Delaware State Police have arrested 53-year-old Timothy Halsey of Bear, Delaware, for a bank robbery and carjacking that occurred at the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union in Bear on Saturday morning.
Officials said on July 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., troopers responded to the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union at 1102 Quintilio Drive in Bear for a reported robbery. Preliminary investigations revealed that a white male suspect entered the bank and presented a demand note. The suspect then ransacked the property of bank employees before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. After leaving the bank, the suspect ran across the parking lot and approached a 2020 gray Honda Odyssey minivan, which was stopped in front of Aha South Indian Cuisine at 1247 Quintilio Drive. The suspect demanded the minivan’s keys from its driver, who complied, and the suspect fled in the stolen vehicle.
Through investigative efforts, troopers identified Timothy Halsey as the suspect involved in the bank robbery and carjacking and obtained a warrant for his arrest. On July 30, 2024, Wilmington Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Halsey was a passenger. Halsey was subsequently taken into custody and transported to Troop 2, where he was charged with multiple offenses. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $28,000 cash bond.
Timothy Halsey has been charged with three counts of Robbery 2nd Degree (Felony), Attempted Robbery 2nd Degree (Felony), Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Felony), and Theft Under $1,500.
Court records show Halsey was out on Pretrial Supervised Custody at the time robbery.
