A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Crash leads to DUI charges for Salisbury man
A Salisbury man was arrested on DUI charges after police say he crashed his car and fled the scene. According to Maryland State Police, the incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m., Sunday as troopers from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack were dispatched to the area of Nanticoke Road and Willow Creek Drive, for reports…
Read MoreFelton man, Connections counselor sentenced in wire fraud case
A Felton man and former counselor at a local Connections center has been sentenced for wire fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, William Brown, age 52, of Felton, Delaware, was previously a job placement counselor at Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. (“Connections”). During 2015 and 2016, Connections contracted with the Delaware…
Read MorePA man wanted in connection with Georgetown shooting
Police are searching for a Pennsylvania man wanted in connection with a shooting that seriously injured a woman in Georgetown. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred just before 4 a.m., Saturday when EMS were dispatched to the 100 block of Garden Circle in Georgetown for an unknown medical emergency. EMS arrived and located…
Read MoreEllendale man arrested on drug, weapons charges in Milton
An Ellendale man was arrested on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop that turned up cocaine, narcotics, and other drugs in Milton. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., Tuesday when troopers observed a black 2002 GMC Envoy at the intersection of Fisher Road and Lewes…
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean View police chase results in charges, injuries for Dover man
UPDATED 2/7/20 – Delaware State Police have charged a Dover man with additional thefts in connection with a February 3rd incident in the Ocean View area after he led police on a chase. Through further investigation, police have been able to link 30 year old Bryan Denegal to several additional thefts from vehicles in the…
Read MoreChildren injured, school bus driver charged in Long Neck incident
An Indian River School District bus driver has been fired and charged with multiple counts of reckless endangering and vehicular assault after police say he slammed on the brakes of a bus and injured several students, including a 9-year-old Long Neck Elementary student who suffered a busted lip during the incident. Delaware State Police were…
Read MoreSeaford traffic stop results in arrest of Philly man on drug, weapons charges
Delaware State Police have arrested a Philadelphia man on drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop turned up a handgun, knife, and marijuana in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., Monday when troopers observed a black 2002 Mercedes Benz speeding northbound on Sussex Highway in…
Read MoreGeorgetown man arrested on burglary charges
A Georgetown man has been arrested and charged in connection with a local burglary. According to the Georgetown Police Department, late last month, troopers responded to a residence in the 29000 block of Koi Pond Road in Georgetown for reports of a burglary. Troopers arrived and met with the homeowners who said they were away…
Read MoreSkeletal remains found in Caroline County, Maryland
A death investigation is underway by Maryland State Police after skeletal remains were found Monday in Caroline County. According to the Maryland State Police Department, just after 2 p.m., Monday troopers responded to Idylwild State Wildlife Management Area in Federalsburg following a phone call from a hunter reporting what appeared to be human bones found…
Read MoreMilford man arrested on drug, DUI charges in Harrington
A Milford man was arrested on DUI charges after police say he drove high and blocked a road in Harrington with a shotgun, cocaine and other drugs inside his vehicle. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 5:40 p.m., Sunday as troopers were dispatched to the area of Beebe Road and…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with 5th Offense DUI
A Seaford man has been charged after he was spotted Saturday night dragging a “no parking” state highway sign under the passenger side rear tire of his pickup. Delaware State Police stopped the truck and contacted the driver, 48 year old Shawn Wingate. Troopers detected an odor of alcohol and began a DUI investigation –…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Near Georgetown
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning in Georgetown. Police were called to Garden Circle and found a 39 year old woman in an SUV suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Police say the front side passenger window showed damage consistent with a gunshot. The victim is in serious…
Read MoreBrothers Face Drug Charges after Traffic Stop in Harrington
