UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the robberies in Essex/Middle River.

Original story below…

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ESSEX/MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this week.

At just before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, three individuals pried open the door to the storage unit and damaged a garage door in the 300-block of Mitchell Road in Essex (21221). The suspects stole two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), then fled the scene.

At just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, an individual armed with a handgun entered Dollar General located in the 100-block of Beacon Road in Middle River (21220).  The suspect demanded money from the safe, received an undisclosed amount of cash, and then fled the scene.

At 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, and individual armed with a handgun entered Domino’s Pizza located in the 600-block of Eastern Boulevard in Essex (21221), then forced an employee to open the safe. The suspect stole cash, then fled.