Dry Cleaner Robbed, Cat Burglar Steals Car: Columbia Police Blotter

A Columbia dry cleaner was cleaned out Saturday morning in a commercial robbery.

At approximately 10:43 a.m. on Saturday, a man entered Love Cleaners in the 7600 block of Murray Hill Road and handed an employee a note demanding money.

The man took the money and left the area. He did not imply he had a weapon, and nobody was injured.

Street Robbery: At 10:21 p.m. on Saturday, a group of four juveniles approached a person walking in the 9400 block of Kilimanjaro Road. One of the youths took money and a cell phone from the victim.

Four Residential Burglaries

• Multiple guns were stolen from a gun safe in the 5000 block of Green Mountain Circle, where pry marks were visible near a door knob. The burglary occurred sometime between 6:30 a.m. on Friday and 2 a.m. on Saturday.
• A TV was missing and a door had been pried open at a residence in the 5100 block of Brook Way. The burglary occurred sometime between 7 p.m. on Friday and 2:11 a.m. on Saturday.
• The door knob was removed and the door ajar when a resident arrived home in the 6000 block of Majors Lane Friday night. Nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred sometime between 6 a.m. and 7:39 p.m. on Friday.
• A man woke up and saw his front door was open a crack, then realized his wallet and vehicle were missing. The cat burglary occurred in the 10300 block of Nightmist Court between 7 p.m. on Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday. The suspect is believed to be known to the residents.