Crime & Safety
CRIME: Burglar Just Looking for Rabbit
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore City Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Bellona-Gittings
East Lake Avenue, 200 block, 11:30 a.m., July 17. A woman was mowing her lawn when she saw a man enter her unlocked house through the front door, take a yellow leather clutch bag and exit the house. When the woman confronted the man, he told her he was looking for a rabbit and fled.
Charles Village
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East 29th Street, 300 block, between 2:45 a.m. and 11 a.m., July 18. A burglar broke a rear door window and entered the house. The burglar stole a white Apple Powerbook, an external hard drive, cameras and an iPhone. The residents were at home at the time but slept through the incident.
Hargrove Alley, 2700 block, 12:55 p.m., July 23. A woman was taking groceries in through her backyard when a robber approached and asked if she needed help. The robber then snatched her purse, shoved her to the ground and fled south on Hargrove Alley.
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Oakenshawe
East University Parkway, 200 block, 7 p.m., July 22. A robber approached a woman and tried to snatch her iPod. When she resisted the robber pulled out a knife. The woman began yelling for help and a witness called police. The robber fled the scene but was located and arrested in the 500 block of East 35th Street.
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