UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Connection with Valero Robbery

UPDATE: Delaware State Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery that occurred on Monday, Nov. 24, at the Valero gas station in Milton.

Through investigative leads, troopers say they were able to identify 29-year-old Donald Tinley as the suspect responsible. On Wednesday, Nov. 26, troopers located Tinley at a residence in the Milton area, where he was taken into custody without incident.

Tinley was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with second degree robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, and wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony. He was arraigned and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $10,500 cash bond.

MILTON, Del. – Delaware State Police (DSP) are investigating a robbery that occurred Monday morning at the Valero gas station in Milton.

At 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 24, troopers responded to a gas station on Deep Branch Road for a reported robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect entered the store, before going behind the counter and demanding that the clerk remove money from the registers. The suspect then took the clerk’s car keys and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in the clerk’s vehicle. No one was injured during the incident.

A short time later, troopers located the vehicle unoccupied in the area of New Hope Road in Ellendale.

The suspect is described as a white male who was wearing a face covering.

DSP Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this incident. Anyone with relevant information about this case is asked to contact Detective H. Lingo by calling (302) 752-3798. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.

This article was originally published on Nov. 24 at 4:14 p.m.