ESSEX, MD – Police are investigating two street robberies that were reported in the Essex area this week.

At 2:45 p.m., two individuals approached a juvenile on Timber Creek Court (21221) and, at gunpoint, demanded that the victim empty his pockets. The suspects stole the victim’s backpack and then fled on foot. The suspects then dropped the backpack and the victim’s property was recovered.

At just after 3 p.m., two individuals, one of whom was armed, approached the a man on Southeastern Court (21221) and demanded his phone. The suspects stole the victim’s phone and then fled the scene.