New Castle, DE– Delaware State Police arrested Terence Morris, 35, of New Castle, on robbery charges.
On December 30, 2021, at approximately 3:00 a.m., troopers responded to Wawa, located at 1400 Beaver Brook Plaza, for an armed robbery. The male suspect, later identified as Terence Morris, entered the store and confronted an employee behind the sales counter before displaying a firearm and demanding money from the cash register. The employee complied, and then Morris approached the store manager, who was also standing behind the sales counter. Morris demanded money from the remaining cash registers and safe, which the manager complied. Morris then fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash through a rear business door. No one was injured during the robbery.
Through investigative measures, Terence Morris was identified as the robbery suspect. On January 3, 2022, troopers apprehended Morris without incident in his vehicle. He was transported to Delaware State Police Troop 2, where he was charged with two counts of Robbery First Degree (Felony).
Morris was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #11 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on an $80,000 cash bail.
Delaware State Police Investigating Robbery of Convenience Store- New Castle
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