GLEN BURNIE, MD – Two men have been arrested and charged for a knifepoint robbery of a Citgo gas station on Crain Highway Friday night. At around 10:30 pm, Richard Thomas Hawkins, 37, and Joseph Eugene Write, 42, entered the store as one of them displayed a knife and demanded money and tobacco products from the store clerk.
A struggle ensued, and the clerk was able to disarm the attacker. The two suspects fled the scene but were seen nearby by responding officers who noticed they matched the description of the earlier robbery attempt.
The two men were arrested and charged accordingly, according to police.