Crime & Safety
Essex Crime: Police Investigating Pair of Robberies
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Baltimore County police are investigating two unrelated robberies that occurred Nov. 21 in Essex.
In the first case, two men were robbed at knifepoint as they walked along the around 7 p.m. in Essex, police said.
According to police reports, three men approached the victims, ages 16 and 26, from behind and put a knife to the younger one’s throat and demanded his wallet. The boy complied.
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The suspects ran away with the wallet and an iPod toward Back River Neck Road, police said.
The second case occurred around 8 p.m. in the 1600 block of Williams Ave. In that case, two men approached a 19-year-old male, grabbed him by the neck, assaulted him and stole his cell phone, police said.
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Anyone with information about either of these cases is asked to contact the Essex Precinct at 410-887-0220.
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