Armed Robbery

(Photo: MGN)

DOVER, DE– Dover Police arrested two teens on robbery charges following an armed incident Sunday evening. 

Officers responded to a walking path near Mifflin Road south of Forrest Avenue for a robbery reported around 6:12 p.m. on June 9. 

The victim reportedly told police two suspects approached him, demanding he turn over several items while one suspect displayed a handgun.

The suspects left the area after the victim complied, according to Dover Police.

Both suspects were found walking near the Village of Westover and arrested both, following a foot pursuit. 

Officers reportedly found a loaded Glock 19 handgun in the path where the suspects ran. 

The suspects, identified as a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, were transported to Dover Police Department for arraignment and processing before being committed to the Stevenson House Detention Facility on $56,000 cash bail. 

Each is charged with the following crimes:

  • Robbery First Degree

  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony

  • Possession of a Firearm/Ammo by a Person Prohibited - 2 counts

  • Conspiracy Second Degree

  • Resisting Arrest

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