I wonder if they have cameras in the parking lot - seems like this is required equipment these days.

A shot gun under the counter could have fixed that problem. Keep trying to take guns from law abiding citizens and this is just the beginning of the problem. Statistics show when everyone one has a gun, crime drops substancially.

Oh, yes, a great idea to let the teenagers behind the counter use a shotgun...

I wonder who will be next since they think this is an easy mark in that area ....

I hate to say it but I strongly believe it's because White Marsh police spends more time engaging in racial profiling than protecting our merchants & being vigilant in essential crime areas.

As someone that works in the area, I am curious to know if they have cameras inside the restaurant? Is this something you can find out Emily?

Mylosha were you a poor victim of racial profiling? Seriously get real. The Polk e can only do so much with what they are given to work with and what they are allowed to do. One citizen complains about one little thing and the police can't be police anymore.

That end of the parking lot where these merchants are located is very dark at night. Perhaps some bright lighting would deter some of these robberies. It's just a real shame... Hope these thugs are caught!!

That shopping center has always been a targeted one. Multiple robberies over the years. I think it's the proximity to Belair Road to get away.

I live right behind the Mars/Pizza Hut. I think cameras and more lighting would be the first step. If that doesn't help, the second step,would be to hire a security guard to walk the area. Can Perry Hall Community Association help out with that?

Just one more reason to get rid of paper currency altogether. This way if you want to steal money you have to be educated enough to hack into a bank account not just wield a gun and scare people.

I think that several of us should call the White Marsh station and request more police presence. Secondly, Emily, was the restaurant open at the time of the robbery? There should be cameras in the parking lot as Chief Johnson has mandated them for shopping centers.

Actually Kat, I'm a nearby business owner & I witness a lot of racial profiling. I never said I was a victim ok genius! Anybody that wants to be honest about it knows White Marsh police tend to spend more time targeting & demeaning minorities rather than striking a balance with actual law enforcement & public safety.

The cops are right around the corner every day. They are writing speeding tickets on Silver Spring rd. day and night. Maybe they could take a break and look for a little crime. Nah never mind just sit there with your free donuts and coffee and keep taking more of what the people in this state already don't have...

I agree with Tom....unless police are on Silver Spring or Joppa ticketing 'speeders', you can't find them. I live behind this shopping center too....last time I called police for something, it was 20 min for response. At that point, personal property and physical damage was done due to a fight/brick to car action. A kid on my soccer team works at this Hut....scary stuff.

@dragonfly....I don't know specifics on the profiling....but I've been pulled over twice in last year, once on a red light lottery, which resulted in search....neither of which are 4th amendment compliant. This idea of running tags indiscriminatly is not right....esp. when u base a search from it and it was dmv who was in wrong. Couple this sort of activity with profiling...u get what we have now....6 cars on silver spring responding to illegal alien with expired tags.

I think a lot of you are giving the police less credit than they deserve. I worked overnights for over a year in the area and the police stopped in every single night to check up on us and the other businesses in the area. They do a lot of patrols in the areas at night too. When the Walgreen's was robbed they sent an officer down the road to make sure that we had not been robbed as well. They take far more care of the people working in the area then a lot of you seem to realize. They can't be everywhere at once though, so why not help them out and report suspicious behaviors rather then just complain about what they aren't doing.

Seriosly, I am sick of hearing about "racial profiling." If certain people didnt commit many crimes and act inappropirately than this wouldnt happen. This happens because people often live up to stereotypes (thats why they exist). Of course, this is not true for everyone and every stereotype... I think many people that have grown up in this area, like myself, have noticed a change for the worse. I live behind the pizza hut also and this REALLY scares me. How do we change this? First, I think stopping public transportation to the mall would help, but I dont know how to tackle this. I cant understand why this is happening in our area... Also, I think the police in our area do a great job with what they can.

After reading all these comments, what is interesting to me is people complaining about "profiling" but yet they turn around and "profile" the police as donut-eating, racial-profiling, speed-chasing morons. Individual cops are as different as any other group of people: some great, some good, and some not so good.

Check out our story update here: UPDATE: Perry Hall Pizza Hut Robbery Investigation Ongoing - http://patch.com/A-sSf8

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The "heyday" of Perry Hall, as a safe family community, ended a long time ago. Many we know ran from the area years ago, as they could see the writing on the wall. As soon as our mortgage is done...two more years...we're out of here also. That's the only way we'll be able to sell low and move fast. Just too close, and with too easy of an access, to high crime areas. This is only going to get worse around here.