Wilmington Police officers are investigating an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery reported over the weekend.
According to Wilmington Police Department Spokeswoman Lucy Crockett, the first armed robbery took place at 3:52 a.m. Saturday at Jack Pots Internet Café on Market Street.
Police said an employee was standing outside with a customer when two men approached the stairs of the business.
One man produced a semi-automatic handgun and forced the employee and customer inside. The suspects ordered the employee to empty his pockets, took the customer’s wallet and robbed the cash register, Crockett said.
The suspects attempted to open the business’ safe, but were unsuccessful.
The suspects wore black sweatshirts with white strings, hoods to cover their heads, blue gloves and black pants. Both men are about six feet tall.
Police said the second incident was an attempted armed robbery that occurred at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North 30th Street.
The 19-year-old male victim said he was walking from a nearby motel to buy cigarettes when two men came up behind him. Crockett said one of the suspects hit the victim in the back of his head with a pistol.
After unsuccessful attempts to take his money, the suspects left empty-handed. The victim was unable to identify his attackers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at (910) 343-3600 or submit an anonymous text via Text-A-Tip by entering Tip708 and the message, and send to CRIMES (274637).
