Robbery Suspect Sought

Location of Incident: 7-11 2010 Limestone Road, north of Stanton, New Castle, DE

Date and Time of Occurrence: Saturday July 4, 2009 on or about 2350 hours

Suspect(s): White male possibly Hispanic 23-28 years-old, 5'9''-5'10'', 170 lbs, short brown hair, wearing a dark gray sweatshirt hoodie, blue jeans, and white sneakers

Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery which occurred at a Stanton convenience store.

The robbery occurred on Saturday evening July 4th just before midnight when the suspect entered the 7-11 and approached the clerk. The suspect had his hand inside his sweatshirt pocket when the clerk asked the suspect to remove it from the pocket. At that point the suspect pulled out a handgun and struck the victim on the side of the face. The suspect reached over the counter and removed money from the cash drawer before fleeing on foot.

The victim sustained some swelling on the side of the face as a result of the assault.

While troopers were at the scene a pizza delivery driver entered the store and advised he had been robbed on Windemere Lane, which is across from Stanton Middle School and less than a mile for the store. New Castle County Police are investigating that robbery, however, the pizza delivery driver gave a description that was very similar to the suspect involved in the 7-11 robbery.


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