A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Berlin Man Convicted of Home Improvment Fraud
A Berlin man has been convicted of obtaining property by deception of a vulnerable adult and 3 counts of failing to perform a contract. Complaints from residents in Ocean Pines led to the arrest of 47 year old Pasco “Patrick” Allen of Berlin after he was hired and paid to do landscaping and home improvement…
Read MoreJames M. Bennett High School Principal Criminally Indicted
According to Maryland Court Records, James M. Bennett High School Principal Amy Eskridge has been criminally indicted for neglecting to report abuse. This follows a criminal investigation into former Bennett Guidance Counselor Edward Allen Mitchell on rape and child pornography charges. Reports indicate that current James M. Bennett High Assistant Principal Erin Nathan will assume…
Read MoreDSP Shootings Investigation Leads to Nearly 100 Drug Arrests in Bridgeville
Delaware State Police say a multi-agency effort has netted multiple arrests following an investigation into a series of shootings in the Coverdale Crossroads area of Bridgeville. Troopers say their on-going initiative began on January 28 in response to the increase in gun violence and reported shooting incident, including a shooting that injured a driver and…
Read MorePrincess Anne Drug Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes says 34-year-old Charles A. Myers III, of Princes Anne has been sentenced to 16 years of active incarceration on narcotics crimes, assault and firearm possession. On Wednesday, Myers pled guilty to one count of narcotics possession with the intent to distribute, one count of illegal possession of a regulated…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Seeking Selbyville Rape Suspect
Delaware State Police are currently investigating a sexual assault incident and trying to locate the suspect. The incident occurred Friday at around 10 p.m. after Troopers responded to a local hospital, making contact with a 17-year-old female victim who reported she had been sexually assault. The investigation revealed the victim was at a residence in…
Read MoreDover Police Searching for Gas Station Burglary Suspect
Dover Police say they are searching for a suspect wanted for the burglary of the U.S. Gas located on North DuPont Highway in Dover. Authorities say the incident happened between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Surveillance footage led detectives to identify the suspect as 56-year-old Kerry Pinkard. He allegedly broke a window to…
Read MoreTwo Arrested in Dover After Mailing Drugs
Two men were arrested Friday by Dover Police and Homeland Security after receiving Ecstasy by mail at the Dover Post Office. Police arrested 31 year old Michael Palmer and 38 year old Sheldon Claud in the parking lot after they picked up the package that contained the over 200 grams of Ecstasy. They were also…
Read MoreSomerset County Man Arrested and Charged with Child Porn Possession
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested and charged 33-year-old James Paul Greenfield, of Eden on numerous counts of child pornography possession and distribution. Greenfield was arrested on Friday, February 22 at his home in the 14000 block of Sandy Lane in Eden. Authorities have charged Greenfield with 6 counts of promotion and…
Read MoreLincoln Man Charged Following Domestic Incident
Delaware State Police say they have arrested and charged 30-year-old Justin R. Ohl of Lincoln following a domestic related assault that took place Friday night. Troopers say Ohl returned to a residence on Clendaniel Pond Road in Lincoln around 11 p.m. on February 22 and became engaged in a verbal altercation with a female victim.…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested on Weapons Charges
Seaford Police say they have arrested 25-year-old Djemsley Florestal of Seaford on numerous weapons charges. Officers arrived at Forestal’s residence in the 300 block of North Pine Street around midnight on Thursday morning. Officials say they discovered that a domestic argument had taken place between Florestal, who was found to have been in possession of…
Read MoreFrederica Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
Delaware State Police say they have arrested a Frederica man on multiple drug and weapon charges. On Friday morning at around 6:15 a.m. the Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit conducted a traffic stop on N.E. Front Street in Milford. They were investigating 30-year-old Joseph Whaley who was subsequently taken into custody without incident.…
Read MoreThree Suspects Arrested for Slew of Kent County Car Break Ins
Delaware State Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a spree of thefts from motor vehicles occurring in the Hartly and Marydel areas. Troopers began their investigation in early December of last year after discovering three thefts of unsecured vehicles on Proctors Purchase Road in Hartly. The vehicles were rummaged through and items were…
Read MoreDelmar Police Need Your Help to Find Local Fugitive
Delmar Police are looking for your help to find a man who is a fugitive from justice. Police say James Bailey is wanted by Delmar Police on felony theft offenses and was last seen in the Sharptown area. If you know where Bailey is – contact Delmar Police.
