The News Journal of Wilmington reports 29-year-old Eric B. Whitman was arrested Saturday on charges including theft and burglary. A Monday release from Delaware State Police says the 40-year-old victim returned from his vacation earlier this month and found a window unsecured.
It says the victim reported that a jar containing an undisclosed amount of money was empty, and scrap metal and 50 crab traps were missing. It says police identified Whitman as a suspect after an investigation found he had taken the metal to a scrap yard and signed a receipt indicating he was the owner.
It's unclear if Whitman has a lawyer.
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