ELLENDALE, DELAWARE (12/29/2014) Two men are being sought in connection with the theft of a wallet at a Royal Farms store near Ellendale, state police said today.
The theft happened about 1 a.m. Dec. 22 at 16979 Beach Highway (intersection of Route 16 and U.S. 113) after a woman left her wallet on the counter of the deli. When she later returned to the store to retrieve it, she found it outside near a fuel pump with the contents, including credit cards and cash, missing, police said.
Police said one of two men shown in a surveillance image released today, while placing an order at the deli counter, put the wallet in a plastic bag with his food before they left the store.
Police asked anyone with information to contact Trooper K. Logue at 302-232-3466.
Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.tipsubmit.com.