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Southern Baltimore
Shootings Two men were shot about 3:30 p.m. yesterday in the 2800 block of Denham Circle in Cherry Hill by an unknown assailant. One man was shot in the foot and the other in the right side; both were treated at an area hospital. Details were not available. Anyone with information identifying the shooter is urged to call district detectives at 410-396-2499.

Northern Baltimore
Burglary A laptop computer, a 19-inch screen TV, an iPod, video game equipment, a cell phone and a digital camera were stolen Wednesday from a house in the 6000 block of Clear Spring Road by someone who entered through a kitchen window. Total value of the property was $5,700.

Southeastern Baltimore
Robbery/arrest A Southeast Baltimore man was arrested early Wednesday and charged with the armed robbery of the Royal Farm store in the 6100 block of Holabird Ave. moments earlier. About 2 a.m., a man wearing a cowboy hat entered the store and forced a 21-year-old male employee to give him money from a cash register while keeping one hand under his shirt as though armed. The bandit fled on foot after he was given about $126. Moments later, a district police officer observed a man wearing a cowboy hat running down a nearby street and stopped him. Arrested and charged with armed robbery and theft was Anthony Bridges, 25, of the 6500 block of Danville Ave.

Assault Police were seeking three men who assaulted a man, 25, about 7 p.m. Tuesday while he sat on the front steps of a house in the first block of S. Ann St. During the incident, a man known as "Tonto" pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the victim while verbally threatening him. The victim was not seriously injured.

Theft An iPod valued at $300 was stolen Wednesday from a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica parked in the 2600 block of E. Fayette St. by someone who entered the vehicle after breaking a window.

Theft A hammer drill and a saw were stolen sometime Tuesday or Wednesday from the bed of a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck parked in the 600 block of S. Grundy St.

Stolen vehicle A black 2008 Audi with Ohio tags ELH3983 was stolen sometime Tuesday or Wednesday while parked in the driveway of a house in the 1200 block of Dockside Circle.

Burglary Light fixtures, door-knob sets, and a washer and dryer were stolen between Aug. 30 and Wednesday from a house in the 2500 block of E. Fairmount Ave. Police said the intruder also caused nearly $1,900 damage to an air conditioner, kitchen cabinets, copper pipes and a water heater.



Baltimore Co. – Essex
Burglary Someone broke into a house in the 1000 block of Foxcroft Lane through a rear basement window Wednesday and removed video games and their accessories. The property was valued at $450.

Stabbing Police were seeking two men who forced a man into his home in the first block of Driftwood Court about 10 p.m. Wednesday and robbed him at knifepoint of $30 and a cell phone. During the robbery, the victim was stabbed in the side and back. The unidentified men drove off in a white van. Police said the victim was treated at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Baltimore Co. – Parkville
Stolen vehicle A female resident of the 4000 block of Marjeff Court heard a noise outside her home about 10 p.m. Wednesday and observed two men driving off in her 4-door gold 2004 Dodge. The car's tags were MTW 082.

Burglary A gold watch valued at $200 and diamond rings valued at $1,000 were stolen Tuesday from a house in the 6100 block of Fork Woods Road. The burglary was reported Wednesday.

Baltimore Co. – Franklin
Armed robbery/arrests A man, 81, and two younger females were standing in a parking lot in the 10000 block of Red Run Blvd. in Owings Mills about 11 a.m. Tuesday when two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed the man of his money and a cell phone. The men also robbed the women of their purses. During an investigation, police suspected the man had been set up by the women and that they were involved with the men in the robbery. Arrested later and charged with armed robbery were Jerrelle A. Hammond, 27; Jemel E. Clark, 24, Jessica L. Sheeks, 25, and Christine A. Barber-Krainer, 25. The suspects' addresses were not available. The victim was not injured.

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