A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Wanted Seaford Man Arrested by US Marshals in Wilmington
A Seaford man wanted for multiple felony and related charges has been arrested by US Marshal. Delaware State Police say 25 year old Lorenzo Williams of Seaford was arrested Thursday in Wilmington. Williams is charged with weapons offenses, two counts of 2nd degree burglary, felony theft and multiple other charges. Williams is also wanted by…
Read MoreDover Man Wanted for Shooting at Royal Farms Turns Self In
UPDATED – 8/9/19 – Delaware State Police have arrested a Dover man wanted in connection with a shooting around 1pm on Saturday, August 3rd at the Royal Farms on West Lebanon Road. Police say 28 year old Anthony Taylor turned himself in to Troopers and is charged with 1st degree assault and weapons offenses. He’s…
Read MoreDover PD Arrest Wanted Fugitive
Dover Police and the US Marshal First State Fugitive Task Force have arrested a man wanted out of North Carolina on weapons charges. Police arrested 32 year old Tyan Collins of Dover Friday after he ran from officers. After Collins was arrested he was found in possession of heroin, crack cocaine and oxycodone pills. He’s…
Read MoreMaryland DOJ Indict 3 on Federal Sex Trafficking & Kidnapping Charges
Three Marylanders have been indicted of federal sex trafficking and kidnapping charges. Charged in the indictment are 39 year old Lakeya Aldridge and 27 year old Kevonne Murphy both of Federalsburg and 30 year old Joshua Lankford of Manchester, Maryland in Carroll County. According to court papers, in October of 2018 the three recruited an…
Read MorePittsville Woman Sentenced for Embezzling
A Pittsville woman has been sentenced for theft. Wicomico County Judge S. James Sarbanes has sentenced 37 year old Christina Carrier to 10 year in prison with all but one year suspended and placed her on five years of probation. Carrier pleaded guilty of theft over $100,000. She was a CPA and it was found…
Read MoreTwo Women Arrested for Robbery in Blades
Delaware State Police were called to Concord Road in Blades last week for a robbery. Police met with a 50 year old man who said that two women came to his home demanding money. He said he knew one of the suspects, 30 year old Nicole Griffith of Laurel, who continued to ask for money…
Read MoreWillards Man Convicted on Drug and other Charges
A Willards man has been convicted on drug and related charges. The Wicomico County State’s Attorney says Donald Tate, Junior was found guilty of delivering six ounces of cocaine to finance a murder for hire plot that resulted in two people in Accomack County being shot on Halloween of 2017.  Sentencing has been postponed pending…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder of Grandmother
A Georgetown man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his grandmother. Officials in the AG’s office say George Bailey choked his 69 year old grandmother, Lorraine Bradley, after she fell while the two were leaving her Long Neck home. Bailey then stole her car. Bradley’s body, along with…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Arrested after Scuffle with Capitol Police
A Bridgeville man has been arrested by Capitol Police in Georgetown after learning he was wanted on a variety of charges out of Superior Court. When Capitol Police contacted 39 year old Andre Jackson, he resisted arrest and tried to strike the officers. Jackson was committed on the warrant to SCI and Capitol Police have…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Arrested on Drug Charges
Members of the Sussex Governor’s Task Force conducted an administrative search at a home on Mill Park Drive in Bridgeville Thursday afternoon. They found 19 year old Orbby Holder with over 4 grams of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia in the home. Holder was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. He’s…
Read MoreLaurel Woman Arrested for 5th Offense DUI
A Laurel woman has been charged after a crash Thursday in Frankford at Berry Street and Route 113. Delaware State Police say 60 year old Gloria Smith failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a truck. Police smelled alcohol on Smith and a DUI investigation was started. A computer check showed that…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Convicted of Sex Offenses of Minors
A Salisbury man has been convicted on a variety of sex charges. On Monday a Wicomico County jury found 52 year old Charles Quails guilty of 2 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, and multiple other offenses against two victims who were under the age of 12 at the time of the incidents. The…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Weapons & Drug Arrest Near Milton
