Suspect in multi-state jewelry thefts found in Rehoboth Beach: police

A 34-year-old Virginia man was arrested Sunday night after Rehoboth Beach police say a store owner recognized him as a possible suspect in a string of recent jewelry thefts.

Just after 8 p.m. Sunday, police say they were called to a local jewelry store in Rehoboth Beach where the owner reported a customer of his resembled a man shown in photographs taken from surveillance footage of recent jewelry store thefts. 

The man was no longer in the store, so police set out in search of the man, stopping by other local jewelry stores to spread word of the man's presence, a police department release said. 

Police entered Dynasty Jewelers, on the first block of Rehoboth Avenue, and found Jack L. Boone, of Chesapeake, Va. 

When he was taken into custody for questioning, police say Boone gave them a fake name, so they took him to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department. 

Police say further investigation revealed Boone was suspected of stealing jewelry from multiple stores in other jurisdictions throughout Delaware and surrounding states. 

As a result, Rehoboth police charged Boone with a count of criminal impersonation, which is a misdemeanor offense. Boone was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution  on $1,000 cash bail.