Police in New Castle County, Delaware arrested a 21-year-old man after he, allegedly, called police seeking help reclaiming personal items he had left in a vehicle he has been charged with stealing after it was towed away on Wednesday.

The ordeal unfolded, officials said, after a Hyundai Sonata was stolen after being parked along Fairway Road in Newark, Delaware at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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In that case, police said, the victim told police they started their vehicle to warm it up and left it unattended with the keys inside. Upon returning to where the vehicle was parked, police said, the victim learned it had been stolen.

Then, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at about 11:45 a.m., the New Castle County Re

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