MIDDLETOWN, Del. — Middletown Police are investigating the theft of more than $8,000 worth of tools from a work van parked along South Broad Street.
The theft occurred sometime between August 9 and August 11, 2026, when an unknown suspect entered an unsecured work van and removed tools valued at more than $8,000.
The identity of the suspect remains unknown, and additional details about the circumstances surrounding the theft, including the specific tools stolen, were not disclosed.
Although the theft occurred in August, the information has only recently become available for public reporting. Middletown Police do not routinely publish detailed information about individual criminal investigations in real time, resulting in delays between when incidents occur and when the information becomes publicly available.