Police are investigating a burglary, a robbery, and an attempted robbery that were reported this week.

Sometime between 6:30 a.m. on Monday, June 19 and 2 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20, an individual broke into a residence in the 12400 block of Harford Road in Hydes (21082) and stole cash and a watch.

At 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, a man was walking in the area of Route 702 and Mansfield Road in Essex (21221) when he was approached from behind by a suspect who pointed a gun and demanded his money. Since the victim had no money, the suspect proceeded to strike the victim and then fled.

At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, a man pointed a gun at a woman while she was unloading groceries from her vehicle in the 6700 block of Havenoak Road in Rosedale (21237). The man demanded the woman’s car keys and then fled the scene in the her vehicle.