Crime & Safety

5 Howard County Businesses Burglarized During Early Morning Hours Sept. 14

Five businesses in Howard County were burglarized within a 2-hour window of time on the same day, according to police.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Numerous Howard County businesses were burglarized this past weekend, according to police.

On Sept. 14, three businesses located in the 9000 block of Baltimore National Park in Ellicott City were broken into around 4 a.m. The suspect(s) broke the front glass doors and stole cash and merchandise from U.S. Tobacco, Jumbo Jumbo Chicken & Tea and Cake Wala, according to police.

Also on Sept. 14 around 4:25 a.m., the Shell located in the 10700 block of Birmingham Way, Woodstock, was broken into. The suspect(s) broke the front glass windows, climbed in and stole a Bitcoin machine, according to police.

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Around 6 a.m. that same day, someone broke into the Shell located in the 7900 block of Washington Boulevard in Jessup. The suspect(s) again broke the front glass windows and stole an ATM, police reported.

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