Crime & Safety

Man Robbed, Slashed with Knife

The attack occurred when the man was walking to his car in the 6600 block of Collinsdale Road.

A man was attacked with a knife during a Thursday morning robbery.

Around 8 a.m., the man was walking toward his car parked in the 6600 block of Collinsdale Road when he was approached by two men in their late teens to early twenties, according to a Baltimore County police report. The robbers put a knife to the man's throat and said "you know what time it is" and "kick it out."

The man gave the robbers $60 in cash and a cellphone valued at $50, police said. When the robbers appeared distracted, the man slapped the arm of the robber holding the knife. That robber then made a jabbing motion with the knife before slashing the man's left forearm. 

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The robbers fled the scene on foot, according to the report.

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