Crime & Safety

Foot Chase Leads to Arrest of One in Attempted Robbery

Police used a K-9 unit but were unable to track down the second suspect.

Despite using the efforts of a K-9 unit, Anne Arundel County Police are still looking for one man linked to an armed robbery in Severn Thursday afternoon. 

Around noon Thursday, Officers received a call about two men forcing their way into the back of a residence in the 1800 block of Oriole Court. Upon arrival, police witnessed the men fleeing on foot.

Capt. Jerard Flemings, a commanding officer in the Western District, captured one of the suspects after a foot chase, according to a police press release.

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Other police officers surrounded the area but were unable to find the second man. 

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