Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Update – Suspect Arrested State Police Investigating Robbery in New Castle

Date Posted: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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Delaware State Police arrested 27-year-old Najee Chambers, from Middletown, Delaware, for assault after investigating a reported robbery that occurred last week in New Castle.

On October 24, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., troopers responded to a warehouse complex parking lot located in the 2400 block of Bear Corbitt Road for what was originally reported to be a robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 25-year-old man from Newark, Delaware, had arranged to sell Apple products to an unknown man after communicating with him by text message. The two agreed to meet in the warehouse parking lot. When the suspect arrived in a dark-colored SUV, he exited the passenger side of the vehicle and attempted to take the items from the victim forcibly. During the struggle, the suspect displayed what appeared to be a handgun and struck the victim several times in the back of the head. The suspect then returned to the vehicle without the items and fled the scene. The victim was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Through investigative means, Najee Chambers was identified as the suspect. Detectives determined that Chambers and the victim were familiar with one another. The investigation further revealed that no robbery occurred; however, Chambers struck the victim with a handgun.

October 27, 2025, detectives obtained a warrant and arrested Chambers without incident in Bear. Chambers was taken to Troop 2 where he was charged with the below offense, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $60,000 cash bond.