Police are investigating two robberies and two burglaries that were reported over the past week.

At 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 11, an individual gained entry into a residence on Willow Creek Court in Parkville (21234) by prying open the front door. Once inside, the suspect stole a laptop computer, then fled the scene.

At 11:55 p.m. on Friday, two individuals robbed a man of his cash when he exited his vehicle in the 900 block of Baltimore Yacht Club Road in Essex (21221).

At 12:20 a.m. on Monday, August 15, an individual displayed a gun and robbed a man of his cash in the 7600 block of Belair Road in Overlea (21236), then fled on foot.

At just before 4 a.m. on Monday, an individual gained entry into Little Lou’s, located in the 8000 block of Philadelphia Road in Rosedale (21237), via a rear window. The store’s alarm was activated causing the suspect to flee the scene.