A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Woman Arrested For Millsboro Domestic Incident Involving Ex-Boyfriend
A Lewes woman is facing charges following a domestic incident involving her ex-boyfriend in Millsboro. Delaware State Police say the two had been out with their children on a day trip back on May 29th. The woman and the man got into an argument that became physical, and troopers say 33-year-old Nicole Pezold pulled out…
Read MoreFrankford Man Arrested Following Domestic Incident
A Frankford man is facing numerous charges following a domestic incident in Seaford. State Police say troopers responded to a call last Wednesday. Their investigation determined that 26-year-old Alfred Wescott broke into a home where his ex-girlfriend and her two children were sleeping, as well as another family member. According to police, Wescott smacked the…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Dover Woman after Assault in Magnolia
A Dover woman has been arrested after a fight in Magnolia. Delaware State Police were called to the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park for a 20 year old female victim who was maced in the face during a fight with 23 year old Jazmyne Harris of Dover. Police say the two were arguing outside the…
Read MoreDrug Charges after Rehoboth Traffic Stop for Maryland Woman
Delaware State Police stopped a vehicle on Coastal Highway Friday night after failing to stop for a red light at Midway Outlet Drive. Police contacted the driver, 34 year old Monique Fulton of Windsor Mill, MD. A search of Fulton and the vehicle turned up over 33 grams of cocaine, a large quantity of small…
Read MoreNY Man Charged after Shooting Stepfather in Foot
A domestic incident in Seaford led to the arrest of a man from New York. Delaware State Police were called to Rocky Road on Friday night and learned 40 year old Shane Sewsaud was drunk and shot his 69 year old step-father in the foot with a pellet gun. A neighbor came to help and…
Read MorePrincess Anne Man Sentenced for Racist Graffiti at Salisbury University
A Princess Anne man has been found guilty of maliciously defacing the property of Salisbury University in a hate crime. On Friday, Wicomico County District Court Judge Abigail Marsh sentenced 54 year old Jerome Jackson to 18 months of active incarceration at the County Detention Center. Jackson has also paid $494 in restitution to the…
Read MoreMan Dead After Stabbing People In Two Dover Homes.
A 29-year-old man was found dead in a Dover home Wednesday night, where police believe he stabbed several people. Police were called to a home on Bradley Road and discovered a 66-year-old woman with knife wounds. While there, officers learned about another incident at a home on Kennedy Road in which an 11-year-old boy and…
Read MoreOcean City Police Seek Suspects In Boardwalk Violence
Ocean City Police are searching for suspects who were involved in brawls that broke out on the boardwalk. One attack that was captured on video and widely shared on social media occurred in the area of 4th Street and the boardwalk Wednesday at 12:46 a.m. Police say a call came to 9-1-1 after three minutes…
Read MoreMilton Man Arrested Inside Ransacked Home
A Milton man is facing burglary charges and related offenses after being found inside a home on West Meadowview Drive. Delaware State Police say troopers were dispatched to the home Tuesday to carry out a requested property check. The homeowner, who lives primarily out of state, suspected something was amiss when he received a higher-than-usual…
Read MoreCamden Protest Turns Unruly; 22 Detained, Several Arrested
22 people are taken into custody south of Dover as a protest and march results in traffic blockages and alleged ‘aggressive acts’ toward motorists. Delaware State Police say the protest began in Dover then reconvened along Route 13 in Camden at a Wawa. Police say the group members were told numerous times that the protest…
Read MoreGeorgetown Woman Arrested For Aggravated Menacing At Harrington Motel
A Georgetown woman is charged with pointing a handgun at someone in the parking lot of a Harrington motel. Harrington Police say 39-year-old Stacey Coleman approached a vehicle, pointed the weapon, then returned to a room at the Quality Inn Monday. Police took her into custody without incident. Coleman is charged with possession of a…
Read MoreEllendale Man Arrested On Weapons Charges, Child Endangerment
An Ellendale man is facing numerous charges resulting from his ignoring a stop sign. Delaware State Police say a trooper saw the violation at East Robbins Road and South Old State Road late Monday morning. According to police the driver kept going when the officer tried to get him to stop, continuing at a high…
Read MorePrincess Anne Man to Plead Guilty to Racist Graffiti at Salisbury University
A Princess Anne man is scheduled to plead guilty to a hate crime on June 12 in the District Court for Wicomico County. An investigation by the Salisbury University Police and the Office of the State’s Attorney showed that 54 year old Jerome Kevin Jackson of Princess Anne defaced the property of Salisbury University with…
