Suspect arrested in Dover Lowe’s burglary

DOVER, Del. – Dover Police arrested a burglary suspect inside of Lowe’s on Christmas morning. Officers responded to the store for an alarm at 10:20 a.m. and found an open door and began to clear the building, which was closed to the public at the time.

While checking inside the business, officers located 44-year-old Christopher Honaker. Honaker was arrested without incident. Police say Honaker had entered the business through the garden section and used a shovel to pry open a set of glass doors.

Honaker then made multiple trips, pushing carts of merchandise to an apartment in the Cedar Chase apartment complex. All of the merchandise was recovered and returned to Lowe’s. Honaker was charged with third degree burglary, theft over $1500, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest.