Wallet

West Belvedere Avenue 2500 block, between 9 and 9:30 a.m. April 26. Wallet with ID and cash stolen from Blue Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Man left wallet in sweatshirt pocket in his room while he went to bathroom and returned to find wallet missing. Croydon Road 100 block, between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m. Aril 23. Copper drainpipe stolen from outside of house. Derby Manor Drive 3800 block, between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. April 27. 40-inch Toshiba TV, Kindle Fire, 32-inch Vizio TV stolen from residence.

It's a daunting feat to try and cover Bob Dylan, but when Creative Alliance rocks their fourth Night of 1000 Dylans on Friday, Brian Simms will be handling the keyboard and accordion responsibilities. "I began picking out songs from the radio on a Schroeder piano at age 5," Simms said. "My parents [later] thought it a sound investment to purchase a life-size one. " Glenelg native and Catonsville resident Simms has recorded and toured with hometown heroes Disappear Fear in the '90s and currently plays in eight bands, including Junkyard Saints.

The thieves in "Tower Heist" may have a skyscraper-dwelling rich guy as their target, but the movie itself is reaching into your wallet. It's such a crassly commercial action-comedy that you won't be surprised to learn that its tower ing aspirations only involve box office gross. What ultimately matters is entertainment value, of course, and on that count the movie is so relentlessly busy that it will hold your attention. Movie stars, tall buildings, piles of money and even the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will keep your eyes on the screen.

North Calvert Street 3400 block, between noon and 3 p.m. May 10. Handicap placard stolen from vehicle. 3300 block, between 6:45 a.m. and 3:38 p.m. May 7. Credit cards, driver's license, Social Security card stolen from purse at work. Cator Avenue 700 block, between 9:30 p.m. May 8 and 8:30 a.m. May 9. Tan wicker furniture stolen from front porch. Cedarcroft Road 1100 block, between 9:30 p.m. May 10 and 12:08 a.m. May 11. White, 1997 Mercedes S420 with Maryland tags 8FZD89 stolen.

Baltimore County police are searching for a woman they say stole wallets and credit cards last month from a medical center in Towson and then went on a shopping spree. Police spokeswoman Louise Rogers-Feher said the unidentified woman committed the thefts around noon on July 21. Investigators have released surveillance pictures and video of the suspect. According to Rogers-Feher, the police department is not naming the medical facility at the facility's request. Rogers-Feher said she also could not provide an exact number of credit cards or wallets that were stolen or the number of victims.

A 15-year-old boy was robbed of his wallet at knifepoint on Ritchie Highway near Sixth Avenue Wednesday evening, county police reported.The teen-ager, whom police would not identify, was walking along the side of the road at 6:50 p.m. when he walked past a man, who then grabbed him and took his wallet.The teen-ager described the robber as a black man, about 19 years old, with a stocky build.He was wearing a knit hat, a full-length winter coat and blue jeans.

A pizza deliveryman was robbed of his wallet and an undisclosed amount of money Friday after he made a delivery to a Glen Burnie apartment complex, county police said.Scott T. Nolan, 22, who works for Papa John's, told police he was leaving an apartment in the 400 block of Silverleaf Court shortly after 8 p.m. when two men approached.One of the men kept his hand in his jacket pocket, implying that he had a weapon, and the other pushed Nolan behind some bushes, police said.The men took Nolan's money and his wallet, police said.

A Laurel man was assaulted and robbed of his wallet early yesterday near the Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department by three young men, county police said.Robert Allen Fullmer, 28, of the 3300 block of Style Ave. was not injured.Mr. Fullmer told police he was standing next to his car in the 8500 block of Laurel Dale Drive about 3 a.m. when three young men came up from behind and pushed him to the ground.One of the men took his wallet, which contained credit cards and a checkbook, police said.

Two thieves swiped the wallets Monday afternoon of two women as they walked in the meat section of an Arnold Safeway store in the 1400 block of Ritchie Highway, county police said.Jane Price Skipper, 64, of Grasonville told Eastern District Officer Steven T. Burrell that two men reached into her purse about 2:30 p.m. and took her wallet containing $82, her Social Security card and her driver's license.While Officer Burrell talked to Ms. Skipper, Cynthia Lynn Whittington, 35, of Arnold walked up and said she had left her purse in her shopping cart for a few moments.

