Newark Police investigate robbery at Hispanic grocery store

 Published Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:51 AM CDT

Newark Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Mi Ranchito store, 13 North Chapel Street, Newark, on Monday around 2:50 p.m. (Broad daylight right in downtown Newark)

The suspect entered the store, displayed what appeared to be a shotgun and demanded money. The clerk surrendered cash, and then the suspect ordered the clerk into a storage closet. The employee stayed in the closet until she heard the suspect leave the store.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 20 to 25 years of age, about 5’ 1” tall. He was wearing a black jacket with two thin white stripes running down the arms, baggy pants, brown wrap-around style sunglasses, and a New Era baseball cap with a yellow front panel, a dark rear panel, an unknown logo on the front, and the New Era sticker still on the brim. 

The employee, a 28 year-old female, was not injured.

Information can be reported to Det. Greg D’Elia at 302-366-7110 ext 132 or