UPDATE (May 2, 9:57 a.m.)—Police have charged a Perry Hall man with robbing a , attempting to rob a and robbing .
Justin Nicholas Radtke, 27, of the 4400 block of Darleigh Road, was arrested on April 28, according to Lt. Ron Brooks of the . Radtke was charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft less than $1,000, court records show.
Police declined to release a photo of Radtke Wednesday morning, as the investigation into other incidents is ongoing.
At about 4:45 p.m. on March 31, a man entered the Subway in the 8600 block of Belair Road at , asked for a cup of water and passed a note to the cashier. The note demanded cash and implied the robber had a gun. The robber then stole cash and fled toward Slater Avenue, Patch .
At about 10:51 a.m. on April 1, a man entered the Subway in the 1800 block of York Road and passed a note to the clerk, demanding cash and implying that he had a gun. The clerk, however, did not understand English and walked away. The suspect then fled the store, according to a Patch .
At about noon on April 1, a man entered The Tan Company in the 7200 block of York Road, passed a note to a clerk, demanding cash and implying that he had a gun. He then grabbed cash from the shop's cash drawer and fled, Patch .
Baltimore County's robbery unit connected Radtke with each of the three incidents, which occurred in separate police precincts, according to Detective Cathy Batton, a Baltimore County police spokeswoman. Police are looking into possible connections between Radtke and additional crimes.
The Perry Hall Subway robbery is one of three robberies reported at the since March. On March 30, a man was near an outdoor ATM, and on April 28, two men .
A representative of KLNB, which owns the shopping center, was not immediately available for comment.
What should the shopping center do to prevent future robberies? Tell us in the comments.
NAH!!
causes crime to decrease in the states that allow carrying concealed weapons. Ed
The real problem here is that most business owners do not realize that NO PERMIT IS REQUIRED to carry a concealed firearm while on the premises of any business that they own, rent, or lease. All they have to do is arm themselves with a firearm and the knowledge as to when and how to use it.
If they think it's even POSSIBLE they could get shot robbing store X, I can assure you the vast majority will pass over that institution. I doubt anyone with a brain will try and rob the Liquor World for example, after the last guy that did nearly got shot for it by the owner who was armed. Situation is different though, when you are talking about paid employees versus true small business owners. Even IF we instituted a concealed weapon law for store owners today, the policies on criminal engagement by employees wouldn't change.
However, mostly blame these criminals parents for failing to raise their children well. I'm not suggesting it's easy, but if you can't support one fiscally and emotionally don't have one. That said, there are exceptions of well raised kids who turn out poorly though. We're all human, we all make stupid mistakes when we're young. Some worse then others, obviously.
I had to look no further (locally speaking) then the success rate of the Towson area Citizens on Patrol program to show how rational crooks are. I wouldn't have believed it either, a couple months ago.
of children at home, who turn into criminals.