A wallet found outside a bedroom window led police to a Glen Burnie man who has been charged with the sexual assault and robbery of a 78-year-old woman.James Roy Sutton, 32, of the 300 block of Glouchester Drive, was also charged with theft and destruction of property, police said.Police said the woman was asleep in the bedroom of her home about4 a.m. Sunday when she awoke to the sound of a man rummaging throughher belongings on the top of her dresser.When the intruder saw that the woman had awakened, he threw a blanket over her face.

West Belvedere Avenue 2500 block, between 9 and 9:30 a.m. April 26. Wallet with ID and cash stolen from Blue Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Man left wallet in sweatshirt pocket in his room while he went to bathroom and returned to find wallet missing. Croydon Road 100 block, between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m. Aril 23. Copper drainpipe stolen from outside of house. Derby Manor Drive 3800 block, between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. April 27. 40-inch Toshiba TV, Kindle Fire, 32-inch Vizio TV stolen from residence.

The gunman held a small black revolver to the back of the man's head and demanded, "Give me what you got," according to the police report. He forced the victim to the pavement at Clement and Covington streets in South Baltimore, and took a wallet and cell phone. A second man tried to yank rings from the fingers of the victim's wife. When they wouldn't budge, he told her, "This ain't a joke," and ordered her to remove her jewelry, according to police. As the assailants pedaled away on bicycles with a 1.7 karat diamond ring and a white gold wedding band worth a total of $22,300, the couple had to bang on Clement Street doors to summon help.

North Calvert Street 2700 block, between 2 and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Garmin GPS stolen from vehicle. North Charles Street 3000 block, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Handicap placard stolen from vehicle. Falls Road 3800 block, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Tan purse with cash, Maryland driver's license, Wells Fargo Bank check book stolen from vehicle. Gilman Terrace 3300 block at 7:50 p.m. Feb. 17. Someone tried to steal motor scooter.

Barclay Street 3100 block at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 2. Two assailants, one possibly armed with handgun, robbed man of 2003 Jaguar with Maryland tags 95545CD, wallet, credit cards, ID cell phone. Victim was getting into car when he was assaulted. Broxton Road 300 block at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 2. Bicycle stlen from garage. Entry gained by forcing open rear door. North Charles Street 2600 block, between 7 p.m. Jan. 1 and 11 a.m. Jan. 2. Wrapped present stolen from vehicle.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office is seeking two people in connection with the theft of a wallet from a customer at a Bel Air area restaurant in November. The sheriff's office believes a stolen credit card that was in the wallet was used to make several purchases totaling more than $1,500 at local stores. The theft of the wallet occurred in the crowded bar area of the DuClaw Brewing Company off of Bel Air South Parkway around 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, according to a sheriff's office news release.

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A 56-year-old man told police he was robbed of his wallet outside his home Monday evening.Joseph Charles of the 7800 block of New Freetown Road was in front of his home at 6:51 p.m. when a man carrying a wooden stick walked up to him. When the man demanded Mr. Charles' wallet, Mr. Charles hit him in the stomach, police said.As the two men struggled, the robber grabbed the wallet out of Mr. Charles' pocket and ran into the woods, police said.

A Severn man was assaulted Wednesday in a Glen Burnie parking lot by a would-be thief who hit him on the head with a blunt object and left him lying on the ground, county police said yesterday.George W. Baublitz of the 7700 block of Telegraph Road in Severn told police he was walking to his car in the lot in the 7300 block of Ritchie Highway just after 7:30 p.m. when he was struck on the back of his head.Mr. Baublitz reported that when he fell to the ground, his assailant hit him on the left side and took his wallet.

The thieves in "Tower Heist" may have a skyscraper-dwelling rich guy as their target, but the movie itself is reaching into your wallet. It's such a crassly commercial action-comedy that you won't be surprised to learn that its tower ing aspirations only involve box office gross. What ultimately matters is entertainment value, of course, and on that count the movie is so relentlessly busy that it will hold your attention. Movie stars, tall buildings, piles of money and even the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will keep your eyes on the screen.