Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel Melissa Zebley

State Police Arrest Man for Series of Shopliftings from Wilmington Target

Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

Delaware State Police arrested 40-year-old Bryan Gray of New Castle, Delaware, for a series of shopliftings from a Wilmington area Target that began last month.

Between March 25, 2024, and April 19, 2024, troopers investigated several shopliftings of a similar nature from the Target located at 3240 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington. In each shoplifting, an unknown white male suspect shoplifted skincare and cosmetic products from the business. On April 22, 2024, a trooper was at Target conducting an unrelated investigation when he was notified by a Target employee that the white male suspect from the previous shopliftings was in the store and concealing cosmetic products. The trooper made contact with the suspect, identified as Bryan Gray, as he was exiting the business and took him into custody without incident. A search of Gray’s person led to the discovery of several unpaid cosmetic products that were concealed in his pants.

Troopers identified Gray as the suspect responsible for 5 shopliftings that spanned a little under one month and totaled over $8,200 worth of stolen merchandise. Gray was taken to Troop 2, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $6,000 secured bond.