Rehoboth Beach PD searching for robbery suspects

Rehoboth Beach police are investigating an incident in which a woman was robbed and thrown from a moving vehicle on Saturday night.

Police say they responded to the area of State Road and Hickman Street around 10:40 p.m., for reports of a robbery and a woman being struck by a vehicle.

After speaking with the victim, officers discovered that a male suspect grabbed her purse before getting into a car driven by a female suspect. While the car was stopped to pick up the male suspect, police say the victim reached into the car, attempting to turn it off. The driver then allegedly drove away, causing the victim to be thrown onto the roadway.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Rehoboth Beach PD Detective Tyler Whitman at 302-524-1391.