2 juveniles robbed at gunpoint near Rehoboth school

Rehoboth Elementary School (Photo: Google maps)
Rehoboth Elementary School (Photo: Google maps)

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/15/2015) City police are looking for an armed man who robbed two juveniles behind Rehoboth Elementary School.

Police reported today the robbery happened about 10:30 p.m. Friday at the pedestrian bridge behind the school.

The robber displayed what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun and robbed the juveniles of money, police said.

He was described as white, in his 20s, with a brown goatee and shoulder-length brown hair. He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with some sort of emblem on the left breast area, light-colored pants and flip-flops.

He fled in a small vehicle that had been parked in the area of Stockley Street near the Tot Lot and pedestrian bridge.

Rehoboth Police Investigate Reported Armed Robbery

Anyone with information is asked to contact Rehoboth police at 302-227-2577.

Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.