Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Update – Suspect Arrested State Police Arrest Two for Organized Retail Theft

Date Posted: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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Delaware State Police arrested 38-year-old Vernon Hines, of Wilmington, Delaware, in connection with an organized retail theft incident which occurred mid-October at Dick’s House of Sport in Wilmington.

On October 13, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., troopers responded to a theft in progress at Dick’s House of Sport, located at 1000 Brandywine Parkway, in Wilmington. Store employees reported that three suspects had stolen an estimated $2,500 worth of merchandise and fled the scene in a Chevrolet Malibu bearing a Delaware temporary registration tag. Responding troopers located a vehicle matching that description traveling southbound on Concord Pike, near I-95. When troopers attempted a traffic stop, the driver fled into the City of Wilmington, committing multiple traffic violations in an attempt to evade capture.

The suspect vehicle was located moments later near E. 28th Street and Jessup Street. Troopers observed the suspects running from the Malibu while carrying stolen merchandise. Kerryn Vinson and Taysha Bultran were apprehended, however an unknown black male suspect remained at-large.

Through investigative means, detectives identified Vernon Hines as the remaining suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

On October 28, 2025, Hines was arrested without incident in Wilmington. He was taken to Troop 1 where he was charged with the below listed offenses, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $4,000 secured bond.