Georgetown Man Arrested After Stealing A Vehicle, Milton

Location:  27000 block of Covered Bridge Trail, Trails of Beaver Creek, Milton, DE

 

Date of Occurrence:   Thursday January 10, 2013 at approximately 2:59 a.m.

 

Victims:

 

• 34 year old male
• 39 year old female

 

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

 

• Robert C. Rust, 33, Georgetown, DE (Photo Attached)
• Theft of a Motor Vehicle
• Theft under $1,500.00
• Unlawful Use of a Credit Card
• Driving While Suspended or Revoked
• Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
• Criminal Trespass 3^rd (3 counts)
• Possession of Heroin
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Loitering

 

Arraigned at JP3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $5,000.00 secured bond.

 

Resume:

Harbeson, DE- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Georgetown man after he was found pumping gas into a van he had just stolen.

 

Troopers responded to the Harbeson Deli located on the corner of Lewes-Georgetown Highway and Harbeson Road shortly before 3:00 a.m. after receiving a report from a 34 year old male victim that his work van had been stolen.  The victim was able to follow the suspect to the Deli where he was observed filling up the vehicle with gas.  Troopers took Robert C. Rust into custody without incident and learned that he was using a stolen credit card in order to purchase the fuel belonging to a 39 year old female who lives in a neighboring development where the van was stolen.

 

Troopers were already looking for Rust after an earlier report of an individual looking through cars in the Trails of Beaver Creek Development resulted in his vehicle being found parked in front of a house located in the 27000 block of Buckskin Trail.  Troopers were able to determine the vehicle belonged to Rust through a registration inquiry and locating his wallet inside the truck.  Also located in the vehicle was approximately .025 grams of suspected heroin and other drug paraphernalia.

 

Rust was transported back to Troop 7 in Lewes where he was arrested on the above listed charges.  He was arraigned at JP3 and committed to SCI on $5,000.00 secured bond.

 

Other items were located in the stolen van that did not belong to the victim and may have been removed from vehicles in the surrounding neighborhoods.  If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact the Trooper Mitchell at 302-644-5020 ext. 231 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.  Information may also be provided via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com 

 

Send an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."