Delaware State Police arrested 34-year-old Kevin Grove and 31-year-old Kimberly King, both from Elkton, Maryland, on Sunday night for a series of parcel thefts that occurred between January and March in New Castle County.

Between January 2, 2024, and March 25, 2024, troopers investigated 18 thefts in which a white male suspect and a white female suspect stole parcels from several businesses throughout New Castle County. The investigation revealed the suspects alternated between a Chevrolet Equinox and a GMC Yukon, both with fictitious registrations, for the thefts. Through investigative means, the suspects involved in the thefts were identified as Kevin Grove and Kimberly King.

On March 31, 2024, at approximately 10:50 p.m., a trooper observed a GMC Yukon with Delaware registration pulling into the parking lot of Delaware Park located at 777 Delaware Park Boulevard in Wilmington. The trooper noted the SUV matched the description of one of the suspect vehicles involved in several parcel thefts in New Castle County over the last three months. The trooper observed a white male and a white female exit the SUV and enter the casino. The trooper conducted a computer inquiry of the Yukon and discovered the registration was fictitious. Shortly after the pair entered the casino, Delaware Park Security notified the trooper that the pair were observed exiting the casino towards a different parking lot and last seen running into a wooded area. The trooper and his K9 partner conducted a track into the wooded area, and the pair, identified as Grove and King, were taken into custody without incident.

Grove and King were taken to Troop 2, where they were charged with multiple crimes.

Grove was charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $49,328.28 secured bond.

• Theft $1,500 or Greater (Felony) – 8 counts
• Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony) – 7 counts
• Theft Under $1,500 – 8 counts
• Conspiracy 3^rd Degree – 9 counts

King was charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and released after posting a $49,328.28 secured bond.

• Theft $1,500 or Greater (Felony) – 8 counts
• Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony) – 7 counts
• Theft Under $1,500 – 11 counts
• Conspiracy 3^rd Degree – 10 counts

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