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State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Division of State Police
Superintendent Robert M. Coupe |
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The Headline: Monday, July 27, 2009- Attempted Robbery at Newark Area Exxon
Location: Exxon, 4600 Ogletown Road, Newark, Delaware 19713
Date of Occurrence: Sunday, July 26th, 2009, at 12:52 a.m.
Suspect(s): White male, mid-twenties, 5'6" to 5'8", clean shaven, thin to average build, black sweatpants and red hooded sweatshirt
Resume: Detectives from the Delaware State Police Robbery Squad at Troop 2 are investigating an attempted robbery from Sunday morning.
At approximately 12:52 a.m., a male suspect entered the Exxon, located on Route 4 at Harmony Road, and approached the service counter. This subject brandished a knife and jumped the counter. He tried unsuccessfully to pry open the register with the knife. Frustrated and empty handed, the bandit fled the store on foot.
The suspect’s description is included above.
Surveillance photos are not available at this time. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
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