November 15, 2018 – The Newark Police Department is once again conducting an anti-shoplifting initiative to coincide with the holiday season.  Officers are partnering with local retail establishments to combat shoplifting and to reduce crimes that occur in conjunction with retail theft.  Officers will be in plain clothes and will be employing other strategies in stores throughout Newark with a focus on shoplifting prevention and apprehension.  Since January 1, 2018, the Newark Police Department has responded to 104 shoplifting complaints in the City of Newark.

To assist our efforts, the police department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the below photographs of shoplifting suspects from a number of separate incidents in 2018.

Anyone with information regarding the below pictured suspects should contact Master Corporal Joseph Conover at 302-366-7100 extension 3443 or JConover@newark.de.us.

Please see our tips page for additional ways to provide information to the police.

In January, March, and April of 2018 the below pictured suspect stole multiple health and beauty products from local grocery stores. The approximate value of the property stolen by the suspect is $403.17.

In September of 2018 the below pictured suspect stole multiple sets of headphones, USB chargers, and phone chargers from a local grocery store. The approximate value of the stolen property is $233.76.

In October of 2018 the below pictured suspects stole multiple power tool sets from a local home improvement store. The suspects fled in what appeared to be a white Ford Ranger pick-up truck. The approximate value of the stolen property is $678.00

In July of 2018 the below pictured suspect loaded a duffel bag full of health and beauty products and clothing. The suspect stole the items from a local pharmacy. The approximate value of the stolen property is $336.13.

In January of 2018 the below pictured suspect stole approximately $121.77 worth of automotive parts from a local automotive repair store.

In November of 2018 the below pictured suspects stole 2 sets of power tools worth approximately $678.00. The suspects fled in maroon or burgundy SUV, possibly a Nissan Pathfinder.

Throughout the fall of 2018 the below pictured suspect has repeatedly shoplifted multiple bottles of liquor from a local liquor store. The approximate value of the thefts is $500.00.

In November of 2018 the below pictured suspect stole approximately $115.00 worth of food from a local grocery store. The suspect fled in an older model Chevrolet sedan with tinted windows and a damaged muffler.

Anyone with information regarding the below pictured suspects should contact Master Corporal Joseph Conover at 302-366-7100 extension 3443 or JConover@newark.de.us.

Please see our tips page for additional ways to provide information to the police.

On October 30, 2018, at about 2307 hours, officers were dispatched to an apartment at the Colonial Gardens Apartments, 334 East Main Street, for a report of a burglary in progress.

Arriving officers found that the suspect had already fled the area.  During the investigation, the male resident of the apartment advised that he came home to his apartment and heard noises from the bedroom.  As he approached the bedroom, he found that items within the apartment had been moved and/or were missing.  He entered the bedroom to find that the intruder had just fled through an apartment window.  The resident immediately called the police.

During the investigation, the victim reported that some items had been stolen from the apartment.  Some of these stolen items were recovered by police outside of the apartment after they had been discarded by the suspect.

Officers canvassed the area and did not locate a suspect.

Anyone with information as to this incident is asked to call Detective W. Anderson at (302) 366-7100 x. 3469 or wanderson@newark.de.us.

Please see our tips page for additional ways to provide information to the police.