{"id":20031,"date":"2025-12-29T13:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=20031"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:39:32","slug":"food-delivery-driver-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-dover-sunday-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/food-delivery-driver-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-dover-sunday-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint in Dover Sunday Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dover police are actively investigating an armed robbery that targeted a food delivery driver Sunday afternoon in a residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Edgehill-Ave-Map-Food-Delivey-Driver-Robbed.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20032\" style=\"width:396px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Edgehill-Ave-Map-Food-Delivey-Driver-Robbed.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Edgehill-Ave-Map-Food-Delivey-Driver-Robbed.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Edgehill-Ave-Map-Food-Delivey-Driver-Robbed.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers responded to a call at 12:01 p.m. regarding the robbery incident in the unit block of Edgehill Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they spoke with the victim to gather details about what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the police investigation, the victim had been making a food delivery to a residence in the neighborhood when the crime occurred. A Black male suspect wearing a black ski mask, black jacket, and jeans confronted the delivery driver. The suspect then pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim&#8217;s property before taking off on foot from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dover Police Department&#8217;s Master Corporal Ryan Schmid is serving as the public information officer for this case. The incident has been assigned case number 50-25-46151.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time, investigators have not released any additional information about potential leads in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are encouraging anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has relevant information to reach out to the Dover Police Department by calling (302) 736-7130. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333 or submit tips online at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com. A cash reward may be available for information that leads to an arrest in this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"source-attribution\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/doverpolice.org\/2025\/12\/29\/robbery-on-edgehill-ave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doverpolice.org\/2025\/12\/29\/robbery-on-edgehill-ave\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A food delivery worker was robbed at gunpoint Sunday afternoon on Edgehill Avenue in Dover. Police are searching for a masked suspect who stole the victim&#8217;s belongings before escaping on foot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Edgehill-Ave-Map-Food-Delivey-Driver-Robbed.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5d5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20140,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/food-delivery-driver-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-dover\/","url_meta":{"origin":20031,"position":0},"title":"Food Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint in Dover","author":"Admin","date":"January 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Dover police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Friday evening on Carvel Drive. 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