Online sale meetup in Claymont ends in armed robbery as suspects flee scene

Claymont armed robbery at shopping center prompts police search for two suspects

Claymont, DE– A planned online sale turned into an armed robbery Monday night in a busy Claymont shopping center parking lot, leaving a Pennsylvania man shaken after two suspects allegedly pulled guns and stole his belongings before fleeing.

The incident unfolded around 7:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Town & Country Shopping Center at 99 Harvey Road. According to Delaware State Police, the 36-year-old victim had arranged to meet a potential buyer when the situation escalated into a robbery involving two armed suspec...