Police handcuffs and criminal fingerprints card
Police handcuffs and criminal fingerprints card

Game store robbery under investigation after armed assault in Glen Burnie

Glen Burnie, MD – A late-night robbery at a Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard game store left an employee assaulted Wednesday after a masked suspect entered the business and demanded money.

The suspect displayed what the victim believed was a firearm during the attack.

The item was later determined to be an airsoft gun as the assailant fled with cash and merchandise.


Key Points

  • A robbery was reported at Level Up Games around 11 p.m. Wednesday
  • The suspect assaulted an employee and displayed an airsoft gun
  • Police released a suspect description and are asking for tips

Officers from the Northern District responded to the Level Up Games store in the 7600 block at the time of the report.

Preliminary findings indicate the suspect began assaulting the employee immediately after entering the business.

An undetermined amount of money and merchandise was taken before the suspect ran from the scene.

Police release suspect description

Investigators described the suspect as a white male in his 20s wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, tan boots, a mask, and gray gloves.

Detectives are reviewing evidence and seeking witnesses who may have been in the area around the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 410-222-4731 or provide anonymous tips through the 410-222-4700 tip line.

Detectives continue search for suspect

Authorities are working to determine the suspect’s direction of travel and whether surveillance cameras captured usable footage.

The investigation remains active as officers continue gathering information to identify and locate the individual responsible.

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