Troopers Arrest One Of The Coach Purse Burglars

Location:
Coach Outlet, 34986 Midway Outlet Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sunglass Hut, 34986 Midway Outlet Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Michael Kors Outlet, 34986 Midway Outlet Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Bay Road (SR1) northbound at North DuPont Highway (US113), Milford, DE

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday September 11, 2013 at 4:00 a.m.

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Timothy A. Hood, 39, Richmond, VA (Photo Attached)
Burglary 3rd (3 counts)
Possession of Burglar Tools (3 counts)
Theft greater than $1,500 (3 counts)
Disregarding a Police Officer's Signal
Conspiracy 2nd
Criminal Impersonation
Reckless Endangering 2nd
Resisting Arrest
Criminal Mischief (3 counts)
Vehicular Assault 2nd
Numerous other traffic related charges

Arraigned at JP2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $75,000.00 cash bail.

Suspect:

Black male wearing a brown or grey hooded sweatshirt with black pants (No further physical or clothing description).
No video surveillance available

Resume:
Rehoboth Beach, DE- Detectives have arrested one of the two suspects involved in the burglary of the Coach Outlet that occurred early yesterday morning.

Around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, troopers were still searching the area north of where a crash had occurred between the suspect's black Mercedes Benz SUV and a Ford Taurus when a call for a suspicious person had been received with the Kent County 9-1-1 center. Troopers converged on a black male subject carrying a black sweatshirt and wearing grey sweat pants with no shoes as he was inside the Valero gas station located at 432 Bay Road, Milford. The suspect, who was later identified as Timothy A. Hood, 39 of Richmond, VA, was taken into custody without incident and transported to Troop 4 in Georgetown.

Further investigation revealed, Hood was also involved in two other burglaries that occurred in the same shopping center. On August 7, 2013, Sunglass Hut was burglarized after the window was shattered and over 60 pairs of sunglasses valued at approximately $11,600.00 were stolen. Then on August 10, 2013, Michael Kors Outlet was burglarized after a window was shattered and 85 purses valued at over $27,000.00 were removed.

This incident occurred around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning after an alarm activation was received from the Coach Outlet in Rehoboth Beach. Troopers responding to the area located a black 2007 Mercedes Benz SUV leaving the shopping plaza and attempted to perform a traffic stop. The vehicle disregarded the troopers signal and continued northbound on Coastal Highway (SR1) at a high rate of speed. As the vehicle approached a slight right curve in the roadway near the SR1/US113 merge near Milford, a 2002 Ford Taurus traveling in the northbound lane was struck from behind causing both vehicles to spin out of control. The Mercedes came to a stop in the center median and the two occupants fled to the west crossing the southbound lanes of SR1. The driver of the 2002 Ford Taurus has been identified asPatrick A. Organ, 41 of Milford. He was transported by EMS to Milford Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers were able to recover 85 Coach Purses estimated in value of over $29,000.00. (See attached photo)

Timothy A. Hood was arraigned on the above listed charges and committed to SCI in lieu of $75,000.00 cash bail.

SR1 northbound, south of the US113 was closed for approximately three hours as troopers investigated and cleared the crash.

If anyone has any information on the remaining suspects, they are asked to contact Detective D. Cathell at 302-856-5850 ext. 214 or by utilizing the Delaware State Police Mobile Crime Tip Application available to download at: http://www.delaware.gov/apps/. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet atwww.tipsubmit.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."