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.

East Columbia

Snowden River Parkway: 9000 block. Someone wearing a mask entered Tower Federal Credit Union on Monday and demanded money at gunpoint. The man fled when a customer entered to use the automated teller machine.

Centre Park Drive: 8700 block, Long Reach. A man and woman tried to rob a Royal Farm Store about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. They fled when the clerk picked up the phone to call 911.

Foreland Garth: 6000 block, Long Reach. Two men struck a person with a handgun during an attempted street robbery Sunday afternoon.

Steven Forest Road: 5900 block, Oakland Mills. Two pieces of cookware were taken from a residence last week.

West Columbia

Little Patuxent Parkway: 11600 block, Hickory Ridge. Two bicycles were taken from a residence Thursday.

N. Laurel/Savage/Jessup

Washington Blvd.: 8700 block, Jessup. A man displaying a handgun attempted to rob a Royal Farm Store about 3:15 a.m. Thursday. The man fled in a silver pickup truck when the clerk refused to surrender money.

Washington Blvd.: 8800 block, Jessup. A man implying he had a weapon demanded money from an Amoco gas station clerk late May 29. The clerk refused to surrender money, so the man grabbed a pack of cigarettes and fled in Ford Crown Victoria.

Guilford Road: 7900 block, Savage. An unidentified young man was discovered sleeping in one of the bedrooms of a residence early Sunday. The man told police he had been at a party and believed the residence he was in belonged to a friend.

Western Howard

Long Corner Road: 900 block, Mount Airy. Someone entered a vacant dwelling last week and took a ceiling fan.

Daisy Road: 3100 block, Woodbine. Jewelry was stolen from a residence May 29.

Union Chapel Road: 15600 block, Woodbine. A jewelry box, battery charger and outboard motor were stolen from a residence May 29.