CRIME

Package thief in Bear sought

Damian Giletto
The News Journal

New Castle County police are looking for a man who swiped two packages from the front steps of a Bear home Monday afternoon, an official said.

New Castle County police say the man seen in this surveillance video stole two package from a home in the 200 block Marjoram Dr. Monday afternoon.

The homeowner, who lives in the 200 block of Marjoram Dr. in the Calvarese Farms development, reported at about 3:15 p.m. that she was expecting to receive packages in the mail, but they were nowhere to be found, said Cpl. Tom Jackson, a spokesman with the New Castle County Police Department.

She reviewed her security footage and observed the thief take the boxes about 45 minutes before she called police, Jackson said.

The empty, discarded boxes were later found alongside a neighbor's home, Jackson said.

New Castle County police say the man seen in this surveillance video stole two package from a home in the 200 block Marjoram Dr. Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information into this crime is asked to call New Castle County Police Department at (302) 573-2800, visit www.nccpd.com or the New Castle County Police Department's Facebook page or email Officer S. Dykovitz at SDykovitz@nccde.org.

Tipsters may also call Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 and may be eligible for a reward. Rewards are sometimes offered for incidents such as these through Delaware Crime Stoppers.