Posts by Alan Henney
Sonic Boom Heard over DC-Annapolis as Plane Crashes in SW Virginia
The FAA is reporting that a Cessna Citation crashed around 3:30 p.m. in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Around 3 p.m., authorities in the Washington, D.C. and Annapolis areas received numerous reports of an explosion which was potentially a sonic boom from fighter jets responding to intercept the Cessna which flew an odd flight path…
Read MorePolice: Shots Fired near Paradise Grill after Apparent Fight
Late Friday night, Delaware troopers from Troop 7 investigated a shots-fired complaint on the roadway that leads to Paradise Grill in Long Neck. Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, state police spokesman, says “It appears that the incident started with people fighting inside the bar. They were escorted outside by Paradise staff, and shots were fired as…
Read MoreYet Another Crash on Coastal Highway at Cave Neck Road
Delaware troopers are once again investigating another crash on Coastal Highway at Cave Neck Road, which is between Lewes and Milton. Around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, police say a Mitsubishi Galant was headed north on Coastal Highway and attempted to turn left here onto Cave Neck Road. As the Mitsubishi attempted to cross the southbound…
Read MoreFormer Lifeguard Arrested after Wild Ride in Stolen DBP ATV
A former Dewey Beach lifeguard was caught in the early morning hours this past Saturday riding the DBP four-wheel ATV he had just stolen after breaking into beach patrol headquarters. According to Dewey Beach police, around 2:25 a.m., officers saw the suspect, later identified as Michael Sabino, driving the patrol’s ATV against traffic on Coastal…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Death Investigation Updates
EMS crews and Rehoboth Beach police responded to the ocean block of Olive Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, for a woman reported in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rehoboth Beach police along with investigators from the Division of Forensic Science and Delaware State Police assisted with the investigation into…
Read MoreTroubling Dolphin Deaths
Suzanne Thurman of the MERR Institute says her organization has investigated five dolphin deaths in the past few days. Four were calves and one was a sub-adult. Rehoboth Beach Patrol guards found this one around 7 a.m. off Queen Street on Saturday. Photo courtesy Capt. Jeffrey Giles, Rehoboth Beach Patrol The others were found at Broadkill, Lewes, Cape…
Read MoreGirl Struck on Coastal Highway in Dewey
A 17-year-old girl was struck on Coastal Highway at Van Dyke Avenue around 6:40 p.m. this past Saturday. Lt. Clifford Dempsey, DBPD spokesman, says the driver of the blue Hyundai had stopped for the girl who was in the crosswalk. But that car was rear-ended by the SUV that pushed the Hyundai into the teen.…
Read MoreMan Flees Police, Gets Stolen Car Stuck on Beach!
A Fenwick Island police officer attempted to stop this red Ford Mustang for speeding around 8:25 a.m. this past Sunday. The driver refused to stop and continued on Coastal Highway to Bethany Beach where he drove out onto the beach here at Ashwood Street, got stuck and was captured. He appeared to be under the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Coastal Highway Crash at Cave Neck Road Sends 4 to Hospitals
UPDATED – 5/26/23 12pm – Four people were injured in a crash Thursday night just after 7:30 at the intersection of Route 1 and Cave Neck Road south of Milton. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but tell the Talk of Delmarva that a Honda Pilot was in the northbound left turn lane on Route…
Read MoreAnother Death Investigation in Downtown Rehoboth Beach
EMS crews and Rehoboth Beach police responded to the ocean block of Olive Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a woman reported in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rehoboth Beach police along with investigators from the Division of Forensic Science and Delaware State Police assisted with the investigation into the late…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Identify Pedalcyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash near Lewes
UPDATED – 09/26/22 – 2:45pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died after a hit and run crash on Fisher Road west of Lewes as 62 year old Thomas Belfield. Police believe the vehicle involved in the crash is a 2004 to 2008 white Ford F-150 utility pickup truck that should have…
Read MoreUPDATED: Shorter Charged with 1st Degree Murder after Victim in Royal Farms Assault in Georgetown Dies
UPDATED: 09/20/22 – Delaware State Police say the charges against 24 year old Kevin Shorter of Georgetown have been upgraded to 1st degree murder. Shorter was arrested for the September 7th beating of 38 Paul McCarter of Georgetown inside the Royal Farm Store – McCarter died from his injuries last week. Shorter remains at SCI…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Police Release Summer-End Stats Which Include 28 Misplaced Autos!
