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A Dover man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for impersonating a federal officer. Court documents say 50 year old David Perrera contacted a Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee from Delaware pretending to be a member of the US Marshals Service in order to obtain personal information about another person – including their…
The City of Rehoboth Beach’s 9-1-1 Communications Center has been recertified as an Accredited Center of Excellence for medical, and police as well as fire dispatch services. Accreditation is valid for a three-year period. Rehoboth’s communications center first received IAED accreditation for medical dispatch in 1995 and for police and fire dispatch in 2018. The…
An Ocean City man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of armed robbery. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced 38 year old Christopher Miller after he was found guilty of all charges after a trial in April. Miller was credited with 406 days of time served and ordered to…
The Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association has received a $1.25-million SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) FEMA grant which is to help local fire departments hire, train and retain front line firefighters. Delaware’s Congressional Delegation adds that additional grants may be announced at a later date. More from the news release from the Delaware…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Contrail highlighted by the sunrise over Indian River Bay. Click for full view
A small listening session held by the Delaware Division of Child Support Services led to more than 1,000 non-custodial parents being notified that that the suspension of their Delaware licenses has been lifted. The Division learned from a group of parents that although they were now in compliance with their child support obligation, they had…
About 40,000 music lovers will arrive in Ocean City this weekend for the first ever Oceans Calling Festival. The festival will take up much of the downtown boardwalk and beach area. Mayor Rick Meehan told the Talk of Delmarva that it looks like a small town is being constructed on the beach. Dozens of bands…
Members of the Program Board for Delaware EARNS have been named. The signing of House Bill 205 created the Delaware EARNS Act – Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings – a state facilitated, universally available retirement savings plan. It requires all businesses with more than five employees that don’t currently offer a retirement plan…
A Dover man has been arrested for burglary and strangulation after an incident at a home on East Water Street early Saturday morning. Police were called around 5:25am and could hear yelling on the open 9-1-1 line. When Police arrived the victim told them 32 year old Nathaniel Bowman of Dover broke into her home…
There’s a new Warden at the Kent County Community Corrections Center. Corrections officials announce that Deputy Warden Kent Raymond has been promoted to Warden – effective Sunday, September 25. The KCCC operates the Community Corrections Treatment Center – a statewide treatment facility for inmates sentenced to Level 4 substance use disorder treatment, as well as…
Felton Police were called to a Honey Brook Lane home last week where they found the rear tires of the victim’s vehicle were slashed. Through investigation, Felton Police identified a suspect – identified as 32 year old Quaneshia White of Milford. White was arrested by Milford Police on Friday and turned over to Felton PD…
Sunday saw small craft advisories followed by thunderstorms. Clark Evans at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent me the results of the 25th Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic. Brian Hill was first out of 252 participants in the Men’s Division with 293 points. He won $800 and a bronze trophy Kelsey Cycyk had 112…
The new middle school in the Cape Henlopen School District has a name. The naming committee received over 100 name suggestions – and 48 of them were to name the school ‘Frederick D Thomas Middle School.’ The Cape Henlopen School Board during its Thursday (September 22) meeting discussed the recommended name and was in unanimous…
Saturday saw less than perfect weather and while few boats fished the ocean, more did manage to get out on the bay and we had decent reports from the surf and inlet. Lewes Harbour Marina said boats that fished the Outer Wall, Ice Breakers and other bay structure found tog and sheepshead willing to bite…
The Rehoboth Beach City Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Tuesday at 9am to address offshore wind projects that are planned for construction off the Delaware coast. Local, state and federal officials will be taking part – as well as representatives from the wind power industry and the University of Delaware. Members of the…
Middletown Police were called for a shooting on Bunker Hill Road at the roundabout at the entrance to Appoquinimink High School around 9:15 Friday night. There was a football game Friday night between Appoquinimink and Middletown. Police located two gunshot victims who were transported to Christiana Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is continuing…
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A Laurel woman was issued a no-contact order with Laurel Elementary School after she allegedly slashed the tires of two school employees after a school-related disagreement, and threatened a school official. Several days later, Laurel officers spotted 36 year old Crystal Brummell parked near the school, but when officers attempted a traffic stop she drove…
Friday, we had gale warnings and seas of 9 to 6 feet are forecast for Saturday and Sunday. I don’t care how big your boat is, even 6-foot seas make for an unpleasant fishing experience. The water temperature has dropped to 73 degrees at the Delaware Lightship and it is down to 69.3 degrees at…
Margaret May – Lewes – Clouds after the storm. Click for full view
A Salisbury man has been sentenced for felony animal cruelty. Nathaniel Ennels the second pleaded guilty to 1 count last month. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Maryland, the Honorable Matthew Maciarello has sentenced Ennels to three years in prison with all but time served suspended. Ennels served 58 days of incarceration and 268…
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of 2nd degree rape. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley suspended all but 10 years of incarceration and placed 46 year old Wayne White of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 years of supervised probation upon release.…
A Georgetown man has been cited for illegal dumping on a public roadway. The DNREC Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrested 58 year old Serapio Zapata last week after an investigation. Zapata was issued an e-ticket with a fine of $637 for causing or contributing to the discharge of solid waste materials.
A Calvert County angler has a new Maryland record for the Atlantic Division for Swordfish. Maryland Department of Natural Resources report that 38 year old Jeff Jacobs was off the coast of Ocean City on the charter boat RoShamBo with Captain Willie Zimmerman and crew and preparing to return to shore following a successful day…
A new program was launched last week by Governor John Carney encouraging students to keep their communities litter free. “Litter Free School Zones” was launched in coordination with the Keep Delaware Litter Free initiative. Each school is asked to hold two litter cleanups as a campus – and students are being asked to track the…