DSP News Release: Saturday, March 14, 2009- State Police Probe Grocery Store Robbery

Location of Incident: La Simpatica Mexican Grocery Store, 3731 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, March 13, 2009, at approximately 8:55 p.m.

Suspect(s):

• Black male, 18 – 20 years old, 5’09” to 6’ tall, wearing a green army jacket, black shirt and jeans
• Black male, 18 -20 years old, 5’09” to 6’ tall, wearing a black shirt, jeans and a cloth over his face

Resume: State Troopers responded to the La Simpatica Mexican Grocery Store on Friday night for the report of an armed robbery. 

The victims (two store employees: a 26-year-old male and a 29-year-old female) reported two male suspect entered the business shortly before 9:00 p.m.  One of these subjects was armed with a handgun and the other with a shotgun.

The bandits demanded cash from the employees who complied.  The bandits fled on foot from the business in an easterly direction. 

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call investigators at 302-834-2630 ext. 6.

Notes: This is a small scale grocery store in a strip mall on Kirkwood Highway.  Also, there is no surveillance video available.