A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Dover Man Arrested For Weapons, Drug Offenses
A traffic stop in Dover results in a man’s arrest on weapons-related charges and drug offenses. According to Dover Police, the recent traffic stop determined that the driver’s license was suspended, and officers saw drugs and drug parpaphernalia in plain view. Also, police said a search turned up a loaded .357 revolver and quantities of…
Read MorePolice: Murder Suspect Could Be Hiding In Sheds, Chicken Coops
The search continues for a man suspected of murdering a woman in Worcester County last week. Maryland State Police said Tuesday there is reason to believe that 52-year-old William Edward Strand could still be in the area of Pocomoke City or Accomack County. Police also warn that Strand could be hiding out in the woods,…
Read MoreWoman Charged With 3rd DUI Offense
A woman is charged with her third DUI following her arrest over the weekend in Harrington. Harrington Police said they were advised Saturday night about a possible drunk driver on South DuPount Highway. The driver was pulled over, and the smell of alcohol led to an investigation. Police said 47-year-old Tara Hagerman of Clayton refused…
Read More2 Hurt As Gunshot Strikes Propane Tank, Starting Fire
A father and son were injured over the weekend in a travel trailer fire in Wicomico County. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the 52-year-old father was handling a gun and attempting to put it into a case when it discharged and struck a 30-pound propane tank. The fire in the 5,400-block of…
Read MoreMan Found Murdered In Wicomico Co.
A homicide investigation is underway in Wicomico County. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a home in the 100-block of East Church Street in Hebron late Friday night. The body of 28-year-old Tyler Gravenor was found in his home. The investigation is ongoing, and there is no word about potential suspects. Anyone…
Read MoreFelton Man Charged after Shots Fired Thursday Night
A Felton man has been arrested after a call for shots fired Thursday night just after 8 in the area of Sandtown Road in Felton. Delaware State Police say an off-duty Trooper was at home when gunfire was heard outside. The trooper went outside and heard the shots as a vehicle passed his driveway. Police…
Read MorePerson Of Interest Identified In Worcester Co. Homicide
A person of interest has been named in connection with the apparent murder of a woman in Worcester County. The body of 48-year-old Lesa Renee White of Atlantic, Virginia was found at a home in Pocomoke City Wednesday. White, who worked as a Wicomico County Correctional Officer, had been reported missing Monday. A person of…
Read MoreWoman Found Murdered At Worcester Co. Residence
Maryland State Police are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in a residence Wednesday night. Investigators discovered the body of 48-year-old Lesa Renee White of Atlantic, Virginia in a residence in the 1,400-block of Snow Hill Lane in Pocomoke City. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was asked to assume the…
Read MoreTrooper Hurt In Scuffle With Wanted Suspect
A Milford man is facing charges following an incident with Delaware State Police that left a trooper with a serious injury. Police said troopers encountered 40-year-old Walter Cotier III as he was walking in the area of Frederica Road and Waterway Road. Cotier was wanted on several arrest warrants. According to State Police, he started…
Read MoreWoman Employed As Correctional Officer Missing
Pocomoke City Police have reported a missing person – a woman who was last seen at the local Walmart Monday wearing her Wicomico County Correctional Officer uniform. Lesa Renee White is a resident of Atlantic, Virginia. She is believed to have been driving a black Kia Optima with Virginia tags. Anyone who has seen Ms.…
Read MoreIllegal Tinted Window Leads To Man’s Arrest On Weapon Charge
A Lewes man is facing a weapon charge after State Police say his vehicle was stopped along Coastal Highway for having an illegally tinted window. According to State Police, the smell of burnt marijuana led to an investigation after the vehicle was stopped Monday afternoon. A search turned up a loaded .45-caliber pistol, a loaded…
Read MoreDover Police Investigate Shooting of 21-Year-Old Man
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 21-year-old man to hospital. Shortly before 4:00 Monday afternoon, police learned about a man who had apparently been shot while inside a residence in the unit block of Stevenson Drive in Manchester Square. The victim was shot once in the upper body, and was taken to…
Read MoreGift Card Fraud Schemes Continue
