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Fascination with LCD Monitors? Released- Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Claymont- A Troop 1 patrol officer has been investigating a series of thefts from the Kmart (333 Naamans Road) that began on March the 11th. On four separate occasions someone had stolen five LCD monitors from the electronics department valued at $379.00 a piece. A break in the case came on March 17th, when store loss prevention apprehended Shawn L. Barber, 32, of Miller Road in Wilmington. He was caught red handed as he used a tool to defeat a security device attached to a LCD TV on display. Barber allegedly tucked the screen under his winter coat when he was taken into custody. The investigating Trooper successfully also linked Barber to four prior thefts in which the total amount stolen exceeded $1,600.00. A search of Barbers person at the time of his arrest yielded a crack pipe. He was arrested for Possession of Shoplifting Tools (felony), Theft (felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $4,000.00. |
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