Dover Man Arrested For Robbery

Incident Number:  50-24-8673

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 at 11:38 p.m.

Location: Bally’s Hotel and Casino, 1131 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: [email protected]

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Recardo Weatherspoon, 57, of Dover, on Robbery charges following an incident late Tuesday night. The investigation began at 11:38 p.m., when Dover Police received a call for a robbery that just occurred at Bally’s where a purse was stolen at knife point. While responding to the scene, a witness contacted the Dover Police Department and reported that they saw the incident and were actively watching the suspect flee and provided officers with his location. Officers responded to this area and located Weatherspoon hiding in the bushes. He was taken into custody without incident.

The ensuing investigation revealed that the victim was sitting her vehicle when Weatherspoon got in through an unsecured door, displayed a knife, and demanded she turn over her purse. The victim complied and Weatherspoon fled but was caught, as described above, shortly after this incident.

Weatherspoon was processed and arraigned at Dover Police Department.

Weatherspoon was committed to SCI on $42,000 cash bail on the following charges:
-Robbery First Degree
-Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited