Police charge Lewes man with multiple thefts of tools - The News Journal
State police arrested a Lewes man Friday for stealing multiple tools from unlocked vehicles in the Long Neck, Lewes and Rehoboth area in the past month. , 41 of Lewes, was charged with burglary, 17 counts of theft, criminal mischief and nine counts of criminal trespass after entering vehicles, stealing tools, saws and chainsaws and rummaging through belongings in unlocked vehicles often in parking... In most cases, Rausch stole the tools from vehicles and then attempted to re-sell them to construction workers often nearby, Bratz said. On July 15, a man, later identified as Rausch and driving the same vehicle, was attempting to sell a chop saw at a construction site near Lewes Crossing at Beaver Dam Road, Bratz said. About a week later, a contractor contacted police about a white man in a Hyundai Accent who attempted to sell tools to his employees at a contruction side near the Coastal Club in Lewes, Bratz said. On the same day, troopers received a tip from a man who said several tools were stolen from his home over the past few months, Bratz said. Source: www.delawareonline.com
