Wilmington police are investigating an attempted robbery of a taxi driver and a robbery of a man on Randall Parkway.
The victim of the attempted armed robbery — a 72-year-old taxi driver — reported that two teens tried to rob him in a hotel parking lot in the 2300 block of South 17th Street at about 5:13 p.m. Thursday, according to Wilmington Police Department Spokeswoman Cathryn Lindsay.
The victim reported that he picked up the teens at Empie Park on Park Avenue in Wilmington, Lindsay said. The taxi driver drove the suspects to the local inn, when one of the suspects put something to the back of his head and demanded money.
The victim continued to drive through the parking lot and did not stop the vehicle, Lindsay said. The suspects then opened a window, jumped out of the vehicle and ran toward Cameron Court. The suspects did not take any money from the taxi driver. The investigation is ongoing.
Armed suspects take hoverboard, wallet
A man outside of his apartment on Randall Parkway was the victim in an armed robbery Thursday night.
The victim reported he was robbed by two black males, one with a gun, outside his apartment in the 4500 block of Randall Parkway just before 10:30 p.m., according to Lindsay. The suspects demanded his hoverboard and wallet.
The suspects then ran from the area headed west, Lindsay said. Both suspects are described as being in their twenties. One suspect is described as a 6-foot tall black man with dark skin and short hair. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans with paint on the rear. The second suspect is described as a black male with a light skin tone and short hair, who is about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He wore a tan hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3602 or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES. Start your message with Tip708, then type your tip.
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