From the Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack:
On Sunday, June 10, 2012, at 2:53 PM, troopers from the Maryland State Police (Bel Air Barrack) responded to an armed robbery at the Cricket Wireless cell phone store located along the 1900 block of Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Maryland. The Cricket Store is west of the intersection of Pulaski Highway (US Route 40) and Paul Martin Drive.
The suspect entered the business, displayed a semi-auto handgun, and assaulted the clerk before demanding cash. Upon obtaining an undisclosed amount of currency, the suspect fled the store on foot, entering a late model Toyota Tundra. The 24 year old female clerk, Baltimore County resident, was not injured during the robbery.
The suspect is described as a black male, about 5’10, large build, in his mid-twenties, with “scruffy” facial hair, and “dread- locks.” The suspect was also described as wearing a black wool hat and sunglasses. The suspect was also seen loitering around the store in the days leading up to the robbery.
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Did he use an actual gun… Or just a gun app on a cell phone???
Either way, it’s an aggravated assault; the implied threat is just as good as the real one as far as the law is concerned.
“There’s an app for that”