Wilmington Man Arrested Following Carjacking And Pursuit

Location: Rite Aid, 2034 New Castle Avenue, New Castle, DE
Date of Occurrence: Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2:20 p.m.
Victim:
43 year old New Castle, DE woman

Defendant and Charges:

Corey R. Bowers, 31, Wilmington, DE
Robbery 1st Degree
Carjacking
Numerous Traffic Charges

Arraignment information is not available at this time.

Resume:

New Castle, DE- Delaware State Police detectives have arrested a Wilmington man following a carjacking and vehicle pursuit that occurred this afternoon.

The incident began at approximately 2:20 p.m. this afternoon (4/14) as a 43 year old New Castle woman was entering her vehicle in the parking lot of the Rite Aid Pharmacy located in the 2000 block of New Castle Avenue in New Castle. It was at this time that a male suspect entered the front passenger seat of the vehicle and confronted the victim with a handgun. The suspect then demanded the victim’s keys and personal property and ordered the victim out of the car. The suspect then fled from the parking lot in the victim’s vehicle.

A short time later, officers responding to the area were advised by police dispatchers that a witness was following the victim’s vehicle and was relaying the location of the car to the 911 call center. Responding officers from the Delaware State Police, New Castle City Police Department, New Castle County Police Department, and the Wilmington Police Department located the vehicle on I-95 and began pursuing it into the city of Wilmington. The suspect collided with a number of vehicles in the area of Concord Avenue and Washington Street. He then fled from the vehicle on foot in the area of 23rd and Washington Streets before being apprehended by an officer from the Wilmington Police Department.

Corey Bowers was arrested and charged with the above listed crimes. His arraignment information is unavailable at this time. The victim was not injured.