Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection to an attempted armed robbery following an investigation.
On October 4th at approximately 7:15 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division responded to the 1900 block of West 4th Street in reference to an armed robbery. The case was assigned to Detective Thomas Rittenhouse of the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of his investigation Detective Rittenhouse identified a 32-year-old male as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
On October 29th, Detectives located the 32-year-old male and took him into custody without incident.
The 32-year-old male has been charged with the following offenses:
- Attempted Robbery (First Degree)
- Aggravated Menacing- Two Counts
He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 07 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $45,000 cash-only bail.
