Hospital cafe robbed, man sought
Anne Arundel County police have released this photo of a man suspected of holding up a cafe worker at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie.
Police said the robbery occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Valentine's Day, at closing time, when a man approached a female clerk from behind, threatened her with a knife and demanded money from the cash register.
Here is a statement from authorities:
On February 14, 2010, at approximately 8:13 p.m., officers from the Eastern District responded to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center located in the 300 block of Hospital Drive in Glen Burnie for a report of an armed robbery that occurred at the Café located inside of the hospital.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, a female clerk, who reported that a male suspect entered the store at closing time and approached her from behind. The suspect then displayed a knife and demanded money from the cash register.
Suspect: Black male, approximately 5’6”-5’8”, 160-170 lbs., wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, a black ski mask and black gloves.
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Categories: Anne Arundel County, Breaking news
Comments
Correct me if i'm wrong , but this guy looks like he's white !
Posted by: songod7 | February 17, 2010 11:19 AM
ha, yeah, he looks white to me also.
Posted by: Michael | February 17, 2010 2:47 PM
Concerning that the young clerk who's life was threatened in the course of the crime was at the mercy of a video surveillance camera as her sole resource for on-the-job safety. This doesn't mean she was any safer from the threat - it only means that, if the violence had escalated, it would be documented.
The focus of the hospital's security seems to be catching the perpetrator after-the-fact, and not keeping one's employees safe by offering training or resources to deal with the threat as it occurred. Was there any security personnel available? Was there any company policy of what an employee should do in the event of an attack? Was any training offered by the hospital to put the life of the young lady in greater priority than the property damage?
Posted by: Jeff Mount | February 19, 2010 2:11 PM