Dover Police Charge Man in Ten Previously Unsolved Commercial Burglaries 1-30-2020

The Dover Police Department has charged Samuel Curtis (56) in ten unsolved commercial burglaries.  Curtis was arrested by the Delaware State Police for a burglary at the Bavarian Bakery on January 24th, 2020.  As a result of that arrest, Dover Police detectives were able to obtain further information that led to Curtis being charged, including comparisons of surveillance images from some of the incidents to Samuel Curtis.

Curtis was committed to SCI on a $22,000 secured bond on the following charges:
-Burglary 3rd Degree (10x)
-Theft (10x)
-Criminal Mischief (10x)
-Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of Felony (4x)

The following incidents were cleared with the arrest of Samuel Curtis:
–Diamond State Grill
–Georgia Boy’s Bagels
–Mod Pizza and Kirkland’s Home Store
–Good News Health Store
–Merle Norman Cosmetics
–Longhorn Steakhouse
-Saladworks
–Red Wing’s Shoe Store
–The Little School at Kid’s Cottage