Baltimore City
ABDUCTION/ROBBERY: Southeastern District -- A 34-year-old Anne Arundel County motorist was abducted from the 100 block of Aisquith St. Wednesday afternoon by two men, one armed with a handgun, who forced him to drive them to the Signet Bank in the 2000 block of E. Monument St. There, the
victim, from Odenton, was forced to withdraw $200 from a 24-hour ATM. After ordering the man back into his car, the men forced him to drive to the 500 block of N. Wolfe St., where they ordered him out and drove off in his 1975 Oldsmobile.
BURGLARY/ARREST: Southeastern District -- Police arrested a teen-ager Wednesday inside a house in the 200 block of S. Washington St. after he entered through the skylight. No property was taken. The boy was released into the custody of his parents.
BURGLARY: Southeastern District -- Property valued at more than $300 was stolen from an apartment in the 100 block of S. Exeter St. Wednesday by someone who entered by forcing a door.
BURGLARY: Southeastern District -- A VCR valued at nearly $300 was stolen Wednesday from a house in the 3100 block of O'Donnell St. by someone who forced the front door.
BURGLARY: Southeastern District -- Property valued at $700 was stolen from the offices of Hairston & Associates in the 300 block of N. Gay St. Tuesday night or Wednesday morning by someone who entered through a roof-top window.
ROBBERY: Southeastern District -- Two women were robbed of their money and jewelry Wednesday night by two men, one armed with a handgun, in the 400 block of S. Bond St. The women were walking together at 8 p.m. when the men pushed them against the wall of a building and robbed them of cash and jewelry, all valued at more than $1,000. Police said the victims lived in the 200 block of S. Spring Court and the 3900 block of W. Cold Spring Lane.
THEFT/ARREST: Southeastern District -- A man who attempted to leave Santoni's grocery in the 3800 block of E. Lombard St. without paying for items Wednesday was arrested by a store security officer who held the man for city police.
BURGLARY/ARREST: Southeastern District -- A VCR, 19-inch TV, and four bottles of alcoholic beverages were stolen Wednesday after someone entered Korkie's Bar in the 2800 block of E. Monument St. through an unlocked side door. Later, )) police arrested three men in connection with the break-in and recovered the property.
BURGLARY/ARREST: Southeastern District -- The occupant of a house in the 1200 block of DeMarcy Way surprised an intruder in his home Thursday morning, detained him and called the police. The man was arrested without incident and was being held at the station pending charges. Police said the man entered the house through a second-floor window.
ROBBERY: Central District -- Two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed a resident of the 300 block of S. High St. of $180 Wednesday night in the first block of E. Lombard St.
THEFT: Central District -- Property valued at $600 was stolen from a car Wednesday night while it was parked in the 100 block of E. 23rd St.
ROBBERY: Central District -- An out-of-town resident was robbed of cash and property, all valued at more than a $1,300, Thursday in the 100 block of W. Read St. by a man who struck the woman and knocked her to the ground.
THEFT: Central District -- Welding tools valued at $300 were stolen from a house in the 600 block of Washington Place Wednesday morning.
BURGLARY: Central District -- Someone entered a house in the 500 block of W. Preston St. Thursday morning and stole a 25-inch TV valued at $300.
THEFT: Central District -- Computer equipment valued at $2,000 was stolen from a fourth-floor office in the 300 block of E. Fayette St. Thursday night.
THEFT: Central District -- Someone broke into a car parked in the first block of N. Eutaw St. over the weekend and stole clothing valued at nearly $600.
THEFT/ARREST: Central District -- Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon who attempted to leave a store in the 200 block of W. Lexington St. without paying for $143 worth of hair-care products.
THEFT: Central District -- Power tools valued at nearly $400 were stolen from a truck Thursday afternoon while it was parked in the 2200 block of N. Howard St.
THEFT: Central District -- Someone broke into a car parked in the 2400 block of Callow Ave. Thursday morning and stole power tools valued at nearly $500.
THEFT: Central District -- An electric drill, portable radio and other pieces of property were stolen from a truck Thursday that was parked in the 1800 block of Eutaw Place. The property was valued at more than $500.
ROBBERY/ARREST: Central District -- Police arrested a man Thursday night and were holding him at the station pending charges that he robbed a resident of the 900 block of W. Lexington St. of $132 while threatening him with a sharp object in the 1900 block of N. Charles St.
HIT & RUN/ARREST: Western District -- Mack Wallace Hines, 34, of the 4500 block of Fernhill Ave., was arrested early today and charged with leaving the scene of a pedestrian accident after a 16-year-old girl was struck while crossing the 500 block of N. Monroe St. Thursday night in a cross-walk. The girl, a resident of the 800 block of Vine St. whose name Officer Greg Taylor, of the traffic division, declined to release, is listed in critical but stable condition at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. More than two hours after the 9:30 p.m. incident, Mr. Hines gave himself up to a police officer investigating a shooting in the 500 block of N. Gilmor St. Mr. Hines' car was recovered in the 200 block of S. Fulton Ave. He was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and failing to render aid to an injured person. Other charges were pending.
