On January 2, 2019, at about 0300 hours, Newark Police were dispatched to a report of a carjacking that had just occurred in the parking lot of the Rodeway Inn at 1120 South College Avenue.

Officers responded to the incident and contacted the female victim.  The victim advised officers that she was pulled into the parking lot and observed the suspect, who walked towards her.  The suspect approached her vehicle and asked her a question.  The suspect then opened the door to her vehicle and displayed a silver handgun.  While pointing the gun at her, he demanded the keys to the vehicle.  The suspect then struck the victim in the head and pulled her from the vehicle.  The suspect entered the vehicle and fled south through the parking lot.

The victim went to a nearby room where 911 was called.  The victim suffered lacerations to her face.  She was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment and was later released.

The suspect is described as a black male, 20-25 years of age, 5’8″ – 6’0″, 180-220 pounds and wearing green sweat pants, a green hoody sweatshirt with the hood over his head and a black ski mask that covered part of his face.  Photos of the suspect are located below.  He was armed with a silver handgun.

The vehicle stolen is a 2010 silver Chrysler Town & Country minivan with DE temporary tag XP632728.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective P. Keld at (302) 366-7100 x. 3106 or pkeld@newark.de.us.

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On December 30, 2018, at 1025 hours, Newark Police responded to South College Avenue and Welsh Tract Road for a crash involving multiple injuries.

During the investigation, officers determined that a 2015 Hyundai Sonata was traveling northbound on South College Avenue intending to turn left onto Welsh Tract Road.  A 1993 GMC pick-up truck was traveling southbound on South College Avenue in the left straight lane.  The Hyundai turned left in front of the GMC and the GMC struck the passenger side of the Hyundai.

The female passenger in the Hyundai sustained serious injuries and was trapped in the vehicle.  She was extricated by Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Company of Newark, treated by New Castle County Paramedics and was flown by Delaware State Police helicopter to an area trauma center for treatment.  The male driver of the Hyundai, as well as the two occupants of the GMC, were all transported to area hospitals for injuries not believed to be life threatening.

The driver of the Hyundai, an 85 year-old male from Essex, CT, was issued a summons for Failure to Yield on a Left Turn.  Southbound South College Avenue and part of Welsh Tract Road were closed for about two hours while police investigated and cleared the scene.

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