Delaware State Police have arrested 40-year-old Cody Hudson and 45-year-old Tara Higgins, both of Dagsboro, Delaware, for multiple felonies following a theft investigation.
Between May and July 2024, Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit investigated several thefts of a similar nature in the Frankford area. In each of the thefts, unknown suspects entered a commercial property and stole a skid steer.
On September 3, 2024, Troop 4 Detectives learned Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were investigating thefts in Berlin, Maryland. Subsequently, Troop 4 Detectives, in collaboration with Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies, identified Cody Hudson and Tara Higgins, as the suspects in the skid steer thefts as well as the thefts that occurred in Berlin, Maryland. Troop 4 Detectives obtained warrants for their arrest. On September 4, 2024, detectives executed a search warrant at a property on the 31000 block of Swamp Road in Dagsboro and recovered one of the stolen skid steers and the stolen property from Maryland. Hudson and Higgins were arrested at the property without incident.
Hudson and Higgins were taken to Troop 4, where they were charged with multiple crimes. Charges from Worcester County Sheriff’s Office are pending.
Hudson was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and released on a $11,502 unsecured bond.
- Theft over $50,000 (Felony)
- Theft over $1,500 (Felony)
- Conspiracy 2nd Degree (Felony) – 3 counts
- Receiving Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
- Tampering with Evidence (Felony)
- Receiving Stolen Property under $1,500
- Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree – 2 counts
Higgins was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and released on a $11,502 unsecured bond.
- Theft over $50,000 (Felony)
- Theft over $1,500 (Felony)
- Conspiracy 2nd Degree (Felony) – 3 counts
- Receiving Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
- Tampering with Evidence (Felony)
- Receiving Stolen Property under $1,500
- Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree – 2 counts