Troopers Arrest Georgetown Man For Burglary

Location(s):

17000 block of Chatham Street, Lewes, DE
28000 block of Woodcrest Drive, Harbeson, DE

Date(s) of Occurrence:

Monday June 18, 2012 at approximately 5:20 a.m. (Lewes)
Tuesday June 19, 2012 at approximately 5:45 a.m. (Lewes)
Tuesday June 26, 2012 at approximately 5:30 a.m. (Lewes)
Wednesday July 11, 2012 at approximately 5:20 a.m. (Harbeson)

Victim(s):

23 year old female victim (Lewes)
41 year old female victim (Harbeson)

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Henry L. Dukes Jr., 41, Georgetown, DE
Burglary 2nd
Attempted Burglary 2nd
Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony
Stalking
Attempted Theft (2 counts)
Criminal Trespass 3rd

Arraigned at JP2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $10,001.00 secured bond. (Since been released after posting bail)

Resume:
Lewes, DE- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Georgetown man after he broke into a home in Lewes and was seen trying to break into another house in Harbeson.

Henry L. Dukes Jr., 41 of Georgetown was arrested Wednesday July 11th after an investigation revealed he had broken into a home in Lewes. On Monday June 18th a 23 year old victim from the 17000 block of Chatham Street, Lewes called 911 around 5:20 a.m. after she awoke to a male subject standing in her living room dressed in all black and wearing a mask that partially covered his face. The suspect fled through a rear door of the residence and left the area in a white passenger car. The victim again called 911 on Tuesday June 19th around 5:45 a.m. when she observed the same white car in an alley behind her residence. Prior to the troopers arrival, the car had departed. On Tuesday June 26th at approximately 5:30 a.m., the 23 year old victim observed the white car parked in the alley behind her residence, but it departed the area as she was on the phone with emergency dispatchers from 911. A short time later, the same suspect wearing a mask and gloves approached her house. The victim activated her panic alarm on her security system and ran to another room in the house. Troopers were unable to locate the vehicle and suspect upon their arrival.

On Wednesday July 11th around 5:20 a.m., troopers responded to the 28000 block of Woodcrest Drive, Harbeson after a 41 year old female victim reported hearing a noise around the window unit of the air conditioner unit and a flash light coming from the window. A male suspect was located outside the house and upon being chased away by the victim and a male friend, he was observed running to residence on Harmon Hill Road where he entered a white in color vehicle. The victim was able to obtain registration information that was used to track down Henry L. Dukes Jr.

Dukes turned himself into Detectives at Troop 4 and was arrested on the above listed charges. He was arraigned at JP2 and initially committed to SCI on $10,001.00 secured bond and has since been released.