Wilmington Police have arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with a series of burglaries reported throughout the city during September and October.
Police said officers responded to multiple burglaries in the 100 block of East 25th Street, the 2900 block of North Van Buren Street and the 400 block of West 29th Street. The cases were assigned to Detective Joran Merced of the Criminal Investigations Division, who identified Alexis Martinez as a suspect and obtained warrants for his arrest.
On October 9, officers with the Uniformed Services Division located Martinez and took him into custody without incident. Police also confirmed that Martinez had an outstanding warrant issued by Delaware State Police.
Martinez was charged with three counts of third-degree burglary, three counts of criminal mischief under $1,000, two counts of theft under $1,500 and one count of second-degree conspiracy.
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $5,800 cash-only bail.