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January 4, 2008

Suspect questioned in stabbing/robbery of delivery driver

PROVIDENCE -- The police are questioning a suspect in an incident this morning in which a delivery truck driver was punched, stabbed in the stomach, robbed of his wallet and saw the group that allegedly jumped him drive off with his delivery truck.

The driver, Juan Castro, 33, of Pawtucket told the police he had gone into the Stop & Shop at 850 Manton Ave. to take a coffee order, then returned to his truck to finish the order invoice. A person described as a black male in his 20s, wearing a hoodie, approached Castro and asked for money. Castro said he did not have any.

Castro told police the man punched him in the face/head and then two to three other people jumped him. One stabbed him with what Castro thought to be a knife, according to the police report.

His black leather wallet, containing $300 in cash, VISA and Mastercard, Social Security card and license, was taken by the group from his pants pocket, Castro said. They drove off with the red and yellow Cafe Bustelo truck, but Castro did not know in what direction, the police said.

Police also spoke to a witness and the store manager.

At about 7:59 a.m. today, police got a phone call that the truck was in the back of 550 Hartford Ave., and a police officer located it in that plaza. At 8:04 a.m., an officer saw a suspect walking on Plainfied Street who police say fit a suspect's description. The man was taken in for questioning without incident, the police said.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:22 PM | Permalink

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