U.S. Marshals Make Arrest In Hollywood Diner Carjacking Where Teen Was Injured
The Dover Police Department is investigating a carjacking that occurred at Hollywood Diner Saturday evening on December 9th.
The investigation began when the Dover Police Department received a call for a stolen vehicle at the restaurant at 5:28 p.m. Officers responded and contacted the victim, a 17-year-old female from New York, who advised that she was sitting in the passenger seat of a running vehicle when a black male entered the driver’s seat and began to back out of the parking lot.
The victim exited the vehicle in an attempt to escape, and the vehicle continued backing up, causing the vehicle to strike the victim’s legs. The victim was transported to Bayhealth Kent Campus and treated for minor injuries. The vehicle was located unoccupied at an apartment complex in Dover shortly after the incident. The suspect was described as a black male wearing all-black clothing.
Through this investigation, Detectives were able to identify Deandre Bennett, 27, of Dover, as the suspect responsible for the carjacking at the diner police said Friday. Detectives obtained warrants for Bennett’s arrest and on 12/15/23, members of the U.S. Marshal’s First State Fugitive Task Force arrested Bennett without incident. He was processed and arraigned at Dover Police.
Bennett was committed to SCI on $60,000 cash bail for Robbery First Degree.