Superintendent Colonel Melissa Zebley
Sussex County- The Delaware State Police have arrested 31-year-old Adam M. Calloway in connection with recent multiple church burglaries in Sussex County.
In the beginning of January 2020, the Delaware State Police began investigating burglaries to various churches in the Laurel, Seaford, Millsboro and Georgetown areas including the following:
It was learned that in all of these incidents, the point of entry was an exterior window in which the suspect used force to break the glass. Through further investigations, Adam Calloway was identified as the suspect.
On January 15, 2020, Troopers responded to the Sunrise Motel located at 22512 Sussex Highway, Seaford, where Calloway was located. Upon contact with Calloway in the motel room, Troopers observed crack cocaine in plain view and a .22 caliber bullet. Calloway was taken into custody and as he was being escorted outside of the motel room to the patrol vehicle, he proceeded to resist arrest and flee on foot. Calloway was subsequently apprehended a short time later.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the motel room in which Calloway was staying. Upon the execution of the search warrant, Detectives located numerous amounts of what was believed to be stolen property and seized the items. It was later learned that during the overnight hours of January 14, 2020, Troopers responded to an address in the 26000 block of Butler Branch Road, Seaford, in reference to a burglary complaint. Detectives recovered items in the motel room belonging to the victim. Calloway was subsequently identified as the suspect in this residential burglary incident as well as another residential burglary that occurred on January 4, 2020 at a residence in the 24000 block of Concord Pond Road, Seaford.
Calloway was transported back to Troop 4 where he was charged with the following:
Calloway also had 13 active arrest warrants out of various agencies in Delaware.
Calloway was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $29,507.00 secured and $11,200.00 cash only bond.
The investigation continues to remain active and ongoing with further charges pending.
String of Church Burglaries – Sussex County
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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Melissa Jaffe
Released: 011520 1944
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