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Wilmington Police Department
Thursday August 21st, 2025 :: 08:11 a.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest two men in connection with burglary:

Wilmington Police have arrested two men in connection with a burglary.
 
On August 15 at approximately 10:36 p.m., police were dispatched to the 800 block of Maryland Avenue in reference to a burglary that had occurred. Officers made contact with two subjects – 27-year-old Elijah Berry and 26-year-old Nas’sur Skinner – and identified them as suspects in connection with the burglary. Berry was found to be in possession of a knife, and had threatened the victim with the knife during the incident. Both were taken into custody without incident, and property that had been removed from a residence by the suspects was returned to the victim.
 
Berry has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
  • Aggravated Menacing
  • Burglary (First Degree)
  • Conspiracy (Second Degree)
  • Theft Under $1,500
  • Terroristic Threatening
  • Criminal Mischief Under $1,000
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 20 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $29,500 secured bail.
 
Skinner has been charged with the following offenses:
  • Burglary (First Degree)
  • Conspiracy (Second Degree)
  • Theft Under $1,500
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was released on $7,000 unsecured bail.

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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