Take-out delivery drivers robbed over the weekend

Three take-out delivery drivers were robbed over the weekend.

One driver from the Chinese food restaurant, Chopstix, said he was delivering to North Sixth Street when he was jumped by two men who punched him and took his food.

The other two drivers were delivering pizza. One worked for Papa John’s, and said she was walking back to her car after dropping off the food when she was approached by a man holding a gun, demanding money. She handed the money over, and he took off on foot.

Police said robberies like this happen every once in a while. “They come in spurts, every couple months, or so you may have a couple here or there. There is no evidence to support that it is seasonal or that it has anything to do with the economy,” said Wilmington police officer, Crystal Williamson.

Wilmington Police Department has worked with take-out restaurants like Domino’s before, and encouraged its drivers to park in a lighted area right in front of their destination.