The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Baltimore County police arrested a city man on Tuesday who they allege robbed elderly victims in two Pikesville home invasions within the last week. Ervin Ricco Durante, 50, of the 2000 block of Shirley Avenue in Baltimore, is charged with home invasion robberies that occurred on Sunday and Tuesday.
Police allege that Durante forced his way into an elderly resident's home in the 3000 block of Smith Avenue on Sunday, implied that he had a gun and stole the resident's wallet before fleeing. Previously, Durante had allegedly solicited that same elderly person for money and transportation, according to a police report.
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Based on a physical description and method of operation in previous incidents, police were seeking Durante in connection with the Sunday robbery when another home invasion occurred on Tuesday.
A suspect matching Durante's description and using similar methods allegedy entered a home in the 2000 block of Willow Glen Drive, assaulted two residents, both in their 80s, and stole $80, according to a police report.
Police searched areas that Durante was known to frequent, Baltimore County police Lt. Jay Landsman said, and located him on the street in Baltimore. Durante is being held in the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson on no bail, Landsman said.
Police allege that Durante forced his way into an elderly resident's home in the 3000 block of Smith Avenue on Sunday, implied that he had a gun and stole the resident's wallet before fleeing. Previously, Durante had allegedly solicited that same elderly person for money and transportation, according to a police report.
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Based on a physical description and method of operation in previous incidents, police were seeking Durante in connection with the Sunday robbery when another home invasion occurred on Tuesday.
A suspect matching Durante's description and using similar methods allegedy entered a home in the 2000 block of Willow Glen Drive, assaulted two residents, both in their 80s, and stole $80, according to a police report.
Police searched areas that Durante was known to frequent, Baltimore County police Lt. Jay Landsman said, and located him on the street in Baltimore. Durante is being held in the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson on no bail, Landsman said.
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