On October 8, 2021, at about 0628 hours, Newark Police responded to the 900-block of Church Road for a disorderly person.  Upon arrival, officers were advised that the suspect fled in a vehicle.  Officers located the vehicle parked in a driveway with front end damage and the driver had fled the vehicle.

An investigation into the incident found that the vehicle had been operated by James Hudiburg, 48, of Hockessin, who was located a short distance away from the vehicle.  The vehicle was found to have struck a parked car and fled that scene before it was located by Newark Police.  Hudiburg was also found to have taken the vehicle from an acquaintance without the permission of that acquaintance.  Further, Hudiburg was court-ordered not to have contact with the acquaintance.

The investigation also found that Hudiburg was impaired by drugs.  He was arrested without incident and was transported to Newark Police headquarters where he was charged with:

• Fifth Offense Driving Under the Influence of a Drug
• Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
• Leaving the Scene of Property Damage Collision
• Failure to Report a Collision
• Driving While Revoked
• Breach of Release
• Additional traffic offenses

Hudiburg appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #2 by video and was ordered to be held in default of $8,700 secured bail.  Hudiburg was turned over to the custody of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington.

On October 7, 2021, at about 2348 hours, Newark Police responded to the 100-block of East Main Street for a report of a robbery at an ATM machine.  Upon arrival, the officers contacted the female victim, who advised that she was withdrawing money from an ATM machine adjacent to the sidewalk.  As she walked back to her vehicle, she was approached by a male suspect who took the money from her hands.  She briefly fought with the suspect in an attempt to retain the money and the suspect ran away with the money.  A witness attempted to assist the victim fighting off the suspect.  The witness then followed the suspect and observed him flee the area in a vehicle.  The witness attempted to chase the suspect vehicle, but ultimately lost contact with the vehicle.

The suspect was described as a white male, bald, about 30 years of age, 5’9″ – 5’10” and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with a white undershirt and dark pants.  The suspect was wearing a red face mask.  He fled in a 4-door passenger car.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. W. 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 also be available.