LAUREL, Del. - A North Carolina man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from a solar field construction site he worked at.
Delaware State Police arrested 41-year-old Gerardo Carmona Hernandez, of Shannon, North Carolina.
Investigators say on June 8, around 7:45 a.m., a theft was reported at the 8000 block of Woodland Ferry Road. Troopers say between June 4 and June 8, nearly 2000 feet of copper wire valued at $26,000 was stolen.
Troopers say Hernandez scrapped the copper wire on June 5 and June 8 at Fitzgerald’s Salvage and Recycling in Lincoln.
State police say Hernandez returned to Fitzgerald's on June 8, where troopers at the scene ran a computer check showing he did not have a valid driver’s license and his truck was uninsured.
Gerardo Carmona Hernandez, 41, of Shannon, North Carolina
(Courtesy: Delaware State Police)
Hernandez, who was an employee of the solar field construction company, was arrested, charged with the following, and released on his own recognizance.
- Theft over $1,500 (Felony)
- Theft by False Pretense over $1,500 (Felony)
- Selling Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
- Attempt to Sell Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
- Criminal Trespass 2nd Degree
- Falsifying Business Records – 2 counts
- Driving without a Valid License
- Failure to Have Required Insurance
- Several Traffic Offenses
