It was a swing and a miss for a liquor store employee who attempted to stop a man taking vodka from Mr. B’s Wine and Spirits in Dover. Two suspects were later arrested.
Ar about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, a male suspect entered the store and confronted an employee, implying he had a gun The suspect removed three bottles of vodka from the display shelf and began to exit the business. As the suspect walked by the sales counter, the employee, armed with a baseball bat, attempted to hit the suspect, but missed. The suspect then ran from the business on foot with the vodka. There were no injuries,
In the course of the investigation, Joshua T. Smith, 21 of Camden, and his brother, Dajaniel L. Smith, 20 of Dover were identified as suspects in this robbery. Both were taken into custody without incident at their homes Thursday morning by detectives. They were transported back to Troop 3 near Camden and arrested on the above listed charges. After arraignment at JP2, the two are being held on multiple charges after failing to post bond.
