UPDATE: Police asking for public’s help identifying Dollar General theft suspect

10/11 UPDATE: Delaware State Police have released surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection to the robbery that happened at the Dover Dollar General Sunday evening.

Police say they are asking for the public’s help in identifying the pictured suspect. Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity is asked contact Detective Buzzuro at 302-697-4454.

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DOVER, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened at a Dollar General store Sunday evening.

Troopers were called to the store, located at 250 Gateway South Boulevard, at around 7:40 p.m. for a reported robbery. A female employee told police that a male suspect approached the counter, took a knife out of his sweatshirt, pointed it at her, and demanded money.

Once the employee opened the register, the suspect took an unknown amount of cash, threatened to kill the employee, and fled the scene.

The suspect was described as a male, approximately 6’0″ tall, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, and armed with a knife. Police say the suspect fled the area on foot towards the Food Lion.

Police are asking anyone who may have information on this incident to contact Detective Buzzuro at 302-697-4454 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.