Ocean View Man Arrested In String Of Burglaries

Date of Occurrences: Between Friday, October 21, 2011 and Monday, November 14, 2011

Locations:

American Legion, Dagsboro, DE
The Fractured Prune, Millville, DE
Caruso’s, Fenwick Island, DE
The China Café, Fenwick Island, DE
Luna’s Cactus Café, Fenwick Island, DE
West 54 Café, Selbyville, DE
Millville Pet Shop, Millville, DE
Fenwick Floaters, Fenwick Island, DE
Sweet Disposition, Selbyville, DE
Samaritan Thrift Shop, Selbyville, DE
Seasonal Solutions, Fenwick Island, DE
New Face in Town, Selbyville, DE
Hawaiian Crab Bar and Grill, Selbyville, DE

Defendant:

Jeffrey E. Paddock, 49, Ocean View, DE
72 total charges related to Burglary, Attempted Burglary, Theft, Attempted Theft, Criminal Mischief, Possession of Burglary Tools, Wearing a Disguise during a Felony, and Criminal Trespass.
Committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution for lack of $63,000.00 secured bail

Resume:
Fenwick Island, DE- The Delaware State Police have arrested a 49 year old Ocean View, DE man and charged him with multiple counts of burglary and related charges following an investigation into numerous commercial burglaries along the Rt. 54 and Rt. 113 corridor.

On Wednesday, November 23, detectives arrested Jeffrey E. Paddock, 49, and charged him with a total 72 crimes. Paddock, who had been incarcerated at the Sussex Correctional Institution since Wednesday, November 16, 2011 after he was arrested by the Selbyville Police Department for the burglarizing the Cactus Café in Selbyville, was arraigned at JP Court 3 and issued an additional $63,000.00 secured bail.

After his arrest by the Selbyville Police Department, the Delaware State Police Troop 4 Property Crimes Detectives were contacted and were able to link Paddock to 13 burglaries that had occurred in Fenwick Island, Selbyville, Millville, and Dagsboro, DE since October 21st. In each case, Paddock would pry open a door of the business and once inside, would remove or attempt to remove cash before fleeing.