Dates of Occurrences/Locations:
August 13 2012
37000 block of Smithfield Acres Road, Selbyville, DE
August 20, 2012
32000 block of Townsends Road, Dagsboro, DE
August 22, 2012
34000 block of Evans Road, Frankford, DE
37000 block of Smithfield Acres Road, Selbyville, DE
August 24, 2012
31000 block of Townsends Road, Dagsboro, DE
August 27, 2012
32000 block of Townsends Road, Dagsboro, DE
36000 block of Old Mill Bridge Road, Selbyville, DE
August 30, 2012
32000 block of Townsends Road, Dagsboro, DE
Victim:
8 victims (8 residences)
Defendant/Charges/Bond Information:
William J. Tingle II-24 of Frankford, DE (photo attached)
34 total charges related to Burglary Second Degree, Theft, Theft of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy Second Degree, Possession of Burglar Tools, Criminal Mischief, Theft by False Pretense, and Falsifying Business Records.
Arraigned on September 19, 2012 and committed to SCI on $9,200 Secured Bond
Resume:
Georgetown-The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Property Unit Detectives have charged a Frankford man in connection with 8 residential daytime burglaries of unoccupied Sussex County residences where jewelry and firearms were stolen in August 2012.
On Wednesday September 19, 2012, Delaware State Police Detectives charged William J. Tingle II-24 of Frankford, DE for a total of 34 charges related to Burglary Second Degree, Theft, Theft of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy Second Degree, Possession of Burglar Tools, Criminal Mischief, Theft by False Pretense, and Falsifying Business Records. Tingle was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $9,200 Secured Bond.
The arrest of Tingle was the result of a month long investigation into the residential burglaries that occurred in mid-August in Dagsboro, Frankford, and Selbyville. Tingle would enter the unoccupied residences through forced entry and once inside would remove jewelry and firearms, including a handgun and shotgun.
The investigation culminated on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 when detectives executed a search warrant at the residence of Tingle located in the 32000 block of Townsends Road, Frankford, DE. Detectives located Tingle hiding in the attic portion of the house where he was taken into custody without incident.
Detectives continue their investigation into these burglaries.
