Day: August 12, 2014

Incident #: 50-14-21048     Date/Time:  Monday, August 11th, 2014 at 5:32PM

Location: 1200 Block of Harrison Drive, Dover, DE

Narrative:
A Dover man was arrested on Monday afternoon after stealing a woman’s belongings, including a handgun, while helping her move.  Michael Quinones (26) of Dover and another man were hired by a female victim to aid her in moving from her residence on Harrison Drive.  During the move, the victim took the workers on a guided tour through the home, including the bedroom where a handgun was kept.  The victim noticed a short time later that the handgun was missing from the bedroom and notified Dover Police.  Shortly after police arrived, Quinones was taken into custody as the result of questioning by an officer.  Initially Quinones lied about his name to the officer because he had a capias for his arrest for a driving infraction.  Quinones was identified after the officer found his wallet with Delaware ID.  It is believed that the handgun was sold by Quinones to an unknown person in the area.  Further investigation, revealed that Quinones had $14.00 in rolled change and $2600.00 worth of various jewelry hiding in his backpack he brought with him to the victim’s residence.  Quinones was transported back to the Dover Police Department for further questioning about the incident, with a primary focus on the location of the handgun.  During questioning, Quinones quickly grabbed a cell phone off of a counter top and snapped it in half, stating that “There is stuff on there that proves I’m guilty.”   Quinones was committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in lieu of $13,600 Cash Bond.

Update:
Robert Sanders was arrested just before 9:00AM on Tuesday morning after a citizen who learned about the case from the Dover Police Department’s Facebook page, observed the vehicle turning onto Walker Road and into The Heritage nursing home center.  The citizen observed Sanders park the stolen Mercury Milan behind the nursing home and exit the vehicle, at which point they called the Dover Police Department.  Within one minute, police were on scene and took Sanders into custody without incident.  Bond information was not available at the time of this release.

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