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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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DSP News Release: Friday, October 30, 2009- Subject Targets Two Stores in University Plaza Seeking Loot
Location: The Payless Shoe Store and the Happy Harry’s Drug Store, both located in the University Plaza Shopping Center, Newark, Delaware, New Castle County
Date of Occurrence: Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 9:03 p.m.
Suspect(s): Dark complected black male, 6’04”, 215 pounds with a beard, wearing black jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Resume: At approximately 9:00 p.m. last night, Troopers were dispatched to the Payless Shoe Store for an attempted robbery report.
In this case, the suspect described above entered the store and approached the service counter. He presented a note to the clerk advising he had a gun and demanded cash. When the clerk advised her till did not have any money, the suspect fled the scene.
A few minutes later, this same suspect entered the adjacent Happy Harry’s and again approached the service counter. He asked the clerk if she had any money and when she advised “no,” the suspect played it off as a joke and asked for a pack of cigarettes. The clerk turned to grab the pack of smokes and the suspect ran out of the store.
There is no surveillance video to disseminate at this time. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call detectives at 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. |
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