Newark – On Sunday May 27, 2018, at about 1330 hours, Newark Police responded to the TD Bank, located at 230 East Delaware Avenue, for a report of a robbery, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin.
Rubin said arriving officers determined that the suspect entered the bank and approached a female teller. He displayed what appeared to be a handgun in his waistband and presented a note demanding money. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the subject fled on foot on East Delaware Avenue towards Haines Street.
The suspect is described as a black male with a beard and wearing a tan jacket and sunglasses. Photos are attached.
A track conducted by a University of Delaware Police Department K-9 was unsuccessful.
No one was injured in this incident.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Paul Keld at [email protected] or (302) 366-7100 x. 3106.
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Breaking Report
Newark – At approximately 1:30 this afternoon Newark Police Officers, along University of Delaware Police Officers, responded to the TD Bank, located at 230 E Delaware Avenue, for reports of robbery.
Officers have blocked access to the bank while investigators and evidence technicians processes the crime scene. Additional officers outside of the bank are using a police K-9 officer to search the surrounding area.
Early reports indicate that a handgun was brandished during the robbery.
While most banks are closed on Sunday’s, this TD Bank location is open from 11:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Sundays, according to their banks website.
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