Police in Baltimore County are investigating after a local pharmacy was burglarized and an Essex dollar store was robbed.

At 4:45 a.m. on Monday, March 20, an individual gained entry into the Pharmacy 4 Less – located in the 7100 block of Darlington Drive, 21234 – by prying and kicking in a rear door. Once inside, the pharmacy was ransacked and property was damaged. The suspect then fled the scene.

At about 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, a suspect entered the Dollar Tree – located in the 1300 block of Eastern Boulevard, 21221 – and, at gunpoint, demanded money from the safe. An employee handed over the cash and the suspect fled the scene.