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Four charged in stealing raw chicken from Milford plant

November 23, 2022

Four people face theft charges after Milford police say they stole about $30,000 in raw chicken from the Perdue plant in Milford.

The Milford Police Department Criminal Investigation Division began investigating an internal theft reported by Perdue on Rehoboth Boulevard, officials said, and after several weeks learned that four people were involved in a criminal theft operation orchestrated by Lorenzo Jones Jr., 40, of Dover.

Police learned that on several occasions Jones and Lloyd K. Dukes, 44, of Felton, with the help of Kenneth W. Smith, 40, of Felton, removed cases of raw chicken from the plant. Jones and Dukes would then drive the cases of chicken to a predetermined location off Perdue’s property, where Laroya Buck, 37, of Dover would pick them up in a refrigerated box truck. 

During the course of this investigation, police said Perdue lost more than $30,000. 

All four were charged with varying counts of felony theft $1,500 or greater and second-degree conspiracy. Jones was released on undisclosed secured bail; the three others were released on their own recognizance. All have a preliminary hearing scheduled at a later date in Kent County Court of Common Pleas.

 

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