DSP News Release: Wilmington Man Arrested After Robbery Attempt

Location:  Super Cuts, 1726 Marsh Road, Wilmington, DE

Date of Occurrence:   Monday, March 28, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

Victim:  40 year old Wilmington, DE female (employee)

Defendant:  Michael Zarro, 28, Wilmington, DE

Charges:

-Attempted Robbery 1^st Degree

-Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony

Resume: 

Wilmington- Delaware State Police robbery detectives have arrested a 28 year old Wilmington man after he attempted to rob a hair salon yesterday evening.

The incident began as a male subject entered the Super Cuts Salon located in the 1000 block of Marsh Road, Wilmington, and approached the sales counter. The suspect then displayed a knife and confronted a female employee. He then demanded money from the cash register. It was at this point that a customer entered the salon, causing the subject to flee. Another customer who was already in the salon, as well as the customer who entered, were advised of the robbery attempt and began chasing the subject who had entered a white Pontiac. The suspect then fled the lot with the two customers following him in their vehicles. One of the customers contacted 9-1-1 and supplied the call taker with their location as they followed the suspect. Troopers responded to the area of Silverside Road and Philadelphia Pike where they were able to stop the fleeing vehicle and take the subject, later identified as Michael Zarro into custody after a brief struggle. There were no injuries in this incident.

Michael Zarro was arrested and charged with the above list of crimes. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and then committed to the Howard Young Correctional Facility for lack of $32,000 secured bail.

      Michael Zarro

Released Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 3:40 p.m.