Armed Robbery of South Main Street Gas Station

On Sunday June 23rd, at about 1144 hours, a male suspect entered the Sunoco gas station located in the 200-block of  South Main Street.  The male approached the counter and demanded money while threatening the clerk with a hammer.  The suspect then went behind the counter and removed an undisclosed amount of United States currency and fled the store on foot.

The suspect is described as a white male, 20-30 years of age, 5’8″ – 5’9″, average build and wearing a light-colored hooded jacket and black shorts.

There is no video surveillance available for release at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Det. Anderson at (302) 366-7100 x. 3469 or wanderson@newark.de.us.  Additional methods for  providing information to Newark Police can be found on our tips page, where reward information may be available.