Three Arrested For Robbery In Village of Westover

Incident Number:  50-24-14184

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at 8:25 p.m.

Location: 300 block of Tollhouse Place, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested two 17-year-old black males and John Gregory, 20, all of Dover, following a robbery that occurred Wednesday night. The investigation began at 8:25 p.m., when Dover Police received the report of a robbery in the area of Village of Westover Apartments. Responding officers were advised that the suspects were in a black Dodge Durango that had fled the area. Officers located and attempted to stop the Durango in the area of Liberty Court Apartments however the vehicle failed to stop, turning onto Harmony Lane and accelerating at a high rate of speed. The vehicle reached a dead end in the back of the neighborhood and three suspects, who are currently unidentified, ran from the vehicle on foot. Three suspects remained in the vehicle and were taken into custody without incident.

Officers checked the area where the suspects ran and located a 9mm handgun.

The ensuing investigation revealed that the victim was robbed at gunpoint by the suspects that fled in the black Dodge Durango.

The three suspects were taken back to Dover Police Department where they were processed and arraigned.

The first 17-year-old of Dover was committed to Stevenson House Correctional Facility on $25,000 secured bond on the following charges:
-Robbery First Degree
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
-Conspiracy Second Degree

The second 17-year-old from Dover was committed to Stevenson House Correctional Facility on $3,000 secured bond on the following charges:
-Robbery First Degree
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
-Conspiracy Second Degree

Gregory was committed to SCI on $20,000 secured bond on the following charges:
-Robbery First Degree
-Failure to Stop for a Police Signal
-Conspiracy Second Degree

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.