Crime & Safety
Accused Backpack Robber Is Behind Bars: Annapolis Police
An Annapolis woman has been arrested and charged with hitting a man with a pole and stealing his backpack, say city police.
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Annapolis police arrested a local woman Tuesday on charges that she hit a pedestrian in the face last week with a metal pole and stole his backpack. Tymeika Lewis, 29, of Annapolis has been charged with theft, armed robbery, robbery, first and second degree assault, reckless endangerment and possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure, according to a police report.
The robbery took place at about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 1100 block of Bay Ridge Avenue, the police said. An unidentified man told the police that as he was walking in the area, a woman hit him in the face with a metal pole.
As he fell to the ground, the robber grabbed his backpack and fled. The victim was treated at an area hospital for injuries to his face.
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The robbery victim and Lewis knew each other prior to the robbery, the police said.
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Lewis was being held Tuesday at the Jennifer Road Detention Center prior to her initial hearing before a commissioner in the Annapolis District Court, the police report stated.
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