Videocassette Recorder

Police logOwen Brown: 7000 block of Knighthood Lane: Someone entered a house through an unsecured basement door Wednesday or Thursday and stole a television, videocassette recorder, video games, a cable box and a Sega video game unit.Pub Date: 10/28/96

* Harper's Choice: 5400 block of Hesperus Drive: A videocassette recorder and stereo were taken between 6 p.m. Dec. 19 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday from a residence that was entered through a broken window.* Wilde Lake: 5100 block of Phantom Court: A suitcase, jewelry, cash, stereo and a videocassette recorder were taken between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7:45 p.m. Saturday. The burglar entered the house by climbing onto the roof to reach the second story, then breaking a window. A TV and camera belonging to the homeowner had been moved, leading police to believe the suspect may have been interrupted while in the house.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.Ellicott City: 8900 block of Town and Country Blvd.: Someone broke into an apartment Friday and stole a videocassette recorder, television, stereo, jewelry and a telephone.Ellicott City: 4500 block of Tulip Way: Someone broke into a house under construction Thursday or Friday. A dishwasher and toilet were stolen.Owen Brown: 7100 block of Peace Chimes Court: Someone entered a house Friday through an unlocked kitchen window and stole a videocassette recorder, radio and speakers.

POLICE LOG* Chesterfield: Someone broke into and ransacked a home in the 2900 block of Bristol Channel Court Monday afternoon, stealing jewelry and a videocassette recorder all valued at $2,300. Entry was gained through a screen on the kitchen window. A neighbor told police she saw a man cut through her yard between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

POLICE LOG* West County: 12800 Route 108: Someone cut open a screen window to get into a home and steal a television and videocassette recorder sometime between 8 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Thursday.14800 Sapling Court: Someone entered a house under construction through an unlocked garage window and stole appliances sometime between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday.

A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted yesterday by one of five men who broke into a home on Gunwood Place in Crofton and stole a videocassette recorder, police said.Police said the girl called 911 shortly after midnight Sunday. She had also been hit in the face, she said.The girl was treated at North Arundel Hospital and released.

PoliceWestminster: Residents of Willis Street told police Thursday that someone took jewelry and a videocassette recorder from their home. Loss is estimated at $650.Westminster: A resident of Logan Drive told police Nov. 9 that someone took his bike from his home. Loss is estimated at $240.Westminster: An employee of Lowe's told police that someone took 10 phones from the store. Loss is estimated at $650.

POLICE LOG* Elkridge: 6600 block of Route 1: Someone broke the lock on a storage shed and took tools and a toolbox Tuesday, police said.6300 block of S. Hanover Road: An officer responding to an alarm at Commercial Landscaping Technologies Inc. found that someone had broken a front window with a piece of concrete and took a television and a videocassette recorder Wednesday morning.

POLICE LOG* Kings Contrivance: 10100 block of Cape Anne Drive: Someone punched a fist-sized hole in a driver's side window on a 1986 Honda Accord between 5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Monday.* Oakland Mills: 5600 block of Stevens Forest Road: Someone pried open a sliding glass door between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday, and stole a videocassette recorder, a television and jewelry.