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DEVELOPING: Police Search for Suspects Wanted for Newark Gas Station Armed Robbery

Newark

Police are canvassing a section of Newark’s South and East wards for two suspects wanted for an armed robbery at a gas station this afternoon. 

According to a preliminary investigation, at approximately 2:53 p.m., two males -both armed with guns- arrived at the Delta Gas Station in a red SUV located at 185 Pennsylvania Avenue and robbed the attendant at gunpoint. 

Police arrived at the scene and were told that both men wore a mask and one of the suspects had red and black pants when they fled northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue. 

One of the men is black and the other is Hispanic. 

According to police, the suspects did not physically injure the attendant. 

The men remain at large.   

UPDATE: The unoccupied vehicle has been located. 

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