Released After Multiple Burglaries, Suspect Arrested Again Days Later for Little Grocer Burglary

Incident Number: 50-26-10102
Date/Time: Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 4:28 a.m.
Location: The Little Grocer, 902 East Division Street, Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Lieutenant Mark Hoffman Email: Mark.Hoffman@cj.state.de.us
Narrative: The Dover Police Department Patrol Division arrested a suspect following a burglary at The Little Grocer on Saturday morning. Officers responded to the business and discovered that the front door to the business was damaged as the result of forced entry. Surveillance footage showed the suspect enter the business and check the counter and cash register, but did not locate any valuables. The suspect then exited the business and fled in a silver Nissan Altima. Officers reviewing the surveillance footage were able to identify the suspect as Lamar Trower (41, Dover). A warrant was obtained for his arrest and he was arrested on Saturday afternoon by patrol officers without incident.
Trower was released on a $3,750 unsecured bond on the following offenses:
-Burglary 3rd Degree
-Attempted Theft
-Criminal Mischief
Trower was arrested on March 23rd, 2026 and charged in connection to four additional burglaries and was also released on an unsecured bond for those offenses.
