Authorities with the Delaware State Police are looking into a break-in that took place Friday morning in Georgetown.
Law enforcement officers were called to the 24000 block of Lawson Road in Georgetown around 10:30 a.m. on May 15, 2026, following a panic alarm triggered by a home security company. When officers arrived, they discovered that an 83-year-old woman had set off her alarm after a male intruder broke into her residence while she was answering her front door. After entering the home, the intruder brandished a firearm and asked to see someone else he thought was inside the house. The woman managed to barricade herself in a bedroom and trigger her panic alarm as the intruder went through the home before departing in an unknown direction. The woman sustained no injuries.
Authorities describe the intruder as a white male dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt, who may have been driving a black pickup truck.
Investigators with the Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigation Unit are continuing their work on this case. Officials are requesting that anyone who observed unusual activity in the vicinity or possesses pertinent information reach out to Detective L. Coleman at (302) 752-3813. Tips can also be submitted through a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) 847-3333.
