Wallet

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872 North Rolling Road, 1100 block, Nov. 17, 9:22 p.m. Wallet stolen by two armed juveniles. Glenwood Avenue, unit block, Nov. 17, between 6 a.m. and 6:20 a.m. Generator stolen from garage. Eastshire Drive, 700 block, Nov. 16, between 8 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Pane of glass removed from window of house.

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. East Belvedere Avenue 500 block at 3 p.m. Feb. 3. Black Buxton purse shoplifted from Tuesday morning store in Belvedere Square. Clipper Mill Road 3600 block, between 6 and 8:15 Feb. 4. Purse, cash, makeup, wallet with credit cards and ID stolen from vehicle.

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The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Baltimore National Pike, 6600 block, Jan. 19, 8:09 p.m. Two men approached man, implied they had a gun, beat him and stole his wallet, credit cards and cash. One man arrested and charged with armed robbery. Baltimore National Pike, 5600 block, Jan. 18, 8:55 p.m. Two women approached woman, demanded her wallet and punched her in the 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.

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 bullet lodged in an off-duty Baltimore County police officer's wallet became a key piece of evidence as investigators tracked down a suspect in his shooting, according to charging documents. Police said Friday that they had arrested Michael Jabateh, 18, charging him with the attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of Officer Carlos Moorer. Jabateh, who lives in the 100 block of Commodore Drive in Essex, is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. In the charging documents, detectives wrote that Jabateh fired at Moorer four times, wounding him twice.

Perhaps government banning of sugary drinks oversteps. It is a meaningful effort to reduce the burden of obesity on everyone. One thing that has stood out in the debate over health care reform is repeated statements from health care consumers that they do not want to pay for the other guy's health problems. There is one sure way to get consumers on board with changes in habits and consumption and to take more responsibility in their lifestyle choices. Through the wallet. How about higher co-payments for folks whose BMI, which does not lie, is over the recommended goal?

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Bloomsbury Avenue, 200 block, Dec. 16, 1:11 a.m. Two men approached Catonsville resident, pushed him to the ground and demanded money. After taking wallet, keys and change, they ran away. Bloomsbury Avenue, 200 block , Dec.16, 9:30 p.m. Catonsville resident attacked by two men and a woman who went through his pants pocket and wallet.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872 North Rolling Road, 1100 block, Nov. 17, 9:22 p.m. Wallet stolen by two armed juveniles. Glenwood Avenue, unit block, Nov. 17, between 6 a.m. and 6:20 a.m. Generator stolen from garage. Eastshire Drive, 700 block, Nov. 16, between 8 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Pane of glass removed from window of house.

After years of watching Lynn Weisberg purchase garment after garment, boutique manager Karen Ciurca-Weiner finally told her loyal customer a hard truth — she needed to stop buying and start looking at what she had. Ciurca-Weiner suggested that what Weisberg really needed was to organize her closet. "She kept buying all these clothes," Ciurca-Weiner said as she stood inside her client's closet, a 9-by-12-foot converted office space that now has shelving and drawers to accommodate Weisberg's clothes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.