Man charged in Surf Bagel frozen food thefts

Jermaine C. Maker (Photo: Delaware State Police)
Jermaine C. Maker (Photo: Delaware State Police)

LEWES, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) A 30-year-old man was charged with stealing frozen food from the Surf Bagel Restaurant near Lewes, the Delaware State Police said.

The thefts began around 9 p.m. Thursday when someone walked from a nearby residential area and used burglar tools to cut off the metal latch on a storage refrigeration unit behind the restaurant at 17382 Coastal Highway (Route 1) and left with multiple boxes of frozen foods, police said.

A few minutes later, the man returned and stole more boxes and bags of food, then returned again, around 12:30 a.m. Friday, and took more.

After investigating, police arrested Jermaine C. Maker, of the Lewes area, at his home on Saturday. He was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of theft, possession of burglar tools and criminal mischief. He was being held at Sussex Correctional Institution near Georgetown in lieu of $9,000 secured bond.

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Surf Bagel, Coastal Highway near Lewes (Photo: Google maps)
Surf Bagel, Coastal Highway near Lewes (Photo: Google maps)