Troopers Arrest Suspect In Rehoboth Cigarette Store Robbery

Location: DOT Discount Cigarettes, 19108 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday February 4, 2014 at approximately 6:12 p.m.

Victims:
26 year old female employee
29 year old female employee

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Dennis Parkstone, 20, Rehoboth Beach, DE (Photo Attached)
Robbery 1st (2 counts)
Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony

Arraigned at JP3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $35,000.00 cash bond.

Resume:
Rehoboth Beach, DE- The Delaware State Police have arrested a 20 year old Rehoboth man after he was linked to a robbery of local cigarette store

Troopers were summoned to the DOT Discount Cigarette store located at 19108 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach Tuesday evening around 6:12 p.m. after employees there contacted 9-1-1 to report a robbery. A 26 year old female employee along with a 29 year old female employee were at the counter when a white male subject entered the store with his face partially covered with a dark mask and a knit cap and hood over his head. As he approached the two female victims, he presented a note demanding the cash and implied he had a gun. The employees complied with the demands and turned over an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency before the suspect fled back out the front doors and ran west toward South Street. Neither of the victims were injured during the incident and were able to provide a detailed description of the suspect.

At approximately 7:45 p.m. that evening, a trooper on patrol in the area of South Street observed a subject matching the exact description of the suspect being sought, standing outside a residence in the 35000 block. Dennis Parkstone was contacted and taken into custody without incident. He was transported back to Troop 7 where he was charged with two counts of Robbery 1st, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony. He was arraigned at JP3 and committed to SCI in lieu of $35,000.00 cash bail.