A Milton man has been charged on a variety of offenses after a traffic stop Monday night just after 10 on Fisher Road near Milton. Delaware State Police stopped 25 year old Vincent Schlothauer for speeding and smelled marijuana coming from the car – and spotted what appeared to be burnt marijuana in plain view.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Rehoboth’s “Pink Lady Bandit” Arrested in North Carolina by FBI
UPDATED – 7/29/19 – The Pink Lady Bandit has been arrested! FOXNews reports that the FBI arrested 35 year old Circe Baez of Harrisburg, PA in a hotel in Charlotte for allegedly robbing four banks – including the M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach last Tuesday. A second person, 28 year old Alexis Morales of Harrisburg,…
Read MoreFugitive Chase from Salisbury Ends at Unoccupied House near Blades
UPDATED: Suspects being pursued by Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies after a shoplifting incident in Salisbury crossed into Delaware last night. Delmar Police picked up the pursuit and Delaware State Police deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle – which continued towards Blades with aviation following for about another mile. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the…
Read MoreDover PD Arrest Same Man for Two Robberies
Dover Police investigated two robberies on Saturday and arrested the same man for each of them! The first was just before 8am when 38 year old Michael Hill entered the Holy Cross Church on South State Street and took money from a collection container. Hill pushed a 68 year old man who tried to stop…
Read MoreCrash Leads to 3rd Offense DUI Charge for Laurel Man
A Laurel man has been charged after a crash in the area of Hitch Pond and Shiloh Church Roads Friday night. Delaware State Police contacted the driver, 61 year old William Smith and smelled alcohol. A DUI investigation showed Smith had two previous DUI convictions and that he took a turn at too high a…
Read MoreFrankford Man Charged in Domestic Assault
A Frankford man has been charged after a domestic assault Friday afternoon at a home on Bayard Road. When Delaware State Police arrived, they met with the 45 year old female victim who told troopers she was involved in a physical domestic with her husband. She received serious but non-life threatening injuries and was treated…
Read MorePrison Time for Seaford Man for Drugs
Prison time for a Seaford man. Officials in the AG’s office secured a plea deal and sentence for 42 year old Russell Hurst. Governor’s Task Force members were tipped that Hurst planned to make a heroin deal at the Walmart in Seaford. Officers watched him in the parking lot and arrested Hurst as he came…
Read MoreFelton Man Sentenced for Rape
A 64 year old Felton man who pleaded guilty to the rape of a child over many years has been sentenced to prison. Officials say the attacks began in the late 1990s when the victim was a child living in Monte Brown’s neighborhood. Brown pleaded guilty to 2 counts of 1st degree rape and 1…
Read MoreHarrington Man Charged in Parking Lot Assault
A Harrington man has been arrested after reports to police of a domestic incident in the parking lot at the Liberty Plaza Shopping Center in Harrington. When Harrington Police arrived, they found 42 year old David Hudson and the female victim, who was bleeding from cuts to the face. Police learned the two were arguing…
Read MoreUPDATED: DOC Apprehend SCCC Walk Away
UPDATED – 7/26/19 – Corrections officials have arrested an offender who failed to return from an authorized work pass on Tuesday. The SCCC Escapee Recovery Team arrested 40 year old Christopher Radcliffe in Georgetown on Thursday and took him into custody. He’s now at SCI on an escape after conviction warrant in default of $10,000…
Read MorePA Boater Charged with OUI in Assawoman Bay
A boater speeding away from US Coast Guard officials in the Assawoman Bay was stopped by Maryland Natural Resources Police last month. The NRP boats caught up with the boater, who remained uncooperative. The operator is Anthony Campisi of Lansdale, Pennsylvania – he is charged with OUI, negligent operation of a vessel as well as…
Read MoreCamden-Wyoming Man Charged in Kent County Burglaries
An investigation of thefts from homes under construction has led to the arrest of 56 year old Mark Long of Camden-Wyoming. Delaware State Police learned that Long took concrete forms from homes under construction but also was responsible for two separate burglaries on Mud Mill Road in Camden-Wyoming and Sandy Bend Road in Marydel between…
Read MoreFelton Man Charged in Multiple Thefts in Sussex County
A Felton man has been arrested in connection with multiple thefts in the Bridgeville and Greenwood areas in June and July. Delaware State Police began their investigation in mid-June and during a three-week period a trailer, tow dolly, three ATV’s, four riding mowers and a push mower were taken from yards. Police developed 32 year…
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