Dover Man Arrested for Burglary at State-Owned Building & Theft of State-Owned Vehicle

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Delaware State Police and Dover Police were called to the State Police Bureau of Identification on South Bay Road for a burglar alarm on Saturday just before 4pm. Police arriving at the scene learned that an unknown male suspect wearing a mask forced entry through the public access door using a steel sewer lid. Inside the building the suspect damaged property and stole money.

Police learned that another building on the same property – the Office of Management and Budget-Fleet Services – had also been broken into in the same manner – by the same suspect. Key fobs were taken and a state-owed Mustang Mach-E taken and driven recklessly through the parking lot where two parked cars were struck.

While canvassing the parking lot area police recovered a bank bag of stolen money that was discarded by the suspect. The Mustang was found abandoned on Carpenter’s Bridge Road and found a man matching the description of the suspect walking on Canterbury Road.

Police arrested 29 year old Isiah Worthy of Dover and found additional stolen money on his person.  Worthy was taken to Troop 3, where he was charged with the crimes listed below:    

• Burglary 3^rd Degree (Felony) – 2 counts
• Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Felony)
• Possession of Burglar Tools or Instruments Involving Unlawful Entry (Felony) – 2 counts
• Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
• Theft under $1,500 – 2 counts
• Criminal Mischief $1,000 but less than $5,000 – Damage Property – 2 counts
• Criminal Mischief Under $1,000 – Damage Property

Worthy was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $14,050 secured bond.