A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Police search for suspect in gas station robbery near Harrington
Police are searching for the suspect who tried to rob a Valero gas station near Harrington. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 5:19 a.m., Tuesday, November 12 when troopers were dispatched to the Valero Shore Stop on South DuPont Highway in Harrington for reports of a robbery. Troopers met with…
Read MoreSeries of scams targeting residents across Delmarva
A series of scams are targeting residents across Delmarva, prompting local and statewide law enforcement agencies to issue advisories to the public. Delaware State Police issued an advisory Monday following a reappearance of the Mystery Shopper Scam, a scam that uses newspaper ads and emails to create the impression that mystery shopping jobs are a…
Read MoreGeorgetown man charged with 5th DUI in Rehoboth
A Georgetown man was arrested on his 5th DUI charge in Rehoboth. According to Delaware State Police, around 12:30 p.m., Saturday troopers were dispatched to a restaurant on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth for a welfare check. Police arrived and learned that a man, later identified as 52-year-old Christopher Goff, drove his vehicle to the restaurant,…
Read MorePolice arrest two, seize drugs and firearms in Lincoln
Two men were arrested after police say a traffic stop turned up drugs and firearms in Lincoln. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 2:13 p.m., Friday, troopers were on proactive patrol in the area of Johnson Road and Dupont Boulevard in Lincoln. A white 2007 Chevrolet Impala was traveling northbound on DuPont Boulevard…
Read MoreMilton Crash Leads to 5th Offense DUI Arrest
A crash Friday night at Hudson and Cave Neck Roads led to the arrest of a Milton woman.聽 Delaware State Police found two vehicles stopped on Hudson Road facing southbound.聽 When they contacted the driver of a Honda Civic Police say she appeared to be intoxicated and showed signs of impairment.聽 Police could also smell…
Read MoreDOC Officials Looking for SCCC Walk Away
Corrections officials are looking for an offender who failed to return to the SCCC from an approved work pass on Friday.聽 Officials have issued a warrant for escape after conviction for 37 year old Billy Williams of Federalsburg, MD.聽 Williams is white, about 6-feet tall and 215 pounds with blue eyes and red hair.聽 He…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Drug Charges after Administrative Search
Dover Police assisted Delaware Probation and Parole with an administrative search at home on Roosevelt Avenue on Wednesday.聽 During the search police seized 96 bags of heroin over 2 grams of synthetic marijuana, over 1 gram of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $330 in drug proceeds.聽 Police arrested 19 year old Darius Jean-Baptiste on a variety…
Read MoreWanted Seaford man charged with assaulting, injuring State Trooper in Laurel
A wanted Seaford man was arrested after police say he assaulted and injured a State Trooper in Laurel. According to Delaware State Police, around 3:15 p.m., Thursday police responded to a residence in the 11000 block of Taylor Mill Road in Laurel, for an arrest attempt of 42-year-old Burton Carmean, of Seaford, who was wanted…
Read MoreSocial Security Scam hits Sussex County
Scammers are once again impersonating the Social Security Administration in Sussex County, making phone calls and leaving voicemails claiming your social security number will be blocked if you don’t pay up. A Bethany Beach resident reached out to WGMD News, providing us with the following voicemail of a digitized voice claiming that the person would…
Read MoreSeaford home shot 9 times, police investigating
Delaware State Police are investigating after a home was shot 9 times in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred just after 12 a.m., Thursday as troopers responded to a residence in the 23000 block of West Middlecord Circle in Seaford, for reports of shots fired. Police arrived and learned that…
Read MoreWanted Felton man arrested on drug charges in Milford
A wanted Felton man was arrested on drug charges during a warrant operation where police seized crack cocaine and weapons in Milford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, shortly after 11 a.m., Monday members of the Kent County Governor鈥檚 Task Force (GTF) responded to a residence on Argos Choice Road in Milford to conduct…
Read MorePolice arrest couple, seize over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth
A couple was arrested on drug charges after police seized over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8 a.m., Tuesday police responded to the Econo Lodge on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth to execute a warrant in reference to 28-year-old Durron E. Jones Jr., of Dagsboro, who was…
Read MoreThree arrested, charged with burglaries in Milford, Frederica
