State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

 

Division of State Police

 

Superintendent Robert M. Coupe

Updated DSP News Release #2- Friday, August 28, 2009- Pharmacy Robbers Identified and Arrested

 

Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland- Thanks to the diligence by detectives and the involvement of the public, two brothers- William and Stephen Satterfield- have been identified and linked to the pharmacy robberies affecting our area for several weeks.  On Wednesday the 26th, several photographs of the bandits in action were released to the media and tipsters began to call in with information identifying the suspects. 

 

Yesterday evening, officers scoured the area and located William Satterfield, 32, of Mansion Farms in Bear, Delaware, at an undisclosed motel on Pulaski Highway.  Word of William’s arrest soon spread and his brother Stephen Satterfield, 27, also of Mansion Farms, surrendered to authorities later in the evening. 

 

The charges, applied by both the Newark Police Department and the Delaware State Police for their respective investigations, are as follows for each suspect.  The breakdown for the cases they were linked to is also included below:

 

Suspects:

 

William Satterfield (committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $154,000.00 cash bond):

  • Five counts of Robbery 1st (felony)
  • Four counts of Conspiracy (felony)

Stephen Satterfield (committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $124,000.00 cash bond):

  • Four counts of Robbery 1st (felony)
  • Four counts of Conspiracy (felony)

 

Cases:

 

  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – Peoples Plaza, Newark, Delaware – 7/27/09 @ 2:30 p.m. (William and Stephen) DSP Investigation
  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – New London Rd, Newark, Delaware – 7/31/09 @ 9:08 a.m. (William and Stephen) NPD Investigation
  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – Peoples Plaza, Newark, Delaware- 8/11/09 @ 9:15 a.m. (William only) DSP Investigation
  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – Kirkwood Highway, Newark, Delaware- 8/14/09 @ 9:28 a.m. (William and Stephen) DSP Investigation
  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – New London Road, Newark, Delaware- 8/15/09 @ 9:08 a.m. (William and Stephen) NPD Investigation

 

This investigation was a cooperative effort by the Delaware State Police, Newark Police Department, New Garden Township Police Department and the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office.  It should be noted that these two subjects will be charged in the near future with the two Pennsylvania CVS Pharmacy robberies  mentioned below as well as the most recent robbery of the Rite Aid on Route 40 in Elkton, Maryland from August 25th at 9:50 a.m.

 

William Satterfield

 

Stephen Satterfield

 

 

Updated DSP News Release #1- Wednesday, August 26, 2009- Photographs of Pharmacy Robbers Released

 

Delaware and Pennsylvania- Over the course of the past several weeks, the Delaware State Police, Newark Police Department and the New Garden Township Police Department have reported on multiple pharmacy robberies plaguing our area.  In these incidents, the suspects have entered the stores, threatened the pharmacy clerks with a firearm (they either implied they had it or displayed one), and demanded prescription drugs- primarily Oxycodone and Oxycontin. 

 

By working collaboratively together, surveillance footage has been compiled of the suspects responsible for these crimes.  These subjects have carried out robberies on the following dates and at the following locations:

 

TIMELINE:

 

·  CVS Pharmacy- Route 41 in New Garden Township (PA) – 7/13/09 @ 9:09 a.m.

·  CVS Pharmacy – Route 41 in New Garden Township (PA) – 7/24/09 @ 9:05 a.m.

·  Rite Aid Pharmacy – Peoples Plaza, Newark, Delaware – 7/27/09 @ 2:30 p.m.

·  Rite Aid Pharmacy – New London Rd, Newark, Delaware – 7/31/09 @ 9:08 a.m.

·  Rite Aid Pharmacy – Peoples Plaza, Newark, Delaware- 8/11/09 @ 9:15 a.m.

·  Rite Aid Pharmacy – Kirkwood Highway, Newark, Delaware- 8/14/09 @ 9:28 a.m.

·  Rite Aid Pharmacy – New London Road, Newark, Delaware- 8/15/09 @ 9:08 a.m.

 

 

Anyone who may recognize the subjects depicted below is asked to call 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

 

 

 

 

                           

 

SUSPECT #1:         White male, 22 to 30 years old, 5-6 to 6-0, 150 to 170 lbs., thin to average build, dark colored facial hair, wearing an army green baseball cap with a red star, black t-shirts with large varying logos, shorts and white sneakers.

 

                   

 

SUSPECT #2:         White male, 35 to 45 years old, 6-0 to 6-3, 215 to 230 lbs., large to heavy build, red/auburn colored hair, currently clean shaven but may have a red/auburn colored beard or facial hair, large dark colored sunglasses, wearing a black and red baseball hat or a tan colored flat hat, tan or green long sleeved shirts and various styled shorts.

 

*These subjects should be considered armed and dangerous.

 

 

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