Troopers Shut Down Central Kent County Burglary Ring

Dover – The Delaware State Police have arrested four persons responsible for committing 17 burglaries and 1 attempted burglary spanning from March 26 to April 30 of this year. These arrests are directly correlated to residential burglaries that have been occurring in the south Dover and Camden areas.

The arrest resulted after troopers apprehended Walker Cross Jr., 20 of Voshell’s Mill Road in Dover, on Thursday, April 30 after he was fleeing the scene of a recent burglary on Leslie Drive. Investigators discovered that Cross and three other subjects had recently burglarized the home and stashed some of the stolen property in a nearby wooded area. On Thursday at approximately 1:15 pm, the homeowner observed these subjects retrieving what appeared to be stolen property from the wooded area near his home and called 911.

Police arrived on-scene and observed the subjects fleeing on foot. After a foot pursuit, troopers apprehended Cross on Headstart lane and took him into custody without further incident. As police continued the investigation they located two additional persons that fled the area. Saron Cross, 15 of Voshell’s Mill Rd (brother of Walker Cross), and Glen Cooper, 16 of Peachtree Run were contacted at Cross’ residence and found to be in possession of numerous stolen items. Additionally, detectives identified a fourth person involved in the burglaries. Storm R. Winters, 18 of Voshell Mill Road was apprehended on Friday, May 1 after being implicated in the crimes.

As a result of the apprehensions and investigation, detectives recovered several of the stolen items, which included DVD’s, games, video game systems, prescription medications, laptop computers and jewelry. Detectives have also learned that several of the stolen video games were taken to area stores and sold by the culprits. They are continuing the investigation and expect to retrieve more of the stolen property.

Because of the investigation all persons were arrested and charged with the 17 burglaries, 1 attempted burglary, theft and conspiracy charges. Walker Cross Jr. was committed to the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in lieu of a $36, 900 secured bail. Strom R. Winters was committed the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in lieu of a $20,650 secured bail. Saron Cross was released on a $20,650 unsecured bail. Glen Cooper was released on a $19,400 unsecured bail.

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