Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Update – Suspect Arrested State Police Detectives Investigating Armed Robbery in New Castle

Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

The Delaware State Police arrested 40-year-old Raymond Wilson of New Castle, Delaware, for an armed robbery that occurred at the Dunkin’ Donuts in New Castle early Sunday morning.

On February 23, 2025, at approximately 2:32 a.m., troopers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Dunkin’ Donuts, located at 4004 North Dupont Highway in New Castle. The preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown black male suspect entered the business, sat at a table, and spoke with the female store employee. After being in the store for some time, the suspect displayed a gun and demanded money from the register. The store employee complied, and the suspect ran away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The store employee was not hurt. Troopers searched for the suspect but were unable to locate him.

Through investigative means, Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Detectives identified Raymond Wilson as the suspect responsible for the armed robbery, and obtained a warrant for his arrest. On February 24, 2025, Wilson was located by detectives in New Castle, and taken into custody without incident.

Wilson was taken to Troop 2, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $105,000 cash bond.