(Wilmington, DE 19805) On Monday, May 25, 2026, at approximately 6:28 a.m., officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 1500 block of Clayton Road in the Cleland Heights community for a report of a robbery that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers contacted the victims, who reported that several suspects approached them and demanded the keys to their vehicle. The victims refused and attempted to leave the area in their vehicle. As they attempted to drive away, one of the suspects physically assaulted one of the victims, while the other suspects removed multiple cell phones from inside the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., officers assigned to the investigation located the stolen cell phones near a bus stop on Maryland Avenue. Officers responded to the location and contacted three 17-year-old female juveniles, who were taken into custody without incident. The stolen iPhones were recovered from the juveniles at the scene.

All three juveniles were charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of Robbery Second Degree
• One felony count of Conspiracy Second Degree

Following arraignment in Justice of the Peace Court 11:

• One juvenile was released after posting $11,000 unsecured bail.
• One juvenile was released after posting $2,500 secured bail.
• One juvenile was committed to a juvenile detention center after failing to post $7,000 secured bail.