SHOOTINGS: Western District -- Two unidentified men were shot Thursday night while standing in the 200 block of N. Gilmor St. The shootings are believed to be drug-related. One man, reportedly a resident of New York, was shot in the head and is listed in critical condition at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The other man, believed to be from New York or New Jersey, was shot in the leg and was expected to be released today from the University of Maryland Medical Center. Witnesses told police the victims were standing together shortly before midnight when they were shot by at least one gunman. No arrest had been made in the case.
ROBBERY: Western District -- Police were seeking a resident of the 800 block of Whitelock St. who robbed a man in the 500 block of Arlington Ave. of $25 Wednesday night after displaying a badge and telling the victim he is a policeman.
BURGLARY: Western District -- Someone entered a house in the 1900 block of W. Lexington St. Wednesday night through a window and stole a 13-inch and 19-inch TVs, both valued at nearly $500.
ROBBERY: Western District -- Three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed a resident of the 300 block of N. Fulton Ave. of $30 in the 400 block of N. Monroe St. Wednesday night.
BURGLARY: Western District -- A VCR valued at $200 was stolen from a house in the 300 block of N. Calhoun St. by someone who entered through a rear door.
THEFT: Western District -- A newly delivered jacket valued at nearly $100 was stolen Wednesday afternoon from the vestibule of a house in the 1000 block of W. Lanvale St. The jacket had been delivered by mail shortly before it was stolen.
ROBBERY: Western District -- Two men, one armed with a sawed-off shotgun, robbed a resident of the 2200 block of N. Dukeland St. of cash and jewelry, all valued at nearly $1,000, Thursday morning in the 1500 block of Mount St.
ROBBERY: Southwestern District -- A resident of the 1600 block of W. Lexington St. was attacked by a man Thursday morning in the 100 block of N. Franklintown Road who robbed her of $8.
ROBBERY: Southwestern District -- A delivery man for Thursday morning by a gunman in the 4300 block of Parkton St.
BURGLARY: Southwestern District -- Someone entered Jackson Allen auto sales in the 3300 block of W. Baltimore St. between Wednesday night and Thursday morning through a bay door and stole property valued at more than $2,000.
BURGLARY: Southwestern District -- Property valued at more than $3,000 was stolen from a house in the 2000 block of Eagle St. over the weekend by someone who entered through a rear door.
ROBBERY: Southwestern District -- Two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed the Morse shoe company in the 2400 block of Frederick Ave. Thursday of more than $300.
Baltimore County
ROBBERY: Towson District -- Two men wearing ski masks robbed the Burger King fast-food outlet in the 1000 block of Taylor Ave. of an undisclosed sum about 2 a.m. Friday after forcing a cab driver -- who was waiting outside to drive the manager home -- into the building. The men, one armed with a handgun, stole money from the safe before forcing the manager and cabbie into the walk-in freezer. Neither man was injured.
ROBBERY: Towson District -- Three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed the Royal Farm store in the 7200 block of York Road of money about 5 a.m. Thursday. During the robbery, the gunman struck the clerk in the face. As the trio was leaving, the gunman turned and fired a shot at the clerk, missing him.
BURGLARY/ARREST: Towson District -- Eddie Goff, 19, of the 2300 block of Derby Road in Baltimore, was arrested Thursday evening and charged with burglarizing a house in the 6800 block of Greenspring Ave. When an occupant of the house arrived home and found several appliances stacked up next to a window, he called the police. Mr. Goff was arrested near the scene. A second man escaped.
BURGLARY: Towson District -- Someone entered a house in the 2400 block of Sylvale Road by breaking a front window and stole a box containing jewelry of unknown value.
ROBBERY: Towson District -- A Towson woman was robbed of her purse Thursday night in the 800 block of Goucher Boulevard by a man who pushed her to the ground.
ROBBERY: Woodlawn District -- A Woodlawn resident was robbed of his wallet, watch, jacket and shoes early today by two men, one armed with a handgun, at the intersection of Windsor Boulevard and Yataruba Drive. Later, police recovered the jacket and shoes. No arrests have been made.
AUTO THEFT/ARRESTS: White Marsh District -- Two O'Donnell Heights teen-agers were arrested early today after they bailed out of a stolen car on U.S. 40 near the Beltway and Golden Ring Mall. The car, a Pontiac Trans Am, had been stolen in Baltimore Oct. 29. It was spotted about 1 a.m. Friday in Havre de Grace. From there, it was pursued by Harford County police into Baltimore County, where Cpl. Richard Whitby and Officer Kevin McShane, both of the White Marsh District, spotted it near the mall. After the youths jumped out of the car, they were chased down by the officers and arrested. One of the teen-agers was slightly injured when his head struck the steering as the car spun-out and stopped. Following auto theft charges, the boys were released into the custody of their parents.