NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this week.

Sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, December 16, an individual entered a residence on Fitzgerald Court in Parkville (21234) via an unlocked door. The house was ransacked, but nothing appeared to have been stolen.

At just before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, someone fired shots into the front of a home in the 7900-block of 32nd Street in Rosedale (21237). No one was injured.

At just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, two individuals knocked on the front door of a residence in the 8800-block of Fontana Lane in Rosedale (21237). When the homeowner opened the door, one of the suspects pointed a gun at him. The homeowner then shut the door, but the suspects kicked the door and broke the door frame. The homeowner then let loose his dogs to chase away the suspects.