On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m., An Officer from the New Castle County Division of Police observed a stolen Hyundai Sonata traveling the wrong way on West 28th Street in Wilmington. The Officer then verified the registration, which showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Fox Run Apartments in Bear. The Officer initiated a traffic stop, and the driver, identified later as 18-year-old Aaliyah Kellum, pulled over, exited the vehicle, and fled on foot. Responding officers quickly located Kellum in a yard on West Matson Parkway and took her into custody.
Following her arrest, Officers and Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police launched an investigation that linked Kellum to multiple attempted vehicle thefts throughout New Castle County between Wednesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 1, 2025. These incidents included attempted thefts of a Kia Sportage from The Colony Apartments in Wilmington, a Kia Seltos from Allandale Apartments in Newark, a Kia Optima from Coachman’s Manor Apartments in New Castle, and two Kia Rios from Fox Run Townhouses in Bear.
Aaliyah Kellum was transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where she was charged with the following offenses:
- Six felony counts of conspiracy in the second degree
- Five felony counts of attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
- One felony count of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony
- One felony count of possession of burglary tools
- One felony count of theft of a motor vehicle
- One felony count of criminal mischief $5000 or more.
- One felony count of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
- Five misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief under $1000
- One misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
- One misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
- Four violations of criminal trespassing, third degree.
Aaliyah Kellum was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in lieu of $ 92,505.00 cash bail.
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