Del. trooper nabs man wearing colleague's watch

[September 09, 2009]  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Delaware State Police said a thief has been caught red-handed -- and that hand happened to be wearing a watch stolen from a trooper nearly two years ago.

Police said a trooper noticed a Chevrolet Blazer parked close to his own car outside a Wilmington restaurant Sunday. The Blazer drove away, and the trooper found his car had been burglarized and his wife's wallet stolen.

The trooper set out to look for the Blazer. Police said he found a 54-year-old man rummaging through the glove box of an SUV. Police said the man got back into the Blazer and tried to drive away before being detained.

According to police, the man was wearing a Delaware State Police 20-year anniversary watch that had been stolen from another trooper's vehicle in December 2007.

[Associated Press]

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