Crime & Safety

2 Women Held Up in Early Thursday Annapolis Robbery

Annapolis police are investigating an early Thursday armed robbery.

At 12:50 a.m., two women were walking from a parking lot to an apartment building in the 700 block of Americana Drive when two men, one with a handgun, approached, according to police.

The pair demanded money and both women gave the men their purses. The men got into a vehicle with a waiting driver and left the scene, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. Callers may be eligible for a reward.

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