Burglary Suspect Caught In The Act

Location of Incident: Always the Garden, 1215 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Thursday, May 14, 2009, at approximately 1:30 a.m.

Suspect(s): Christopher Toth, 36, of Garfield Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware

Resume: In the early morning hours of today’s date, detectives from the Troop 2 burglary squad were conducting surveillance on a business named Always the Garden in North Wilmington. This location was the target of several recent burglaries.

At approximately 1:30 a.m., Troopers observed Christopher Toth approach and burglarize the business. Officers then moved in and apprehended the suspect.

He was transported back to Troop 2 where he was formally charged the following offenses and cases at Always the Garden:
April 19th -Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony (felony), Burglary 3rd (felony), Theft (misdemeanor), Criminal Mischief (misdemeanor)
April 27th - Theft (misdemeanor), Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony (felony), Burglary (felony), Criminal Mischief (misdemeanor)
May 14th- Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony (felony), Possession of Burglars Tools (felony), Attempted Burglary (felony), Attempted Theft (misdemeanor)

Bail was set at $10,000.00 secured and the suspect was committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute.