Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

Update – Suspect Arrested State Police Detectives Searching for Bank Robbery and Carjacking Suspect

Date Posted: Thursday, August 1st, 2024

Halsey

Delaware State Police arrested 53-year-old Timothy Halsey of Bear, Delaware, for a bank robbery and carjacking that occurred at a Bear area Franklin Mint Federal Credit Unit on Saturday morning.

On July 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., troopers responded to Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, located at 1102 Quintilio Drive in Bear, for a robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that a white male suspect entered the bank and presented a demand note. The suspect then ransacked the property of bank employees before he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. After fleeing the bank, the suspect ran across the parking lot and approached an occupied 2020 gray Honda Odyssey minivan that was stopped in front of Aha South Indian Cuisine, located at 1247 Quintilio Drive. The suspect approached the Honda’s driver, and demanded the minivan’s keys. The victim complied, and the suspect fled in the stolen Honda.

Through investigative means, troopers identified Timothy Halsey as the suspect involved in the bank robbery and carjacking, and obtained a warrant for his arrest. On July 30, 2024, Wilmington Police Department Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Halsey was a passenger. Halsey was subsequently taken into custody, and transported to Troop 2, where he was charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $28,000 cash bond.