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Superintendent Thomas F. Mac Leish

Updated DSP News Release: Thursday, May 21, 2009- Suspect Turns Himself In… C0-Conspirator Identified (Monday, May 18, 2009- State Police Seek Theft Suspect’s Whereabouts)

New Castle County- On Wednesday, May 20^th, Frankie Galindez turned himself in to authorities at Troop 2. He saw himself covered in the local media and elected to surrender. He was charged with the following offenses- seven counts each of Theft, Criminal Mischief and Conspiracy (all misdemeanors). He was committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $5,974.00 secured bail.

This case was initiated with Galindez’s co-conspirator in this investigation, Joshua Upole, 34, of 6^th Avenue in Wilmington, was caught in the act breaking into a vehicle in the Pencader Plaza Shopping Center back on May 11^th. Uphole was charged on the 11^th with eight counts of Theft, eight counts of Criminal Mischief and seven counts of Conspiracy (all misdemeanors).

Joshua A Upole Frankie Galindez

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