NEWARK, DE — Delaware State Police are currently investigating a robbery at a Shell gas station that occurred early Thursday morning. Troopers were called to the scene at the Shell station located at 1148 Christiana Road in Newark around 5:07 AM following a robbery report.
Three unidentified male suspects reportedly used a white van to crash through the front glass window of the gas station while it was operational. After breaking in, the suspects confronted a Shell employee, demanding that he open the cash registers. The employee complied, and the suspects subsequently fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
There were no injuries reported in the incident. Authorities are still awaiting surveillance video and images to assist in identifying the suspects, who were last seen wearing dark-colored clothing.