Delaware State Police News Release Timothy E. Winstead

Area Businesses are Tired of Seeing the Redden Brothers… and So are We!

Released: Thursday, June 05, 2008

New Castle County- On, Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, Troopers responded to the Rite Aid, located at 4609 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE, in reference to a shoplifting complaint.

Upon arrival officers contacted store employees who advised that shortly before 11:00 p.m., three suspects entered the Rite Aid and concealed approximately $277.00 in merchandise and left the store without paying. The store employees obtained a vehicle description, including the tag number, and this information was broadcast to patrol officers.

The vehicle was pulled over just 2 miles east of the Rite Aid. All of the merchandise was recovered and the defendants were placed into custody and transported to Troop 6. The occupants of the vehicle were identified as follows:

Edwena Daniels, 28, of Murphy Road in Wilmington. (released on $1,000.00 unsecured bond)
Wynee Letitia Young, 43, of Carvel Street in New Castle. (Committed to the Baylor Woman’s Correctional Institute in lieu of $1,000.00 secured bond)
Turhan Redden, 39, of East 9^th Street in Wilmington. (Committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $1,000.00 secured bond)
Joe Redden, 43, of East 9^th Street in Wilmington. (Committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $1,000.00 secured bond)

This investigation revealed Ms. Young was driving the vehicle while Daniels and the Redden brothers entered the store and removed merchandise. The defendants were all charged with Shoplifting and Conspiracy.

Routine computer checks revealed Joseph and Turhan Redden had been involved in nine different shoplifting incidents, and arrested for same, over the past seven months. In Seven of these cases, the brothers conspired together to commit the crimes. Aside from Letitia Young and Edwena Daniels, the Reddens have also committed two of their shopliftings with Marquis Robinson, 40, of Clifford Brown Walk in Wilmington. Robinson is currently wanted by the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas.