Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery that occurred Thursday evening in New Castle.
Officials said on October 24, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., troopers responded to a warehouse complex parking lot located in the 2400 block of Bear Corbitt Road for a reported robbery. Troopers said that a 25-year-old man from Newark had arranged to sell a pair of Apple AirPods and an Apple iWatch to an unknown man after communicating with him by text message. The two agreed to meet in the warehouse parking lot.
When the suspect arrived in a dark-colored SUV, he exited the passenger side of the vehicle and attempted to take the items from the victim forcibly. During the struggle, the suspect displayed what appeared to be a handgun and struck the victim several times in the back of the head. The suspect then returned to the vehicle without the items and fled the scene.
Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, and the victim was transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is described as a black male approximately 24-25 years of age, around 5’7″ tall, with curly black hair, and an unshaven face. He was wearing dark clothing.