Harrington Police have arrested two brothers on drug charges. Police stopped a vehicle Friday morning for a traffic violation and contacted the driver, 32 year old Brian Bell of Millsboro and the passenger – 27 year old Brandon Bell of Frankford. Police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and conducted a search. Police found 192…
Read MoreFormer Salisbury Resident Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Child
A Wicomico County jury has found 36 year old Kelite Ferreras, formerly of Salisbury, guilty of one count each of sex abuse of a minor, 2nd degree rape and other related charges. In October of 2016, Ferreras raped and sexually abused a child under the age of 12 who was in the home. Ferreras left…
Read MoreTwo Charged in Residential Burglary in Hartly
Thursday afternoon. Delaware State Police were called for a burglary in progress on Westville Road in Hartly. The homeowner’s daughter saw two people inside her mother’s home – her mother has been away and did not give permission for anyone to be in the house. When police arrived, they found 43 year old Mishell Wells…
Read MoreSalisbury man convicted of armed robbery in Wicomico County
A Salisbury man has been convicted of armed robbery in Wicomico County. 33-year-old Frank Feather III was convicted on Monday by a Wicomico County Jury for the April, 2019 armed robbery of a man at his home in Salisbury, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County. Feather reportedly approached the victim…
Read MoreTwo JM Bennett Seniors Sentenced after November Fight
Two seniors at James M. Bennett High School have been sentenced to 10 days incarceration for one count each of disturbing school activities. Monia Spence and Ty’mearra Purnell, both 18 and of Salisbury pleaded guilty to the charge. A third student Kemiya Johnson, also 18 and from Salisbury – also pleaded guilty to the same…
Read MorePolice search for suspect wanted for assault in Rehoboth Beach
Police are searching for a man who hit someone in the face with a glass bottle during an altercation in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, just after 10 p.m., Sunday, two people were involved in an altercation inside an establishment in the 100 block of Rehoboth Avenue. During the altercation, a…
Read MoreMaryland, Delaware men charged in federal indictment of violent extremism
Federal grand juries in Delaware and Maryland have returned indictments charging alleged members of the racially motivated violent extremist group “The Base” with firearms and alien-related charges. Both federal indictments charge Brian Mark Lemley, Jr., age 33, of Elkton, Maryland, and Newark, Delaware; and Canadian national Patrik Jordan Mathews, age 27, currently of Newark, Delaware,…
Read MoreSalisbury woman found guilty in theft scheme of a terminally ill patient
A Salisbury woman and former caregiver has been found guilty of a theft scheme where prosecutors say she stole the credit card of a terminally ill patient to purchase beauty products and spa treatments. Fedia Dorlus, 25, of Salisbury, Maryland was found guilty of the theft scheme – from $100 to $1,500 in Snow Hill…
Read MoreTeens charged with assaulting 13-year-old at mental hospital in Georgetown
Two teens were arrested for assaulting a juvenile at a mental health facility in Georgetown. According to the Georgetown Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m., Monday as officers were called to Sun Behavioral Health for reports of a fight. Officers responded to the second floor of the building and learned that two males…
Read MoreSchool shooting threat made to middle school upstate
An upstate middle school in Delaware will see a heavier than normal police presence this morning after a threat was posted to Instagram that someone was going to carry out a shooting at Skyline Middle School Monday morning. The threat, which was posted on Instagram, stated that a subject was going to carry out a…
Read MoreMagnolia man shot, police searching for suspects
Delaware State Police are investigating after a man was shot at a home in Magnolia. According to the Delaware State Police Department, shortly before 3 a.m., Sunday troopers were called to a home in the 100 block of Terry Drive in Magnolia, for reports of shots fired. Police arrived and found a 46-year-old man inside…
Read MoreMarydel man killed in tragic crash on Route 1
A Marydel man is dead following a tragic crash early Sunday morning on Route 1 near Middletown. 34-year-old Esteban Pantoja-Gordillo, of Marydel, was traveling southbound on Route 1, south of Middletown, when for unknown reasons his car left the east side of the road and struck a guardrail in the center median. Gordillo got out…
Read MoreTwo Arrested for Drugs after Traffic Stop Near Seaford
A traffic stop near Seaford led to the arrest of two people on drug charges. Delaware State Police spotted drug paraphernalia in plain view in the front seat area. A search of 31 year old Jessica Hudson of Seaford turned up 83 bags of heroin and $1000 in cash in her pants after she and…
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