UPDATE: Suspect Arrested; DSP Investigate Robbery at Magnolia Dollar General
UPDATE–06/06/24: Delaware State Police have arrested a 33-year-old聽Magnolia man for the robbery that occurred Monday evening at Dollar General in Magnolia. The investigation led troopers to the identification of Michael Nokes as the suspect involved in the robbery and obtained a warrant for his arrest.聽On June 5th, troopers from Troop 3 Patrol and the Kent County Governor鈥檚 Task Force located Nokes at a home in Dover and took him into custody. Nokes was transported to Troop 3, where he was charged with Robbery 2nd Degree and Wearing a Disguise During Commission of a Felony. Both charges are felonies. Nokes is at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $7,500 secured bond.
Michael Nokes
Additional Information from DSP:
On June 3, 2024, at approximately 6:08 p.m., troopers responded to the Dollar General, located at 54 West Birdie Lane in Magnolia, for a report of a robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that a masked black male suspect approached the cashier to make a purchase. Once the cash drawer opened during the transaction, the suspect forcefully removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register, and ran out of the store in an unknown direction.
- Robbery 2nd聽Degree (Felony)
- Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
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A robbery at thee Dollar General in Magnolia is under investigation by the Delaware State Police. Police were called around 6pm Monday and learned that an unknown black male approached the cashier to make a purchase and when the register was open, he forcefully removed the cash and ran from the store. The cashier was not injured.
Anyone with information on this incident should contact Trooper Shanahan at 302-697-4454 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
