EDGEWOOD, MD—Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s charged a juvenile on Saturday morning in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Edgewood earlier this week.
At around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, deputies responded to an armed robbery in the 2200-block of Hanson Road. There, they made contact with the caller, who was the victim of an armed robbery during a transaction arranged through Facebook Marketplace for the purchase of a Playstation 5 console.
The victim stated he had arranged to meet the seller in the 2500-block of Hanson Road. The suspect entered the victim’s vehicle to complete the transaction. During the exchange, the suspect produced a matte black “carbon fiber” handgun, pointed it at the victim, and fled with the cash.
Later, a juvenile suspect was identified. On Friday, February 2, a warrant was executed by detectives. The suspect was taken into custody and several items, including a Playstation 5 console, a black backpack, a black hooded sweatshirt with white lettering, a black beanie, a pink medical face mask, a BB gun resembling a Glock (pictured below), and two cell phones were seized. The suspect was charged with armed robbery and first-degree assault. The suspect was transported to the Harford County Detention Center and is being held without bond.
Anyone with information about this crime, or who may have video of the incident, is asked to call Detective Gividen with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office at 410-638-4007. Those who wish to remain anonymous, may report their information through Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
