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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Man Arrested For Stealing Pick-up Truck


Location: 5900 block of Limestone Road, Hockessin, New Castle County, DE

Date of Occurrence: Friday, August 28, 2009 11 p.m. to Saturday, August 29, 2009 10 a.m.

Suspect(s): Paul Byerly, 46, New Castle, DE

State troopers arrested a New Castle man after he stolen a pickup truck from a Hockessin home.

On Saturday morning, August 29th troopers responded to the 5900 block of Limestone Road for the report of a stolen Ford F250 pickup truck. The trooper later found the pickup on Michelle Lane in the development of Creekside. The trooper interviewed several people in the neighborhood and learned that a Volvo station wagon was seen in the area of the stolen pickup truck. The information obtained from the neighbors indicated that the Volvo was occupied by three males.

A vehicle fitting the description of the Volvo was scene on Ruthar Drive, Newark. A witness was able to obtain a tag from the Volvo which led the trooper to 2203 Capitol Trail, Newark. When the trooper arrived he found three males that fit the description of individuals that were on Michelle Lane. The trooper located evidence at the Capitol Trail location that implicated Byerly in the theft of the vehicle.

State police believe that Byerly was involved in a crash on Friday evening and found the pickup truck with the keys in it.

Byerly was charged with 1 count of receiving stolen property. He was arraigned and committed to the Department of Correction in default of $1500.00 cash bail.

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