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UPDATED 1/4/2020 – The Anti Defamation League has condemned the recent Facebook comments by New Castle County GOP Chairman, Chris Rowe and Sussex County GOP Vice Chair Nelly Jordan. However the ADL is applauding a statement from State GOP Chair, Jane Brady, who has condemned the language used by both officials. Rowe is tendering his…
UPDATED 1/4/20 7pm – Delaware State Police have released the name of the man who died in the crash Friday morning as 48 year old Howard Bowman of Milford. ===================================================== UPDATED 4:45pm – A Milford man was killed after a crash just before 7:30 Friday morning at the intersection of Millsboro Highway and Betts Road…
Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin is slamming President Trump after he ordered the strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, a terrorist and key leader in Iran responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans. Senator Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a co-author of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review…
A Lewes man has been arrested on drug and assault charges after police say he struck a woman in the back of the head with lumber, seriously injuring her during an argument. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 11:50 a.m., Wednesday troopers responded to Beebe Medical Center for an assault complaint. Upon arrival,…
A Lewes-area burglary has resulted in the arrest of a woman who police say assaulted two Delaware State Police troopers. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m., Wednesday troopers were dispatched to a home in the 30000 block of Regatta Bay Boulevard in Lewes. The owner of the home…
The Delaware Republican Party is condemning the language used by two of its local leaders, including New Castle County Chair Chris Rowe who is tendering his resignation at the request of party leaders after he used homophobic language and Sussex County Vice Chair Nelly Jordan who is also under fire for anti-Semitic remarks made online.…
The New Castle County Republican Party Chair and the Vice Chair of the Sussex County Republican Party have come under fire for homophobic, anti-Semitic language used on social media. New Castle County Republican Chair Chris Rowe has come under fire after he used homophobic language on Facebook, describing what he said as “locker room talk”…
An Ocean City man was killed after a vehicle struck him while we has walking down Route 1 near Fenwick Island. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred around 3:20 a.m., Wednesday as a 2016 Jeep Patriot was traveling southbound on Route 1 in the right lane about a mile north of…
A Greenwood man was arrested on his 3rd DUI following a traffic stop where he damaged a patrol car in Felton. According to the Felton Police Department, around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and made contact with 25-year-old William Case, who police say showed visible signs of impairment. During…
Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper speaking out after two parishioners were killed in a shooting at a church in Texas, and multiple people were injured at a Hanukkah party in NY. Carper tweeting that he believes in the power of prayer, but believes we must act. Sen. Carper went on to say that he…
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured. The incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m., Monday as the victims were approached by five or six unknown male suspects while they were on the porch of a home in the 100 Block of South New Street. The men fired multiple times at the…
Delaware State Police are investigating after a man had a knife held to his throat and was robbed outside his home in Frankford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8:30 p.m., Sunday troopers were dispatched to a home in the 30000 block of Omar Road in Frankford for reports of a robbery. Troopers…
Delaware State Police are searching for the suspect who stole an elderly woman’s wallet out of her purse in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the suspect is wanted in connection with two separate incidents that occurred on Saturday, December 29th at the Marshall’s department store located on Coastal Hwy. The suspect stole…
A Georgetown family is pleading for the safe return of their yellow Lab “Moose” who they say was stolen from their property a week ago. On Friday, Dec. 20, the same day Moose went missing, two witnesses reported seeing a person struggling to place a yellow Lab inside a vehicle on the side of the…
A Lewes woman is behind bars on drug and DUI charges after police say she crashed her vehicle while driving high near Milton. According to Delaware State Police, troopers were dispatched to Cool Spring Road, just south of Milton, around 7 a.m. Thursday for reports of a vehicle collision. Police arrived and saw a black…
A Milton man was arrested and charged with his 6th DUI. According to Delaware State Police, shortly after 9 p.m., Wednesday, troopers on patrol observed an Isuzu Rodeo stopped in the road impeding traffic on West Springside Drive in Milton. A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, William P. Aikens…
A Wilmington woman was arrested after police say she got into an argument with her boyfriend and stabbed him in the neck with a pen as they were driving down Route 9 near Georgetown. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 2:28 p.m., Tuesday, troopers were dispatched to County Seat Highway (Route 9) west…
A Laurel man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a juvenile. Laurel Police arrested 36-year-old Rammans Savage in connection with the sexual assault of a child. A Division of Family Services Hotline Tip was submitted to the Laurel Police Department claiming that Savage was sexually assaulting a juvenile female at his residence.…
A Christmas Day crash has claimed the life of a man in Laurel. According to Delaware State Police, around 5 p.m., a Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling northbound on Fire Tower Road at a high rate of speed coming around a moderate left curve. The vehicle failed to maintain the curve causing the right-side…
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash in Georgetown. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Monday when an unknown vehicle was traveling westbound on Zoar Road west of Fieldwood Drive and struck a 44-year-old Millsboro woman. The woman was walking within the westbound travel lane of Zoar Road. The vehicle continued…
A fire has destroyed a home and claimed the life a woman in Berlin. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out around 6 p.m., Sunday at a home on Trappe Road. First responders arrived and reported heavy fire coming from the home. A woman was located inside the home and…
Delaware State Police would like to extend their best wishes for everyone to have a safe and happy holiday season. Family and home safety are always on the minds of those who serve with Delaware State Police. Troopers kindly offer safety tips throughout the year but specifically during the holiday season: Please take the time…
A Delmar, Maryland man has been found guilty of first degree burglary and multiple counts of assault after he broke into the home of an elderly woman earlier this year. On Tuesday, 23-year-old Eric Frayne was found guilty of first degree burglary, two counts of first degree assault, and multiple firearm charges. In April, prosecutors…
A Salisbury man has been found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor following a trial in Wicomico County. On Wednesday, a jury found 37-year-old Joseph Townsend guilty on two counts of sex abuse of a minor by household or family member, and three counts of third degree sexual offense. According to the prosecution, between…
Police are searching for a suspect wanted on burglary, resisting arrest, and traffic related charges in Ellendale and Milford, Delaware. 39-year-old James V. Dockins, with a last know address in Milford, is currently wanted by the Ellendale Police Department for Resisting Arrest and several traffic charges. Dockins is also wanted by the Milford Police Department…