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Friday, April 03, 2009

A Great Witness Helped To Get The Job Done In This Robbery Apprehension


Location of Incident: La Estrella Grocery Store, 4536 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Thursday, April 2, 2009, at approximately 3:53 p.m.

Suspect(s):
Fulquencio Cid Juarez, 22, of Franklin Street in Wilmington
Hildeberto Rodriguez, 27, of St. Johns Drive in Wilmington
Gabriel Mendoza, 26, of South Van Buren Street in Wilmington

Resume: Yesterday afternoon, State Police dispatchers had officers respond to the La Estrella Grocery Store on Kirkwood Highway for a reported robbery.

Troopers were close by and the response was quick. The initial officer on the scene checked on the occupants of the store to make sure they were OK and then made contact with a witness outside. This witness provided crucial information pertaining to the fleeing suspects- which included an accurate description of the suspect vehicle, a green Chevrolet Blazer. This information was subsequently shared with other Troopers in the vicinity.

Moments later, a Trooper observed the suspect vehicle on Route 41 and Milltown Road and executed a traffic stop. The chauffeur was identified as Gabriel Mendoza. Seated in the rear of the SUV were two other subjects who were identified as Fulquencio Juarez and Hildeberto Rodriguez.

With the suspects safely in custody, patrol officers turned this case over to robbery detectives. Their investigation revealed Juarez and Rodriguez both entered the grocery store armed with what appeared to be a handgun- this was later determined to be a bb-gun. The suspects demanded cash and the clerk complied. Before leaving the store, the suspects also took clothing from display.

The three defendants were each charged with Robbery 1st and Conspiracy 2nd, both felonies. The suspects, who were found to have been in the United States illegally, were committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute, each on a $27,000.00 secured bond also with detainers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

Simply put, a great witness helped to get the job done in this robbery apprehension.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Heck, let some more of them into the country.

Stoker said...

Sad thing is now our taxes will go to feed, house and clothe these 3 scumbags. Cut their fingers off and deport them.