DSP News Release: Tuesday, March 24, 2009- Stanton Liquor Store Robbery Probed, Second Robbery at this Location this Month

Location of Incident: Super Soda Center, 512 Main Street, Stanton, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Monday, March 23, 2009, at approximately 8:39 p.m.

Suspect(s): Black male, 5'6” tall, thin build, unshaven, wearing a dark colored jacket with white sleeves and hood concealing head/face

Resume: Last evening, Troopers were called to the Stanton Super Soda Center for a reported robbery.

In this incident, shortly before 9:00 p.m., a black male suspect entered the business and brandished a small silver colored fixed blade kitchen style knife. He demanded money from clerks. One of the clerks opened the cash register just as the suspect jumped onto the counter.

The suspect removed an undisclosed amount of money from the till, but apparently was not sated with his score. He then demanded money from the clerk himself; however the clerk did not have any money to provide.

The suspect fled the store on foot towards Stanton.

Surveillance video is not available at this time. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call 302-834-2630 ext. 6.

It should be noted that this store has been robbed twice in the past two weeks. The robberies do not appear to be connected at this time; however, these investigations continue.