Read MoreDriver Assaulted During Road-Rage incident in Selbyville
Delaware State Police are looking for two suspects in a road rage – related assault in Selbyville. A 22-year-old man tells troopers he was being tailgated on Lighthouse Road west of Bayville Road Saturday at about 11:10 p.m. The man pulled over and stepped out of his vehicle. Two people got out of the following…
Read MoreTwo suspects sought in Ocean City boardwalk stabbing
Ocean City Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a stabbing incident on the boardwalk over the weekend. According to police, a fight broke out involving several people early Sunday morning between 6th Street and 7th Street. One person was stabbed at about 4:34 a.m. Police released surveillance photos of two possible suspects.…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Attempted 1st Degree Murder after Road Rage Incident
A Lewes man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder after a road rage incident Saturday evening just before 6:30. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Sandy Bay Drive at the Villages of Herring Creek in Lewes for reports of a man being shot. Police learned that the 38 year old…
Read MoreEllendale PD Looking for Wanted Man & Stolen Generator
Ellendale Police are looking for a man wanted for breaking into a business under renovation and taking a generator. Police have warrants for the arrest of 54 year old Ronald Singletary of Ellendale for burglary, criminal mischief and other offenses. They say Singletary was seen pushing a generator on South Old State Road early Friday…
Read MoreCoastal Highway Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A Lewes man faces drug-related charges and other offenses following a traffic stop on Coastal Highway. Delaware State Police say 41-year-old Dewayne Hopkins was pulled over Thursday and was found to be driving with a suspended license. Police say troopers were already “familiar” with Hopkins. A search dog led investigators to 298 bags of heroin…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Breaks Out at Aqua-Leisure Center near Rehoboth – Arson
UPDATED – Wednesday – 2:25pm – State fire investigators performed an investigation to determine the fire’s origin and cause, which determined that the fire was intentionally started. The investigation is active and ongoing at this time. Any persons with information are encouraged to call the State Fire Marshal’s Office Sussex Division at (302) 856-5600 or…
Read MoreBlaze at Mary’s Touch Moving & Packing on Route 9 Under Investigation
A business was damaged by fire this morning near Milton. Lewes firefighters arrived at Mary’s Touch Moving and Packing consignment shop on Route 9 just after 4:30 and found smoke and flames coming from the building. Crews from Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Indian River, Georgetown, Slaughter Beach, and Sussex County Paramedics assisted or provided cover. State…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Millsboro Man on Drug & Weapons Charges
A Millsboro man has been charged with weapons offenses after a traffic stop near the entrance to Baywood Greens on Long Neck Road Friday afternoon. Police smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle – a search of the driver, 36 year old Levaughn White turned up a small bag of marijuana in his pants pocket. …
Read MoreDSP Arrest Millsboro Man on Multiple Drug-Related Charges
A Millsboro man has been arrested of multiple drug-related charges. Delaware State Police, Sussex Governor’s Task Force and Millsboro Police conducted a drug investigation at the Iron Branch Apartments on Parker Circle. Police arrested 34 year old Sheldon White outside the building, who was wanted on warrants from Seaford Police, Sussex Family Court and JP…
Read MorePolice investigating after home was shot up in Felton
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting in Felton. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 10:30 p.m., Thursday troopers responded to the area of Cattle Drive in Felton for reports of shots fired. Troopers arrived to find a home with its front glass screen door shattered. Contact was made with the homeowner who…
Read MoreTwo charged, several more arrested in Georgetown drug investigation
Two were arrested on a slew of charges and several more were detained following a large scale drug investigation where police located heroin, cocaine, and other illicit substances in Georgetown. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 11:30 a.m., Wednesday troopers observed a Saturn Vue failing to stop at a posted stop sign at…
Read MoreDewey Beach Lighthouse restaurant owners offer reward for conviction in arson case
The owners of The Lighthouse restaurant in Dewey Beach are offering a reward for information leading to a conviction after the place burned to the ground last month as a result of arson. $20,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide information that leads to a conviction in the case. The restaurant caught on…
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