Masked Man Robs Belair Road Rite Aid
It is the second time the Rite Aid has been robbed since late 2011.
Baltimore County police are investigating a robbery that occurred at a Perry Hall Rite Aid early Sunday evening.
An unidentified man wearing a ski mask, gloves and brown hooded-sweatshirt robbed the Rite Aid in the 9700 block of Belair Road at about 5:25 p.m., Ofc. Mark Dorsey said.
Sunday's incident marks the second time the Rite Aid has been robbed since 2011. Read:
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Police said the thief entered into the convenience shop and demanded money from the clerk. No weapon was used in commission of the purported robbery, Dorsey said.
The clerk obliged, handing over an undisclosed amount of cash.
Dorsey said the culprit fled in an unknown direction. Reports of the suspect fleeing the scene on a bike were unfounded, he added.
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Oksana Merryman
11:09 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
That is sad ... people need to find a job instead of robbing/stealing stores.
Mike Pierce
3:19 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
I suppose he came in the door with the hood over his face. This problem can be easily corrected. We have simple cameras that can recognize a face to focus on it. Put a camera at the entrance and only let someone in if the camera can recognize (and photo) a face.