Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

State Police Arrest Woman for Multiple New Castle County Robberies and Shopliftings

Date Posted: Friday, January 26th, 2024

Delaware State Police arrested 36-year-old Jasmine Williams of Wilmington, Delaware, for multiple New Castle County robberies and shopliftings that occurred in the last month following a robbery yesterday afternoon at a Walgreens in Wilmington.

On January 25, 2024, at approximately 12:56 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a robbery at the Walgreens located at 802 Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington. Upon arriving, troopers learned an unknown black female was approached by an employee as she was shoplifting. The suspect pointed a knife at the employee and fled from the business with the unpaid merchandise. Walgreens employees recognized the woman as the same suspect who shoplifted from the business on January 23, 2024. Troopers canvassed the area for the suspect and located her on the 2600 block of North Market Street in Wilmington. Troopers took the suspect, identified as Jasmine Williams, into custody without incident, and recovered two knives from her person.

Williams was taken to Troop 2, where detectives identified her as the suspect in a robbery that occurred on January 16, 2024, at the Food Lion located at 3609 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont. During the robbery, Williams pointed a knife at Food Lion employees while shoplifting. Williams was also identified as the suspect for a December 11, 2023, shoplifting at Marshalls located at 3000 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, and a December 12, 2023, shoplifting at Kohl’s located at 2800 Pulaski Highway, Newark.

At Troop 2, Williams was charged with the following crimes:

Robbery First Degree (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
Aggravated Menacing (Felony)
Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
Shoplifting Over $1,500 (Felony)
Shoplifting Under $1,500 – 2 counts

Williams was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on an $85,000 secured bond.