New Castle County: Late last evening, detectives from the State Police Burglary Squad located and arrested Leo Pierce in connection to the burglary of the Valero Station on Old Baltimore Pike on August 24th.
Once in custody, detectives were also able to link him to multiple other burglaries in the New Castle County area. Those cases are as follows:
May 31, 2009- Sunrise Deli, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware
August 3, 2009- Citgo, 2694 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware
August 8th, 2009- Country Farms, 2136 West Newport Pike, Wilmington, Delaware
August 11, 2009- Gas Way, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware
August 12, 2009- Country Farms, 2480 Glasgow Avenue, Newark, Delaware
August 24, 2009- Valero, 796 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, Delaware
August 26, 2009- Deerhurst Exxon, 800 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware
August 27, 2009- attempted burglary at the Tobacco Plus, 602 Plaza Drive, Newark, Delaware
August 27th, 2009- Jack’s Country Maid, 5605 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, Delaware
August 28, 2009- Valero, 2565 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware
August 28th, 2009- Cigarette City, 719 Ace Memorial Drive, Hockessin, Delaware
August 30th, 2009- Valero 2565 Pulaski highway, Newark, Delaware
August 31, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 186 Penn Mart Way, New Castle, Delaware
August 31, 2009- Smokers Corner, 1251 Churchmans Road, Newark, Delaware
September 1, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 186 Penn Mart Way, New Castle, Delaware
September 2, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 38 Fox Hunt Drive, Newark, Delaware
Also, detectives learned that Pierce also was in possession of a stolen 2007 Hyundai Sonata on August 24th. During the commission of these burglaries, Pierce targeted everything from money to cigarettes to televisions.
Pierce was picked up last evening traveling on Route 13 and Bacon Avenue, in New Castle, at approximately 11:30 p.m. At the sight of officers, Pierce fled in a stolen 2007 Hyundai Sonata into the development of Leedom Estates. He ultimately bailed out of the car and was apprehended walking out of Chelsea Estates onto Route 141. Pierce was transported back to Troop 2 where he, after being linked to the aforementioned incidents, was charged with the following 52 offenses: Attempted Burglary (felony), 15 counts of Burglary (felony), 16 counts of Criminal Mischief (misdemeanor), 10 counts of Theft (felony), 4 counts of Theft (misdemeanor), Attempted Theft (misdemeanor), Receiving Stolen Property (felony), Resisting Arrest (felony), Registered Sex Offender Failure to Verify Address (felony), Conspiracy (felony) and Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony (felony).
Pierce was remanded to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of an $83,189 bail.
holy crap! could this guy have possible done ANYTHING ELSE? he clearly has issues and IMHO is not worth the time/effort/money of our judicial system...
ReplyDeleteBoy aint got no Oxy problem, does he. Is this where the saying,"He stole everything but the kitchen sink" came from.
ReplyDeleteAt what point do we just say to this younBAM!
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