The Delaware State Police arrested 29-year-old Donald Tinley, Jr., of Milton, following a robbery investigation that began on Monday morning.
On November 24, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., troopers responded to the business, located at 25776 Deep Branch Road, for a reported robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect entered the store, went behind the counter, demanded that the clerk remove money from the registers, and took the clerk’s car keys. No one was injured during the incident. The suspect then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and the clerk’s vehicle.
A short time later, troopers located the vehicle unoccupied in the area of New Hope Road in Ellendale.
Through investigative leads, troopers identified Donald Tinley as the suspect responsible for the robbery. On November 26, 2025, troopers located Tinley at a residence in the Milton area, where he was taken into custody without incident.
Tinley was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with robbery in the second degree; wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; and theft of a motor vehicle. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $10,500 cash bond.
NOTE: Anyone charged in this incident is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
