Man Fends Off Potential Robber on Crossbay Drive

A man told police that he fended off a potential robber who approached him in his car on Crossbay Drive in Severn Saturday night.

According to a release by the Anne Arundel County Police Department, officers responded to a call of an attempted robbery at 10 p.m. Saturday. A 32-year-old man told police he was approached by a man he did not know.

Police said the man suffered a blow to the face by the suspect who was unable to take the man's money before he fled the scene.

Officers in the area searched with K-9 and aviation units but couldn’t find the suspect.

Witnesses told police they saw a “suspicious vehicle” in the area, described as a gold Honda, but police did not find it.