Investigators tie Parkville addresses to U-Haul ATM robbery scheme

Baltimore County police said on May 28 that detectives charged 24-year-old Robert Hodges in a burglary spree that stretched through Catonsville, Towson and Parkville, after officers responding to a burglary in progress on Loch Raven Boulevard found an ATM had been stolen and hauled away in a U-Haul vehicle. Police said the investigation began with break-ins reported since May 25 and ended after the Harford County Sheriff’s Office found the U-Haul in its jurisdiction and Hodges was taken into custody. Baltimore County said Hodges faces burglary, theft and firearm-related charges and is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. ### How did Parkville become part of the case? Parkville entered the case through one of the stops detectives linked to the same overnight sequence. Baltimore County police said the suspect was tied to burglaries in the Catonsville, Towson and Parkville areas, and local television reports citing charging documents said one of the later incidents happened at the Soda Pop Shop in Parkville. (baltimorecountymd.gov) Charging documents described by CBS Baltimore said the suspect drove the U-Haul into the front window of the Parkville store, took about $4,000 in cash and tried to remove another ATM. WMAR reported that after the Towson theft, Hodges repeated the same method at stores in Parkville and Kingsville before the truck was found after a crash in Harford County. (baltimorecountymd.gov) ### What do police say happened at the Towson store? The 8600 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson is where officers said they were dispatched just after 1:30 a.m. on May 27 for a burglary in progress. Baltimore County police said responding officers found that the suspect had stolen an ATM and fled in a U-Haul, prompting a brief pursuit that was later discontinued. (cbsnews.com) WBAL and WMAR, citing police and charging documents, reported that surveillance video showed the U-Haul backing into the front of the convenience store multiple times before the ATM was loaded into the truck. WMAR also reported that the store owner told police the cash register had been ripped open and about $2,200 was missing. ### What other addresses were investigators examining? (baltimorecountymd.gov) Catonsville addresses appeared earlier in the sequence outlined by charging documents. WMAR reported that the first incident was on May 25 on Prestwood Road, where a woman told police a man in a U-Haul tried to get into her home but did not succeed, and that another burglary was reported about three hours later on Birchwood Road, where the suspect allegedly entered a home but did not take anything. (wbal.com) Kingsville also surfaced in the same set of allegations. CBS Baltimore reported that charging documents said Hodges tried to break into a Carroll Motor Fuel gas station there by driving the truck through the front, though nothing was taken. ### Where was the suspect arrested? Harford County is where the chase ended. Baltimore County police said the Harford County Sheriff’s Office located the U-Haul after the pursuit was discontinued, and the suspect was then taken into custody. (wmar2news.com) WMAR reported that the truck had crashed and that an ATM, shoe boxes and other items were visible inside. (cbsnews.com) The station said Aberdeen Proving Ground police then found Hodges walking near a fence less than 100 feet from the crash site, chased him with a K-9 and took him into custody after medical treatment. (baltimorecountymd.gov) ### What is verified, and what still depends on charging documents? Baltimore County’s public statement verifies the arrest date, the suspect’s name and age, the counties and communities named in the investigation, the U-Haul, the ATM theft on Loch Raven Boulevard, and Hodges’ detention without bail. The more detailed claims about cash amounts, the Parkville business name, and the sequence of additional attempted break-ins come from charging documents as described by WMAR and CBS Baltimore. (wmar2news.com) Maryland courts make case information available through the state’s case search portal, but the public summaries surfaced in this reporting do not include a full narrative of the charging papers. As of June 2, Baltimore County police said the investigation remained ongoing, and the next public step is expected to come through court proceedings involving Hodges in Baltimore County. (casesearch.courts.state.md.us) (baltimorecountymd.gov)