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges Near Seaford
Two men have been arrested in connection with illegal drugs being sold in the Concord and Seaford areas. Members of the Governor’s Task Force and Sussex Drug Unit learned 38 year old William Matthews of Felton was selling heroin and cocaine from his vehicle which was parked at a Seaford home on German Road as…
Read MoreDNREC Arrests Smyrna Man on Firearms and Deer Poaching Charges
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police say they have arrested a Smyrna man on multiple felony firearms charges and deer poaching following an investigation into illegal deer hunting. Melvin J. Durand 65-year-old Melvin J. Durand was charged with 19 counts of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a firearm or ammunition by a person…
Read MoreSeaford Police Arrest Dine and Dashers
The City of Seaford’s Police Department says it has apprehended two people from Silver Spring, Maryland for leaving a Grotto’s Pizza location without paying their tab. Officers say on Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the restaurant on Sussex Highway. Reports indicate the male patron slapped a female waitress on the butt while leaving the restaurant.…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged After Physical Altercation
Milford Police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Ricky Ness following an altercation that took place near a residence in the 400 block of Southeast Front Street on February 12. Authorities say Ness held a victim against a parked vehicle, causing them to scream in distress. An officer nearby on McColley Street investigated, and Ness initially…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Identify Lincoln Stabbing Suspect
UPDATED – 2/19/19 – Delaware State Police have identified the suspect who stabbed his 36 year old wife multiple times as David Galarza-Burgos. Galarza-Burgos was found a short time later in a nearby park dead of an apparent suicide. ==================================================== A domestic incident in Lincoln ended with a stabbing at a home on Cedar Drive…
Read MoreSalisbury Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution
38-year-old Narada Walls of Salisbury pleaded guilty to numerous drug distribution charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Tuesday. Walls pled guilty to conspiracy to possess and to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which are chemical compounds designed to have effects similar to and just as deadly as fentanyl. As part of his plea…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Illegal Weapon Possession
The Dover Police Department says they have arrested 45-year-old Joseph Carter on numerous weapons offenses. Detectives obtained information that Carter was in possession of a rifle with a bump stock. He was also wanted by the Dover Police Department on an Offensive Touching charge and by Office of Animal Welfare on several offenses, as well…
Read MoreSeaford Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Sex Offender
The Seaford Police Department says it needs the public’s help in locating 46-year-old Randy Crum, a Tier 1 registered sex offender who has failed to comply with properly registering. The Department’s Criminal Investigations Division says a warrant for Crum’s arrest is currently active after he failed to pre-register as a sex offender. Anyone with information…
Read MoreUPDATED: Jury Brings No Convictions in 2nd Vaughn Prison Riot Trial
UPDATED – 2/18 – 3:30pm – WGMD has learned there have been no convictions for the for defendants in the 2nd trial in the Vaughn Prison riot. Corrections officials say the jury did not come to a conclusion on the murder, riot and assault charges for Obadiah Miller or the riot charge for John Bramble. …
Read MoreMSP Arrest Suspected Cocaine Dealer at Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin
Maryland State Police say they have arrested 45-year-old Robert Lee Elmore of Princess Anne after an anonymous tip led to a drug dealing investigation. Troopers say they received an anonymous tip Sunday that a vehicle involved in drug distribution was en route to the Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin with two armed occupants. Troopers, in…
Read MoreAuthorities Investigate Sunday Morning Shooting Near Dagsboro
Delaware State Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the early hours of Sunday morning at an address east of Dagsboro. Police say they received a criminal mischief complaint on Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. at a home in the 29000 block of Colony Drive in the Bay Colony neighborhood. Troopers met with…
Read MoreMan and Woman Arrested for Seaford Burglary
Delaware State Police say they have apprehended 28-year-old Matthew Windsor and 26-year-old Destiny Thomas, both of Seaford for a burglary that happened on October 30, 2018 in the 9000 block of Easter Lane. Troopers say the homeowner informed them their residence had been burglarized by intruders who forced entry through a rear basement door. The…
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