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State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Division of State Police
Superintendent Thomas F. Mac Leish |
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Updated DSP News Release: Friday, May 01, 2009- Suspects Arrested Thursday, April 30, 2009- Pick Pocketer Apparently Tried Theft First, But Wasn’t Good at That Either
New Castle County- State Police detectives have implicated two subjects in what turned out to be a string of robberies on April 29th and April 30th. Authorities have arrested Casey Joyner, 20, of East 30th Street in Wilmington, and Jerrell A. Cook, of West 36th Street in Wilmington, for their role in these incidents.
DSP provided two news releases yesterday in regards to two north Wilmington robbery cases and by the end of the day, two more incidents were linked by detectives. The third and fourth incidents were at the following locations: 1- Wawa, April 29th, 2:22 a.m., 4000 North DuPont Highway in New Castle and 2- Wawa, April 30th, 10:38 a.m., 1515 North DuPont Highway. Both of these incidents involved purse snatchings and the suspects were successful.
In the most recent case on the 30th, a witness followed the suspects as they fled the scene and obtained their tag number. This information was turned over to detectives who followed up on the lead. Last evening, Troopers responded to a residence along the 100 block of West 36th Street where they contacted and apprehended Cook and Joyner. Through their diligence and hard work, investigators learned that Joyner was the actual suspect committing the thefts while Cook was the get-away-driver.
Both suspects were charged with identical offenses: Attempted Robbery (felony), three counts of Conspiracy (felony), Attempted Theft (misdemeanor), Conspiracy (misdemeanor) and two counts of Robbery (felony).
Bail for Mr. Cook and Mr. Joyner was set at $48,000.00 secured a piece and they were both committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute.
Casey Joyner
Jerell Cook
DSP News Release: Thursday, April 30, 2009- Pick Pocketer Apparently Tried Theft First, But Wasn’t Good at That Either
Location of Incident: Wawa, 2621 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, Delaware, New Castle County
Date and Time of Occurrence: Wednesday, April 29th, 2009, at approximately 1:24 a.m.
Suspect(s): Black male, 20-24 years old, 5’06” to 5’07”, average build, wearing brown shorts and a pink t-shirt
Resume: Minutes before the below covered incident occurred, the same suspect apparently tried his hand at theft in Claymont.
This investigation revealed the suspect was in the Wawa and was standing behind a 46-year-old male victim. The victim took out his money and readied to pay for his purchase when the suspect tried unsuccessfully to grab the cash. The victim and a store clerk struggled over the money and the suspect ultimately fled from the store empty handed.
Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call 302.834.2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
DSP News Release: Thursday, April 30, 2009- Old Fashioned Pick Pocketing Rears its Ugly Head in North Wilmington- However, the Suspect Wasn’t Very Good At It
Location of Incident: Parking lot of the Wawa, 400 Wilson Road, Wilmington
Date and Time of Occurrence: Wednesday, April 29th, 2009, at approximately 1:45 a.m.
Suspect(s): Black male, 20-24 years old, 5’06” to 5’07”, average build, wearing brown shorts, a pink t-shirt and a Phillies Hat
Resume: In an age of high tech fraud and internet phishing scams, thieves these days have migrated toward crimes that distance themselves from their victims. So although it doesn’t happen very often, the old fashioned method of theft- pick pocketing- does rear its ugly head from time to time, as it yesterday.
At about 1:45 a.m., a 34-year-old male victim had just purchased coffee from the Wawa on Wilson Road. He exited the store and walked up to his vehicle and prepared to get in. As he was going to open the door, a subject walked up behind him and tried to pick-pocket his wallet. The victim turned around and startled the suspect who ran toward a silver four door car which fled eastbound on Wilson Road.
Anyone who may have 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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