Cashier cut during knife fight, armed robbery at Lewes BP station
A cashier was cut Nov. 7 following a knife fight and armed robbery of the BP gas station on Route 1 near Lewes.
Delaware State Police responded at 6:24 a.m. to the gas station at 17580 Coastal Highway after a man entered the store, pulled out a knife, and threatened the cashier if he didn’t give the man money from the cash register, said Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto of the Delaware State Police.
When the cashier refused, DeMalto said the suspect lunged at the victim. The cashier, 68, then defended himself with his own knife, and the suspect fled from the area in a vehicle. The cashier suffered a small cut to his finger in the altercation, DeMalto said.
No suspect information is available at this time, DeMalto said. The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this case, and police ask anyone who witnessed this incident to contact Detective M. Venero at 302-856-5850, or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or delawarecrimestoppers.com.
