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March 30, 2010

Bank robber sought

Police are searching for a man who held up an Ellicott City bank on Saturday. The picture's a bit blurry, but I've included it anway.

Here's the statement from Howard County Police:

Police seek public’s help to identify bank robber Reward of up to $2,500 offered for information leading to an arrest Howard County police are asking the public’s help in identifying a robber who struck an Ellicott City bank on Saturday.

Police received a call at approximately 10:50 a.m. for a robbery at Howard Bank in the 10100 block of Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. The lone suspect entered the bank and approached a teller. He gave the teller a note that implied he was armed with a gun and demanded cash. The teller complied with the demands, and the suspect fled with cash.
At the time of the robbery, there were three employees in the bank and no customers. No one
was injured.

The suspect is described as a white male in his early 20s; 5 feet, 8 inches tall; very thin; wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, a gray baseball cap with a black bill and thick black gloves.
A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information that leads to the suspect’s identification and arrest.

Police ask anyone with information to call 410-313-STOP. Callers may remain anonymous.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 7:34 AM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Howard County
        

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Whoever the person was who said that the picture was my uncle is an idiot that looks nothing like my uncle and now he's in jail for a crime somebody else did.

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.



Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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