Police are investigating two local burglaries and a robbery that were reported this month.

Sometime between 3 a.m. on August 15 and 2 a.m. on August 25, an individual broke into a residence along Rosecrans Place in Nottingham (21236) via kitchen window and stole a game system.

Sometime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, August 28, an individual entered a home in the 1400 block of Rosewick Avenue in Rosedale (21237) through the unlocked back sliding door. The suspect stole cash, a television, and a television stand before fleeing the scene.

At 9:45 a.m. on Monday, a man approached an elderly victim in a parking lot in the 100 block of Orville Road in Essex (21221) and robbed her of her purse. Officers were later able to locate and arrest the suspect.