Bridgeville armed robbery under investigation
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – Delaware State Police say they are investigating an armed robbery that happened early Tuesday morning in Bridgeville.
We’re told the incident happened just after midnight in the area of 4th Street, when a 20-year-old man caught two male suspects trying to break into his step-father’s white Toyota Camry and neighbor’s Toyota Corolla, which were parked outside. The victim confronted the suspects, at which point he was allegedly pistol-whipped by one of the suspects while they stole his wallet from his front pant pocket.
The victim then yelled for his 28-year-old family member to come outside, who reportedly threw his cell phone at the suspect as he walked outside, subsequently hitting him. It was reported that the suspect then pointed a handgun at the family member before fleeing the area on foot. At the same time, the second suspect was looking through the neighbor’s Corolla before fleeing on foot.
The victim was treated on scene for his injury.
The first suspect was described as a male wearing dark-colored shorts and a dark-colored shirt, while the second suspect was described as a male wearing dark-colored shorts and a dark-colored hoodie.
Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact Detective C. Simpson at 302-752-3855 or by email at Charles.W.Simpson@delaware.gov. Information may also be provided to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
