NEW CASTLE, DE — A man from Elsmere has been arrested following an investigation into a series of thefts and vandalism incidents targeting a public utility pump station in New Castle County.
According to authorities, between May and June 2025, multiple thefts and acts of vandalism were reported at a pump station located on Sears Boulevard in Wilmington. Police allege that a hole was cut into the station’s fence and property such as sump pumps and radiators were either stolen or damaged in what appeared to be attempts to remove materials.
Detectives from the New Castle County Police Criminal Investigations Unit led an extensive investigation and identified 44-year-old Gianmarco Skirvin as the suspect.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, police personnel, with assistance from the Crisis Management Group due to safety concerns, located Skirvin in the 400 block of B & O Lane in Elsmere. He was found hiding inside a building and taken into custody without incident.
Skirvin has been charged with multiple offenses, including two felony counts of theft over $1,500, one felony count of possessing a firearm by a person prohibited, one felony count of criminal mischief over $5,000, and three misdemeanor counts of second-degree criminal trespass. Other charges include misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief under $1,000, resisting arrest, and being a fugitive from another state.
Authorities also revealed that Skirvin had active warrants from the Delaware State Police and the Elsmere Police Department, which have been added to his charges.
After being arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11, Skirvin was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $31,500 cash bail.
Officials remind the public that Skirvin is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Further updates are anticipated as the investigation continues.
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