Police Searching for Rape Suspect Who Committed Early Morning Carjacking 8-11-2014
Incident #: 50-14-20987 Date/Time: Monday, August 11th, 2014 at 4:00AM
Location: Tudor Industrial Park, S. Little Creek Road, Dover, DE
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department is investigating an early morning carjacking that occurred on S. Little Creek Road at the Tudor Industrial Park. The victim, a 22 year old male, was supposed to meet a female acquaintance in the Manchester Square development, located off of White Oak Road at 4:00AM. A male subject, later identified as Robert Sanders, approached the victim and the two agreed on giving Sanders a ride to the Tudor Industrial Park. Once there, Sanders displayed a black handgun and ordered the victim from his vehicle. The victim exited the vehicle and fled the area, notifying the police department a short time later. Sanders was last seen operating the stolen vehicle, a 2007 Mercury Milan (gold), westbound on S. Little Creek Road, towards US Rt 113. The vehicle has an unknown New Jersey registration.
Warrants have been obtained for Robert Sanders for the following charges: Carjacking 1st Degree, Possession of Firearm During Commission of a Felony, and Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon. Sanders is also wanted on four counts of 4th Degree Rape by the Dover Police Department on an unrelated incident that involved a 15-year-old female victim. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111 or call the Delaware Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-Tip-3333 or go online at www.tipsubmit.com.
Officer Releasing Information: Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

This image is not the stolen vehicle, but an example of what it may look like.

