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Hotel Robbery and Indecent Exposure: Howard County Crime Roundup

The following information was supplied by the Howard County Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.

Ellicott City: Break-In

Sometime during the afternoon of July 6, an unknown number of suspects entered a residence on the 5100 Ilchester Road and stole a laptop and video game system.

Columbia: Break-In

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On July 6, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., an unknown number of suspects entered a shed of a residence on the block of 9500 Quarry Bridge Road and stole a bicycle.

Columbia: Indecent Exposure

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Just before noon on July 6, a person walking on a trail near Broken Land Parkway and Snowden River Parkway saw a nude man on a bridge.

Laurel: Robbery

On July 6, just after 6:30 a.m., a woman invited two guests into a hotel room on the 9700 block of Washington Boulevard. An unknown suspect knocked on the door, and the first two suspects let him in, along with three other men. The suspect displayed a gun and assaulted the victim while the other suspects stole cash, a cell phone and a laptop.

Jessup: Attempted Commercial Break-In

Between July 1 and July 6, an unknown number of suspects tampered with a lock on the front of Bimbo Bakeries USA, on the 7100 block of Dorsey Run Road, but failed to gain entry.

Jessup: Vehicle Theft

A blue 2010 Toyota Yaris with Maryland tags 8FZP47 was stolen from the 8300 block of Autumn Way.

Fulton: Vehicle Theft

A red 1999 Ford Mustang with Oklahoma tags 932DCU was stolen from a residence on the 11200 block of Scaggsville Road.

Laurel: Vehicle Theft

A blue 2007 Hyundai Sonata with Maryland tags 9CVS41 was stolen from a residence on the 9500 block of Old Lantern Way.


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