three entered through a basement door and searched the house.

* Harper's Choice: 5400 El Camino: A purse was stolen from a 1993 Chevrolet Storm between 10:15 p.m. Monday and 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. The driver's side window was smashed.10807 Henley Court: A pair of $150 sunglasses was stolen from a 1990 Isuzu Impulse between 9:30 p.m. Monday and 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.11400 High Hay Drive: Someone threw a rock into the window of an Olds Cutlas between 6 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. Saturday.* Hickory Ridge: 10400 Owen Brown Road: Someone tore a mailbox off its post, threw it into the street, and ran over it between 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Friday.

POLICE LOG* Town Center: 10300 block of Little Patuxent Parkway: The passenger-side rear window of a blue Ford truck was smashed Friday.* Hickory Ridge: 6400 block of Freetown Road: A woman's purse was stolen from a shopping cart outside the Giant grocery store in the Hickory Ridge Shopping Center on Thursday.