Crime Beat: Essex Man Robbed for His Beer

A 53-year-old man was assaulted and robbed over a six-pack of beer early Saturday morning in Essex.

According to police reports, four male suspects approached the victim from behind not long after he got off a bus near his home on the unit block of Sharondale Way. The men then pushed him to the ground and demanded money.

When the victim told the men he did not have any money, one of the suspects punched him in the face and took his six-pack of Heineken cans. The victim described the men as black males between the ages of 16-21 wearing blue jeans.

The victim refused medical treatment and a canvas of the area by ground and aviation units turned up no clues. Police are continuing to investigate.

Here are other crimes recently reported to the Essex Precinct:

Wellbrook Road, 500 block, June 25: Between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone entered a home through a rear gate and removed a bicycle. Total loss: $150.

Tace Drive, 1100 block, June 24-25: Someone broke into an apartment, ransacked a bedroom and stole an XBox video game console. Total loss: $300.

Bird River Road, 10100 block, June 24: Between 1 and 8:40 p.m., someone cut the lock to a shed and stole a power washer. Total loss: $300.95.

Earls Road, 200 block, June 22-23: An unknown suspect entered the rear of A-Plus Auto Recyclers and stole 24 aluminum wheels and a car battery. Total loss: $1,010.

Riverthorn Road, 100 block, June 23: Between 4:30 p.m. and midnight, someone broke the glass on the rear door of the home before taking many pieces of jewelry. Total loss: $3,000.

Carroll Island Road, 600 block, June 22: Sometime between 7 a.m.  and 3:20 p.m., someone entered the home by shattering a side window before taking $500 and a checkbook.