The ‘gift card scam’ has not gone away with the end of the holiday season. Maryland State Police at the Princess Anne Barrack have reported an increase in the scheme, which mainly targets elderly residents. The perpetrator tries to convince the person to pay off a bill, resolve a tech support issue or help a…
Read MoreOff-Highway-Vehicle Driver Arrested Following Pursuit
A man who was spotted operating an off-highway vehicle is charged with leading Georgetown Police on a pursuit. According to police, the driver kept going and made several turns while ignoring an officer’s attempts to get him to stop Sunday morning. After crossing Bedford Street, police said the man entered the development of The Meadows,…
Read MoreDover Man Charged after Shooting
A Dover man has been arrested after a shooting early Sunday morning at the Capital Inn. Dover Police were called just after 12:30 and found a 25 year old female victim who had been shot three times in the hip area. She also had cuts and bruises to her face and head. Witnesses told police…
Read MoreDover Police Investigate Shooting
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 28-year-old man to the hospital. Thursday at about 5:17 p.m., police said the man who was shot called police and said he was driving to the hospital. Officers met the man near the Dover Post Office on Loockerman Street, where an ambulance picked him up to…
Read MorePhone Store Robbed In Dover
A Dover phone store was robbed late Thursday afternoon. Police said that shortly before 5:00 p.m., two suspects came into the T-Mobile store on North DuPont Highway and took some items that were on display. They told the store employee they would shoot if anyone tried to stop them. The suspects got away with nearly…
Read MoreMilton Police Investigate Shooting
A shooting was reported in Milton late Thursday afternoon. At about 5:17 p.m., Milton Police and Delaware State Police responded to the area of Union Street and Bay Avenue. An unidentified man was found with a single gunshot wound. He was taken to Beebe Hospital for treatment. Milton Police said a possible suspect in the…
Read MoreMan Faces Charges Following Exchange Of Gunfire With Police
A Kent County man is facing charges after Delaware State Police say he opened fire on two troopers and pointed a weapon at a third trooper. The suspect was shot in the exchange of gunfire. Troopers were called to a home on East Evens Drive Wednesday evening about a disorderly person with a gun who…
Read MoreDeveloping: Heavy Police Presence In Viola Wed. Night
A criminal investigation in Viola, Kent County began Wednesday night, according to Delaware State Police. Citizens were advised that there would be a heavy police presence in the area of the 200-block of East Evens Road. There was a road closure, but it has since reopened. The area affected was west of Route 13. The…
Read MoreDover Police Name Victim Of Christmas Homicide
Dover Police have released the name of the victim of a Christmas morning homicide. Police said 29-year-old Jermaine Scott of Dover was shot in the area of Town Pointe Apartments early last Friday. He was driven to Kent General Hospital but died after arrival. Dover Police are continuing to search for a suspect or suspects…
Read MoreShots Strike Home, 3 Vehicles In Dover
An occupied home and three vehicles were struck by gunshots Monday night, according to Dover Police. The shots were reported at about 6:15 p.m. in the area of East Water Street and River Road in Capital Green. Five people were in the home that was struck. No injuries have been reported. Anyone with information about…
Read More22 Charged In Talbot Co. Drug Investigation
A ten-month drug task force investigation has led to indictments against 22 people on the Eastern Shore on state and federal charges. The Talbot County Drug Task Force has identified an Easton man, 32-year-old Anthony Banks, as the leader of a drug-trafficking organization that imported large quantities of controlled dangerous substances, including powder cocaine and…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Christmas Eve Burglary
A Maryland man is charged in connection with a Christmas Eve morning burglary in Harrington. Police were called to the Diamond Court Apartments and discovered that a residence had been entered and property inside was damaged. The suspect was identified as 27-year-old Howard Ortman Jr. of Easton, who previously had a relationship with the occupant.…
Read MoreLewes Man Arrested For 5th DUI Offense
A Lewes man has been arrested for his fifth offense DUI and drug-related charges. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to a report of a man who was passed out in a vehicle with a syringe in his arm in the parking lot of Walmart on Rehoboth Beach Boulevard Saturday night. He had driven…
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