Shoplifting From Cellular Phone Store

On February 21, 2023, at about 1831 hours, Newark Police responded to the T-Mobile store in the Newark Shopping Center, 230 East Main Street, for a report of a shoplifting that just occurred.  Arriving officers determined that two male suspects entered the store, which was open for business, and damaged a theft deterrent system.  The suspects then removed multiple phones from the business and fled on foot southbound through the shopping center.

The suspects were described as:

Suspect 1: Black male, 20-25 years of age, thin build, full beard and wearing a black and white Adidas knit hat, white puffy winter coat, black pants, black and white sneakers and a white face mask with a black X.

Suspect 2: Black male, 20-25 years of age, thin build, full beard and wearing a black knit hat, green puffy winter coat, khaki colored pants, gold chain necklace, yellow and gold sneakers and a white face mask.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Cpl. Martin at (302) 366-7100 x. 3470 or rmartin@newark.de.us. Additional methods for providing information to Newark Police can be found on our tips page, where reward information may also be available.