On April 14, 2022, at approximately 1832 hours, the Middletown Police Department (MPD) responded to the Lowes at 500 W. Main St. Middletown, Delaware 19709 in reference to a robbery that just occurred. The suspect was identified as a white male who displayed a large knife during the attempted robbery but left the business on foot without obtaining any merchandise during the attempt.

The Middletown Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit assumed this investigation and was able to identify the suspect as Gabriel Otinsky (19 years old) of the 500 block of Middlesex Dr. Middletown, Delaware 19709.   

On April 22, 2022, MPD, with the assistance of the Delaware State Police and Probation and Parole, Otinsky was arrested without incident in New Castle, Delaware. A search warrant was then executed at his residence in reference to this case.  

Through this investigation, Otinsky was linked to two attempted burglaries on April 14, 2022 at the Food Lion and Harbor Freight in Middletown, Delaware.  

Otinsky was charged with the following offenses:

Lowes Robbery:

Attempted Robbery 1^st Degree

Possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony

Aggravated Menacing

Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony

Food Lion and Harbor Freight burglaries:

Attempted Burglary 3^rd Degree – 2 counts

Criminal Mischief Greater then $1000 – 2 counts

Otinsky was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and issued a $132,000 cash bond on all charges.  Otinsky was subsequently transported to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post this bail.