Deliveryman reportedly sitting in truck on Friday when gun appears
While seated in his delivery truck in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 15, a 36-year-old man said he had a black, semi-automatic handgun pointed at him, New Garden Township Police said.
Officers responded at 4:42 a.m., where they found the victim in the parking lot of the New Garden Shopping Center, located at 350 Scarlett Road in Kennett Square, police said. The victim said that he was parked on the south side of the Pebbles department store building preparing to make a routine delivery at the Giant Food store, police said.
The suspect appeared suddenly on the passenger’s side of the truck and brandished a black semi-automatic handgun, which he pointed at the victim while demanding money and other property, police said. The victim said that after he complied with the suspect’s demands, the suspect fled on foot toward the rear of the shopping center, police said. The Kennett Square Borough Police Department and Chester County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted with a search that was not successful, police said.
The suspect is described as a white, non-Hispanic male in his mid- to late-30s, approximately 5-foot-8 to 6-feet tall with scruffy facial hair and dark eyes, police said. He was reportedly wearing a tan-colored “Carhatt style” jacket that had dirt stains on the sleeves, a dark-colored knit hat and dirty blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call the New Garden Township Police Department criminal investigations at 610-268-2907, ext. 102 or the anonymous tip line at 610-268-2907, ext. 222. Police said they hope to have a composite sketch ready to release by Friday, Nov. 22, in hopes that someone can identify the suspect.
