BEAR, DE – Delaware State Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a May 2025 armed robbery that took place in the parking lot of the Salem Center shopping plaza on Pulaski Highway, authorities announced Thursday.
The newly arrested suspect, Daviel Aviles, 20, of Middletown, turned himself in to troopers at Delaware State Police Troop 2 on February 19. Investigators had been searching for Aviles since last year, when he and another suspect were identified in connection with the daylight robbery.
According to police, the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on May 19, 2025, when the victim got into an argument with a suspect in the parking lot of Salem Center. A second suspect then approached and displayed a handgun. Working together, the pair stole the victim’s vehicle and fled the area.
First suspect arrested after search warrant in May 2025
Following an investigation by the Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Unit, detectives identified Aviles and Calvin Williams as the two suspects. On May 30, 2025, the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team executed a search warrant at Williams’ residence, taking him into custody without incident.
Aviles was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2 on charges related to the armed robbery and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $20,500 cash bond.
- Second suspect, Daviel Aviles, surrenders in Bear armed robbery
- Robbery occurred at Salem Center shopping plaza in May 2025
- Both suspects now in custody and facing felony charges
The Delaware State Police continue to urge anyone with additional information about the case to contact Troop 2 detectives.
Both suspects now charged in Bear armed robbery investigation