Seaford man arrested on burglary and theft charges

LAUREL, Del. – A Seaford man was arrested earlier this week following a series of thefts and burglaries in the Laurel area.

During the early morning hours of July 13th, troopers responded to several residences on Chipmans Chase Drive and Fire Tower Road for reported thefts from cars and garage burglaries that took place overnight. Troopers learned that two suspects had trespassed on six different properties, stealing belongings from eight different victims, including a wallet, several debit and credit cards, a BB gun, video cameras, and a bicycle.

The investigation led police to identify one of the suspects as 18-year-old Ryan Howell. Howell turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with three counts of third degree burglary, attempted theft under $1500 where a victim is 62 years of age or older, three counts of second degree conspiracy, three counts of third degree burglary, seven counts of theft under $1500, two counts of criminal mischief, and three counts of third degree criminal trespass.

He was later released on his own recognizance.