Crime & Safety
Man, Juvenile Arrested in Liberty Road Armed Robbery
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department's Pikesville precinct. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
A man and teen were arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery.
According to a police report, a Milford Mill man got off the bus at Liberty Road and Washington Avenue at about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, when Dartez Christopher Hatcher, 21, of Brooklyn, MD, allegedly grabbed him from behind.
The victim said he saw a semi-automatic handgun. Meanwhile, the juvenile, a resident of the Ramblewood area of Baltimore, allegedly approached the victim from the front and stole his cell phone, shoes and hat, the report states.
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Police said the two suspects were found a short time later in the same area.
"Suspect Hatcher was wearing [the] victim's hat and shoes which were described," it states.
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The $400 Prada shoes and $60 hat were recovered, but not the $300 phone, according to the report.
Hatcher was charged with armed robbery, robbery, felony firearm use, first- and second-degree assault and theft of less than $1,000, according to court records.
His preliminary hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 8.
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