Severna Park Gas Station Burglar Arrested: Police

SEVERNA PARK, MD — A Glen Burnie man is charged with burglary after Anne Arundel County Police say broke into a Severna Park gas station to steal tools. An alarm call at the Crown Gas Station, 502 Ritchie Highway in Severna Park came in about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Officers reported a window had been broken out, which allowed a thief to enter the repair bay. Video surveillance showed a man broke into the gas station, stole tools and left in a green Ford pickup truck.

The suspect in the video — later identified by police as Richard Scott Rotramel, 54, of the 1200 block of Oakwood Road in Glen Burnie — was familiar to the responding officer.

A lookout was broadcast for the vehicle, which was soon located on Veteran’s Highway in Millersville. Police say property stolen from the gas station was found in the vehicle. Rotramel was arrested and charged with burglary and DUI related crimes.

Photo of Richard Rotramel, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police