State Police Probe Home Invasion Robberies In Sussex County

Location:
Residence along the 22000 block of Eskridge Road in Seaford, Delaware
Residence along the unit block of Garden Circle in Georgetown, Delaware

Date of Occurrence:
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009, at 10:06 p.m.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009, at 2:15 a.m.

Suspect(s): Three black male suspects and one white male suspect, all wearing masks, gloves and were armed with handguns.

Resume: In the late evening hours of Wednesday, December 16th, Troopers were called to a residence along Eskridge Road in Seaford for a reported home invasion.

In this first case, three male suspects forced their way into the home. They bound the hands of a 49-year-old man and a 26-year-old man. The suspects then struck the homeowner, the 49-year-old, in the face. The bandits stole Christmas presents from under the tree and a 48” flat screen TV from the living room. Prior to leaving, the suspects also stole the family’s 10-month-old pit bull puppy which was brown and white.

After the suspects fled the scene, the residents freed themselves and drove to a nearby Walmart to call 911. No one required medical attention.

Shortly after midnight, a second home invasion occurred, this time in Georgetown on Garden Circle. In this case, a 56-year-old female awoke to a noise in her home. She walked into her living room to find four suspects standing there. The suspects demanded the victim’s property. At this time, the other two subjects living in the home, a 28-year-old and a 50-year-old male, also woke up.

The suspects assaulted the three residents and stolen various items from within the home including some expensive jewelry. The suspects then fled the scene.

The 28-year-old victim was treated at Beebe Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators are treating these cases as though they are connected. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call Troop 4 detectives at 302-856-5850 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.