Deliveryman allegedly forced to turn over cash at gunpoint in Landenberg
A bogus request for a pizza delivery on Thursday led to the armed robbery of a deliveryman, New Garden Township Police said.
Police said the 23-year-old victim pulled into the expected delivery location at approximately 10 p.m. – in the 100 block of Old Limestone Road in Landenberg, just north of the Delaware state line. The victim said he noticed a vehicle pull into the driveway right after him, which he thought was odd, police said.
The victim said that he attempted to call the number listed on the delivery ticket when he noticed a 30ish white male, about six-foot-1 and 180 pounds approaching, police said. The victim said he proceeded to retrieve the food order and looked up to see the man had pulled a black fleece-type shirt up over his face and a black baseball cap down to conceal his identity, police said.
The man then displayed a small black revolver and demanded all the victim’s money, cellphone, and car keys, police said. The suspect ordered the victim to turn around and begin to walk. The victim told police he complied, but that once he had gone some distance, he began to run toward the road, where he flagged down a passerby to call 9-1-1.
Police said the suspect fled the area in an unknown direction, and the preliminary investigation revealed that the residents at the delivery location had not ordered pizza and were not involved in the crime. Police said the victim was understandably upset but physically unharmed in the incident.
The investigation is continuing, and police are requesting that with information contact the department at 610-268-3171 or its Anonymous Crime Tip Line at 610-268-2907, ext. 222.
