Newark Police have arrested a man in connection with an attempted knifepoint robbery on Sunday, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin.
Rubin said based on video and witness interviews, Detectives developed Matthew Radecke, 35, of Newark, as a suspect in the incident/
On February 1, 2022, Detectives located Radecke in a parking lot in the 1100 block of South College Avenue. He was taken into custody without incident and was transported to Newark Police headquarters where he was charged with:
Attempted Robbery First Degree
Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
Radecke appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #2 by video and was ordered to be held in default of $50,000 cash bail. Radecke was turned over to the custody of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington.
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On Sunday evening, January 30, 2022, at about 6:49, Newark Police responded to the McDonald’s parking lot in the 800-block of South College Avenue for a report of an attempted robbery, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin.
Rubin said the responding officers contacted a male victim in the parking lot. The victim reported that he was in the parking lot and was approached by a male suspect. The suspect displayed a knife and demanded the victim’s property according to Rubin. The victim fled from the suspect without providing any property. The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5’8″ – 5’9″, 200-230 pounds, beard, and wearing a gray hoody or jacket and blue jeans. He was armed with a folding knife. The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot across South College Avenue. Video from the area shows the suspect in the area of the restaurant prior to the attempted robbery.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. P. Keld at (302) 366-7100 x. 3106.