Police Search For Man Who Pistol-Whipped Hooters Employees

Laurel Police are continuing to search for a man who allegedly robbed a Hooters Restaurant and beat several employees with a handgun.

The incident happened May 15 along the 14700 block of Baltimore Avenue. According to police, a man entered the restaurant through a rear door and struck the manager in the head with a handgun and ordered him to give him money. Another employee was walking past the manager’s office and was also struck in the head with the handgun. After obtaining the money the suspect fled out the rear door and ran in a northeast direction.

Thief Snatches Senior Citizen’s Purse at Laurel Mall

Laurel Police were able to recover a 77-year old woman’s purse that was snatched from her at Laurel Mall.

According to police, the woman reported that she was walking to her car in the mall’s parking lot when a teenage male grabbed her purse from her and ran towards Fourth Street.  The purse was recovered sometime later along the 15000 block of Laurelland Place. The purse was missing credit cards, driver’s license and an undisclosed about of cash. 

THEFTS

 05/05/11   

100 Block Saint Mary’s Place     

HP projector stolen from a classroom at Pallotti High School during spring break.

 05/06/11   

8200 Block Harvest Bend Lane     

Apple iPod Touch stolen from a parked car.

300 Block Washington Boulevard      

T-Mobile Blackberry cell phone stolen or lost while shopping at a business. 

 14600 Block Baltimore Avenue    

 Konic copier stolen from a lobby of an UPS business.

 05/07/11   

500 Block Main Street     

For-X BMX type bicycle, burgundy in color stolen during the Main Street Festival.

 05/09/11   

200 Block Fort Meade Road     

Three cars were broken into and the following property was taken: Fifty CD’s, U.S. Currency, iPod charger, Kenwood car stereo, Three Alpine amplifiers and Two Alpine Subwoofers.

STOLEN AUTOS

 05/10/11   

Unit Block Morris Drive   

 2003 Ford Windstar van, White in color with New Jersey tags ZRN57D.

 BURGLARIES

 05/08/11   

300 Block Washington Boulevard       

Entry gained through a door. Taken were U.S. Currency, Cash register and Newport cigarettes.

 05/09/11   

200 Block Patuxent Road        

Entry gained through a rear window. Taken was jar with change inside.  

 ROBBERIES

 05/09/11   

14900 Block Bowie Road       

A 17-year-old male was walking near the railroad path next to the rescue squad when he was confronted by three males. One of the males asked if the victim had any money and when he replied no the suspect punched the victim in the head area then reached into his pocket and removed the victim’s cell phone. The victim walked away and the suspect left the area in an unknown direction. The victim did not want medical attention.