SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.- Delaware State Police have arrested two Lewes man accused of stealing equipment and materials from construction sites in Sussex County.
Troopers said that since mid-April, they have been investigating several thefts from construction sites and construction trailers. On May 4, Troopers investigated a theft of a Polaris ATV at a construction site in Rehoboth Beach, that occurred sometime over the weekend. Police said that after further investigation, the ATV was located at 46-year-old Anthony M. Cichocki's home in the McNichol Place Mobile Home Park. Police said that after Cichocki was taken into custody, troopers learned he had a co-conspirator, 36-year-old Brian Govin.
Troopers went to Govin’s home in the 20100 block of Beaver Dam Road in Lewes. He was not home at the time, but troopers said consent to search the home was provided by the homeowners. Upon conducting a search of the property, a John Deere Gator was located behind a pole building. The Gator was found to have been reported stolen to police on April 23, according to police.
Police said troopers found Govin at Cichocki’s home and took him into custody there. Police said they learned Govin was also a suspect in a burglary that occurred on April 22, in which he entered a home under construction on Warrington Road by cutting a hole in the fence and removed approximately 100 electrical boxes. Also taken from the construction site was a black Artic Cat ATV, farm equipment, and building materials, investigators said.
Both Govin and Cichocki were transported back to Troop 4 where they were charged with the following:
Anthony Cichocki:
- Theft (Felony)-2 counts
- Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
- Criminal Mischief
- Criminal Trespass Second Degree
- Criminal Trespass Third Degree
Cichocki was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and released on $7,100.00 unsecured bond.
Brian Govin:
- Burglary Third Degree
- Theft (Felony) 3 counts
- Conspiracy Second Degree
- Theft
- Criminal Mischief
- Criminal Trespass Second Degree
- Criminal Trespass Third Degree- 2 counts
Govin was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and released on $13,202 unsecured bond.
Anthony M. Cichocki
Brian J. Govin