A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Three Arrested on Firearm & Drug Charges in Pocomoke
An investigation into firearms and drugs by the Worcester County Sheriff’s office ended with the arrest of three Pocomoke residents. Search warrants were authorized for two residences – on Short Street and Bonneville Avenue. Members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team were assisted during the execution of these two search and seizure…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Burglary at County Eatery
Dover Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the County Eatery on North State Street early Wednesday morning. Officers were called just before 4 a.m. for an alarm. They noticed someone had damaged the front door to get inside. Officers entered the business but did not find anyone. The ensuing investigation revealed that whoever…
Read MoreSearch Warrant Leads to Two Arrests in Laurel for Drug Offenses
Delaware State Police have arrested two people from Laurel–50-year-old Alonzo Roberts and 37-year-old Heather Andrews following a search warrant at a home in Laurel Tuesday morning. On September 19th at about 6:10 a.m., Sussex Special Investigations Detectives with the assistance of the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, Troop…
Read MoreStolen Vehicle Crashes into Tombstone in Police Chase in Seaford; Lincoln Man on the Run
Delaware State Police need your help in finding a 26-year-old Lincoln man, after a report of a stolen motor vehicle. At about 5:20 p.m. yesterday, Delaware State Police were called to Tharp Road in Seaford and responded to the report. A 62-year-old man told the arriving trooper that his friend saw and followed the stolen…
Read MoreInvestigation Ongoing After 63-Year-Old Man Found Murdered on Dover Trail Last Month
Ocean View Resident Sentenced for Distribution of Methamphetamine
A 35-year-old Ocean View man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, according to David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. The Honorable Colm F. Connolly, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, pronounced the sentence. According to court documents, in July…
Read More22-year-old Salisbury Man Indicted in Connection With Block Party Shooting on July 5th
A Wicomico County Grand Jury has indicted Kairee Daquan Vanlandingham on 59 counts, to include 1st Degree Murder for his involvement in the July 5th block party shooting that occurred on Chippewa Blvd that left one person dead and several others injured. As a result of a search warrant in August, Vanlandingham was arrested for…
Read More12-Year-Old Charged in Murder of 2-Year-Old in Wicomico County
A 12-year-old has been charged in the murder of a 2-year-old that occurred on Jack Drive in Salisbury. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center have been investigating since the 2-year-old was found not breathing on Saturday. Wicomico County Sheriff Deputies were called to Jack Drive. After speaking with caregivers,…
Read MoreDSP Charge Frederica Man with 3rd Offense DUI
Delaware State Police were tipped to an incident Monday morning around 8:30 where a driver of a red minivan struck several curbs and was all over the roadway in the area of North Main Street and East Walnut Street in Magnolia. A trooper observed the minivan crossing the fog line on South State Street and…
Read MoreInvestor Protection Unit Puts Pig Butchers on Ice – AGAIN
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings is warning Delawareans about cryptocurrency scam. Full text from release from AG Jennings: The Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice has issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist against respondents linked to a cryptocurrency scam known as the “pig butchering scam.” A twist on the typical…
Read MoreDSP Investigation Leads to Arrest of Three Frankford Residents on Drug & Weapons Charges
Magnolia Man Arrested for Drug and Firearm Offenses
A traffic stop Friday afternoon led to the arrest of a Magnolia man on drug and firearm charges. Members of Dover’s Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit and Street Crimes Unit were conducting a firearm investigation related to 20 year old Isaac Jones-Riddick and stopped him in a vehicle in the area of South DuPont…
Read MoreDover Woman Charged with Identity Theft
A Dover woman has been arrested for identity theft and other offenses. Delaware State Police were called to West Market Street in Georgetown in July for a reported fraud. Police learned that a bank account a 51 year old male victim from Millsboro had been fraudulently overdrawn and was subject to closure. A financial crimes…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Assault & Weapons Offenses
Delaware State Police were called to Jones Dogwood Lane in Bridgeville for an assault on Thursday. When police arrived they found two injured female victims and witnesses. Police learned that the suspect, 51 year old Richard Weston of Seaford argued with the two victims – aged 54 and 36 – after repeatedly trespassing onto their…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested on Drug Charges
A Seaford man has been arrested on drug charges. Members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force on patrol in the vicinity of an unoccupied property on Neal Road in Lincoln spotted 41 year old Eric Davis arriving at the property in a pickup and observed what appeared to be several drug deals. A detective…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Philadelphia Man on Gun Charges & DUI
A traffic stop early Friday morning led to the arrest of a Philadelphia man for gun charges and DUI. A Delaware State Police trooper on patrol in Dover spotted a Grand Cherokee speeding southbound on Route 13 with no taillights lit. The trooper contacted the driver, 36 year old Franklin Roberson, and smelled alcohol on…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for 2nd Degree Murder
Selbyville Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery in Maryland
A Selbyville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for an armed robbery in Showell, Maryland in February. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley credited 48 year old Antonio Walters for time served since his arrest on February 20, 2023. Court records show Maryland State Police were called to a Showell convenience…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with Multiple Drug & Gun Offenses
A Seaford man has been arrested after police entered his home with a search warrant Wednesday following a several-month-long drug investigation of 46 year old Avery Cannon, who was suspected of the large-scale distribution of narcotics. Sussex Special Investigations Detectives with the assistance of the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Troop 5 Patrol,…
Read MoreSmyrna Mother Sentenced for the 2019 Murder of 3-Year-Old Daughter
31-year-old Kristie Haas of Smyrna has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the torture and killing of her three-year-old daughter, Emma Cole in 2019. Meanwhile, Emma’s stepfather– 41-year-old Brandon Haas– was to be sentenced as well after pleading guilty to one felony count and three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a…
Read MoreState’s Attorney for Wicomico County Briefs Judiciary Committee on Increase in Juvenile Crime
State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes for Wicomico County, together with the State’s Attorneys from Montgomery County and Howard County and the Deputy State’s Attorneys from Baltimore City and Charles County, briefed the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates on the concerning increase in juvenile crime. State’s Attorney Dykes’ comments focused on the effects of…
Read MoreOne Teen, One Young Adult Shot; Injured in Dover
Dover PD Arrest Man for Multiple Burglaries
A Dover man has been arrested for several burglaries throughout the city since June. Dover Police investigated four burglaries and developed 32 year old Carlos Vazquez as a suspect and warrants for his arrest were obtained for four burglaries. He is being held at SCI.
Read MoreUPDATED: North Caroline HS Student Arrested for Armed Robbery & Assault
CORRECTION: The suspect did not hold the victim a knife point as originally reported. The School Resource Officer at North Caroline High School was alerted to a possible robbery with assault in a boys bathroom on Monday. The SRO learned that a 16 year old male had robbed and assaulted another 16 year old male…
Read MoreAG Jennings Announces $35 Million Settlement with Tempoe, LLC
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced a $35-million settlement with the leasing company Tempoe, LLC. This resolves a multi-state investigation into the company’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. All existing leases will be canceled and consumers may retain the leased merchandise in their possession without further financial obligation to…
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