NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) A masked gunman fled empty-handed when employees at a Pizza Hut restaurant near New Castle left the store when he tried to rob it, state police said.
The robbery attempt happened about 8:20 p.m. Thursday in Beaver Brook Plaza, off U.S. 13.
The robber demanded money from a 19-year-old man working at the restaurant, but he along with two other employees fled the restaurant and no one was injured.
The robber, carrying a handgun, was described as black and 6-feet-1 to 6-feet-2.
Anyone with information is asked to contact troopers at 302-365-8566.
Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.tipsubmit.com.