3 Men Accused of Robbing 24 Area Convenience Stores

(UPDATED, 1:14 p.m.)—Three men have been arrested and charged with robbing 24 convenience stores in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County.

The men were arrested following a high-speed pursuit into Baltimore County after robbing two convenience stores in North Baltimore. They were taken into custody in a parking garage at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.

"There is no doubt that these three men would have continued victimizing businesses and store employees if our robbery detectives in the County and the City had not used solid police work to put the pieces together, and then relentlessly pursued this case," Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson said in the news release.

Omar Hance, a 31-year-old resident of Better Waverly, and Darrell Blackwell, a 26-year-old Columbia resident, face 11 counts including armed robbery and first degree assault. Willie Vinson, a 24-year-old Cherry Hill resident, faces 12 counts including armed robbery and first-degree assault.

The men are currently being held in the Baltimore City Detention Center.

According to Baltimore County police, the men robbed the Royal Farms, 7-Eleven and High’s stores between Dec. 23 2012 and Feb.7, 2013.  

Here are the store the men allegedly robbed:

• December 23, 2012, 8:10 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 6100 Holabird Ave.
• January 1, 2013, 7:33 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 6435 Pulaski Highway
• January 1, 2013, 8:28 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 3701 Fleet St.
• January 6, 2013, 6:07 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 3360 Annapolis Road
• January 10, 2013, 8:15 p.m., 7-Eleven, 7410 Windsor Mill Road
• January 10, 2013, 9:40 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 211 West 29th St.
• January 13, 2013, 9:15 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 4918 Harford Road
• January 13, 2013, 9:20 p.m., 7-Eleven, 5232 Harford Road
• January 13, 2013, 9:48 p.m., 7-Eleven, 206 W. Coldspring Lane
• January 15, 2013, 1:45 a.m., 7-Eleven, 4700 Erdman Avenue
• January 15, 2013, 2:01 a.m., 7-Eleven, 5401 Radecke Avenue
• January 15, 2013, 2:04 a.m., 7-Eleven, 6401 Golden Ring Road
• January 15, 2013, 10:15 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 2501 Liberty Heights Ave.
• January 15, 2013, 10:49 p.m., 7-Eleven, 2704 Washington Blvd.
• January 20, 2013, 9:10 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 6067 Falls Road
• January 20, 2013, 9:35 p.m., 7-Eleven, 5455 Reisterstown Road
• January 26, 2013, 7:31 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 4045 Wilkens Ave.
• January 26, 2013, 7:49 p.m., Royal Farm Store, 4384 Hollins Ferry Road,
• January 30, 2013, 1:05 a.m., 7-Eleven, 8601 Liberty Road,
• January 31, 2013, 8:23 p.m., 4315 Annapolis Road
• February 1, 2013, 11:37 a.m., 7-Eleven, 8601 Liberty Road
• February 5, 2013, 8:38 a.m., High’s, 8710 Liberty Road
• February 7, 2013, 10:56 p.m., 7-Eleven, 630 West 33rd St.
• February 7, 2013, 11:01 p.m., Royal Farms Store, 1119 West 41st St.