Crime & Safety

Juvenile Robbed Outside Columbia Mall: Police

The victim left barefoot, according to Howard County police.

A young man was robbed outside The Mall in Columbia over the weekend, police said Wednesday.

Five people approached the boy sometime between 8:30 and 9:50 p.m. Saturday, and one of them threatened him, demanding his shoes and phone, according to the report.

Police said the boy complied and then left the scene, in 10300 block of Little Patuxent Parkway.

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The robbery was reported on Tuesday night, according to police, who said the investigation was ongoing Wednesday.


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