Highlights from summer-end stats provided by Lt. Jaime Riddle, Rehoboth Beach police spokesman, include three stolen vehicles, another 28 cases where people called police searching for their misplaced autos, and a bunch of citations issued for public consumption of alcohol and marijuana. From Friday of Memorial Day Weekend (05/27/22) through Monday of Labor Day Weekend…
Read MoreBreaking: Man Dies in Industrial Accident in Angola
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal industrial accident that was reported just before 11 a.m. today in Angola by the Bay on Marina Drive-East at Woodland Circle. That’s where first responders found a man with fatal injuries involving a piece of construction equipment (Bobcat). He was pronounced dead at the scene. This story will…
Read MoreVideo: Man Arrested in Rehoboth Parking Rage Case!
Finding a parking space in Rehoboth Beach on Labor Day Weekend was almost as challenging as winning the lottery! Just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, a man was in a Ford Taurus that had just missed a parking space that became available! These are the angled head-in parking spaces in the second block of Rehoboth…
Read MoreWANTED: Dewey Beach Bench Thieves!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STOLEN DEWEY BEACH BENCHES? The Town of Dewey Beach is asking for tips to locate two public benches that were stolen from the town last month. The bench thieves were captured on the town’s video cameras walking off with these unpainted wooden benches. Photo courtesy Town of Dewey Beach The first…
Read MoreRecent Outlet Shoplifting Heists Top $11,000!
Delaware state troopers are investigating a couple of high-dollar shoplifting cases from the Tanger Outlets during the past two weeks. Four unknown women entered the “surfside” Victoria’s Secret around 4:40 p.m. the Saturday before last and stole an estimated $6,000 in merchandise. All four women, says Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, state police spokesman, grabbed store bags…
Read MoreMore Restaurant Surprises Coming to Downtown Rehoboth
It was a bittersweet last weekend for Nicola Pizza. The sign from the Rehoboth Avenue restaurant was taken down last week, and the last day the restaurant was open to the public was on Labor Day. Kelly Munyan, the manager, says they will now start the move to the new restaurant with a target opening…
Read MoreUpdate #2: Man Gets Shot on Ocean City Boardwalk
Update @ 4 a.m. Tuesday Police are asking if anyone can identify the persons appearing in this screenshot from the surveillance video to contact police at 410-520-5136 or via the OCPD website. Photo courtesy OCPD Update @ 9:20 a.m. Monday One person has been shot in Ocean City in the area of North Division Street and…
Read MorePHOTOS: Man Touches Girls’ Genital Areas While in Ocean, Flees
Rehoboth Beach police say this man, while in the ocean, repeatedly swam underwater beneath two 11-year-old girls grabbing at and touching their genital areas around 7 p.m. Sunday off Rehoboth Avenue. He fled west on Rehoboth Avenue when confronted. Police ask that anybody with info call M/Cpl. Susan Gladmon at 302-227-2577 or submit a tip…
Read MoreBoy Riding Bike Collides with Auto in Henlopen Acres, Flown to Trauma Center
A 5-year-old boy riding a bike was seriously injured just before 6 p.m. Friday after he was struck here on Ocean Drive at the Henlopen Acres Beach Club. He suffered some serious but hopefully not life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Rehoboth Elementary School where LifeNet 64 flew him to a trauma center. This…
Read More2 Boaters Injured — One Critically — in Indian River Inlet Mishap
For the second Friday in a row, two boaters were injured, one critically, after they fell into the water and were run over by a pontoon boat. This time, it happened around 6:20 p.m. Friday in the Indian River Inlet near the South Day Use Area. Once again, one boater, an adult male, suffered significant…
Read MoreWomen Bag $6K in Victoria’s Secret Merchandise, Flee
Four unknown women entered the Victoria’s Secret Tanger Outlets store between Lewes and Rehoboth around 4:40 p.m. this past Saturday and stole an estimated $6,000 in merchandise. All four women, says Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, state police spokesman, grabbed store bags and began filling them with various pieces of clothing and other merchandise. The females then…
Read MoreFlames and Smoke Seen from Thompson Island
Update: A fire at Thompson Island Brewing Company on Coastal Highway is under investigation. Members of the Lewes Fire Department and Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene at about 11:40 a.m. Sunday. Smoke and flames were coming from an exhaust hood on the roof. Customers and staff were evacuated from the establishment.…
Read MoreNo Firehouse Siren this Summer in Rehoboth Beach; Are Osprey the Reason?
Noticeably missing this summer from downtown Rehoboth Beach has been the sound of the familiar firehouse siren. In the past, it would sound for a full minute during certain hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) to alert fire company members of potential fire or rescue incidents. Last summer, osprey built a nest on the siren…
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