*Update– Suspect Arrested* State Police Investigating Robbery at Milton Gas Station

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM

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 post *Update– Suspect Arrested* State Police Investigating Robbery at Milton Gas Station appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware. The post *Update– Suspect Arrested* State Police Investigating Robbery at Milton Gas Station appeared first on TV Delmarva Channel 33.

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 in Milton, for a reported robbery. The 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 stolen vehicle unoccupied in the area of New Hope Road in Ellendale. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a face covering.

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 the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $10,500 cash bond.

Charges:

  • Robbery Second Degree (Felony)
  • Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
  • Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Felony)

 

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