Police are investigating two robberies that took place on Tuesday.

At just after 2:30 a.m., an armed individual entered the 7-Eleven located in the 600 block of Compass Road in Middle River (21220) and stole cash and cigarettes. The suspect then fled the scene.

At just after 7 a.m., an individual entered the Weis Markets store located in the 9400 block of Scott Moore Way (Honeygo Village Center) in Perry Hall (21128) and approached an employee who was loading the instant lottery machine. The suspect, implying a gun, demanded the cash from the lottery machine and then left the store in a vehicle.