Wilmington Man Wanted for Identity Theft

In June, 2023, Newark Police received a report of an identity theft that occurred at a Newark bank.  Employees at the WSFS bank located on Suburban Drive believed that a male opened an account in another person’s name and attempted to deposit a check into the account.

After an investigation by the Newark Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, an arrest warrant was obtained for Elizah C. Richardson, 27, of Wilmington.  The warrant charges Richardson with Identity Theft and related offenses.

Anyone with information about this incident, or Richardson’s location, is asked to contact Lt. F. Nelson at (302) 366-7100 x. 3119 or fnelson@newark.de.us.  Additional methods for providing information to Newark Police can be found on our tips page, where reward information may also be available.