Delaware State Police
News Release

DSP News Release: Sunday, January 11, 2009- Delaware Park Worker Robbed After Work Walking to Car

Location of Incident: Parking Lot of Delaware Park, 777 Delaware Park Boulevard, Newark, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Saturday, January 10, 2009

Suspect(s): light skinned black male, 30-40 years of age, 5'10"-6'0", 200-250 lbs, gray jacket with draw string around the bottom, khaki pants, white shoes

Resume: On Saturday morning, Troopers were dispatched to Delaware Park in reference to a robbery that occurred in the parking lot. This particular parking lot can be accessed by turning off of Kirkwood Highway to Delaware Park Boulevard.

This investigation revealed that the victim was an employee of Delaware Park who was walking towards her vehicle. The victim stated that she did not notice anyone around her until someone tried to take her pocketbook. The victim was able to hold onto her pocketbook however the suspect was able to reach inside and take a small change purse. The change purse contained a small amount of cash and other items.

The suspect ran from the scene and entered his vehicle, parked a short distance away. This vehicle is only described as being four door sedan gray in color. The suspect then fled northbound in his vehicle on Delaware Park Boulevard towards Kirkwood Highway.

The victim was uninjured during the incident.

This case does not appear to be related to the robbery which was reported to the media on Saturday, January 10^{th just outside Delaware Park on Route 7. There is no video surveillance available from this incident.}

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call investigators at 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.