NEWARK, DE — Two 16-year-olds are charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery and stolen vehicle investigation earlier this week, according to the Newark Police Department.
Police said officers responded at approximately 5 p.m. February 16 to the 900 block of Wharton Drive for a report of a robbery.
According to police, the victim told officers he had been robbed at gunpoint by an acquaintance and the acquaintance’s friend, who had been inside his apartment earlier that day. The victim alleged that after he asked the suspect to leave, one of the suspects produced a handgun and struck him multiple times, causing minor injuries. The victim declined medical treatment, police said…