Three suspects, ages 29, 15, and 14 years old, were arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in the Milford, Frederica areas of Kent County, Delaware. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 10:30 p.m., Monday troopers were called to a home in the 700 block of New Wharf Road in Milford, for…
Read MorePolice investigating after Seaford home is hit with gunfire
Delaware State Police are investigating after a home was hit by gunfire over the weekend in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 7:24 p.m., Saturday at a residence located in the 24000 block of Middlecord Circle in Seaford. A 17-year-old was in her bedroom at the time of the…
Read MorePittsville Man Cited for DUI after Crash in Salisbury
Maryland State Police were called for a two vehicle crash on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury just after 6 Saturday evening.聽 Police contacted the driver of the Jeep, 42 year old Marshal Daniels of Pittsville and believe he was at fault for the crash and was driving under the influence.聽 Daniels complained of head and…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Cited for DUI after Willards Crash
A Salisbury man has been arrested after a single vehicle collision on East Line Road in Willards.聽 Maryland State Police say the driver, Juan Gabriel Perez reported no injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene, but during their investigation, police believed Perez was driving under the influence of alcohol.聽 Perez performed poorly on field…
Read MoreDSP & Other Police Agencies Conduct 2-Day Kent County Crime Blitz
A two-day multi-agency operation was recently conducted at locations throughout Kent County to address quality of life crime, violent crime and reduction in the number of persons with outstanding warrants and probation absconders. The operation concluded on November 6, 2019, was a collaborative effort between the Delaware State Police Troop 3, Milford Police Department, Camden Police…
Read MoreLewes Woman Charged with 6th Offense DUI
A Lewes woman was arrested after she was found driving under the influence Thursday night.聽 Police were called for an accident on Conley Chapel Road just after 9:30pm where they found a GMC Sierra went off the roadway and overturned.聽 Police smelled alcohol coming from the driver, 56 year old Cheryl Surber of Lewes.聽 She…
Read MoreFelton woman in jail following assault on State Trooper
A Felton woman was arrested after police say she assaulted a State Trooper, kicking him and threatening to spit on him while resisting arrest during an assault on another person who she injured. According to Delaware State Police, around 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, troopers were called to a home in the 600 block of Plymouth Road…
Read MoreMilton man charged with DUI, arrested on drug charges in Lewes
A Milton man was arrested on drug charges after police say he was caught driving high with heroin, meth, and several other drugs in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Landrover SUV on Beaver Dam Road in Lewes after the driver…
Read MoreTask force created in Worcester County to protect seniors
The Office of the State鈥檚 Attorney and law enforcement agencies in Worcester County have joined with the Department of Social Services and the Worcester County Health Department to create a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to the swift and thorough investigation of criminal complaints involving vulnerable adult victims, specifically senior citizens. Working collaboratively on the range of…
Read MoreNeedles, drug paraphernalia found in car with 4-year-old in Harrington
A Harrington man was arrested after police found needles and drug paraphernalia inside a car with a 4-year-old child. According to the Harrington Police Department, officers on patrol Tuesday were called to a home in the 500 Block of Shaw Avenue for reports of a suspicious person inside a vehicle. Police arrived and made contact…
Read MoreMilton man charged with stealing tools from vehicles in Seaford
A Milton man was arrested after police say he was caught stealing tools from vehicles in the parking lot of Lowes in Seaford. The thefts took place over the course of the past two weeks in which a suspect was removing tools from various work trucks and vans. On Wednesday, detectives witnessed 38-year-old Kristofer Watson,…
Read MoreLewes man cut girlfriend with a knife during assault, police say
A Lewes man was arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and cut her with a knife during an argument. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday as troopers were dispatched to 19000 block of Beaver Dam Road in Lewes, for reports of an assault. Troopers arrived and met…
Read MoreSalisbury woman pleads guilty to embezzling over $180,000
A Salisbury woman pleaded guilty to embezzling over $180,000. Between July 2014 and October 2018, 37-year-old Kimberly Jo-Harrison, the Sales and Office Manager for Kitty鈥檚 Flowers, embezzled over $180,000 by cancelling transactions within the Kitty鈥檚 Flowers point of sale software and then stole the corresponding cash out of the register. Prior to July 2014, the…
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