Felony fireplace theft

Del. man charged with stealing fireplace

PRICES CORNER, Del. — Delaware State Police say a Prices Corner man has been charged with stealing a $1,000 copper fireplace and selling it for scrap.

Senior Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh says 34-year-old Clifford Blevins took the fireplace from the garage of a home where he was working as a handyman and later sold it for about $22.

Blevins, who had been sought since June, was arrested Monday and charged with felony theft and three other offenses. Blevins was committed to Young Correctional Institution on $14,800 bail.