A WGMD Crime Watch Article
22-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
Three Frankford residents have been arrested by Delaware State Police on drug and weapons charges after police executed a search warrant at a home on North Branchwood Place Friday morning around 6. The search warrant was the result of a multiple month-long drug investigation an 21 year old Anthony Morris who was suspected of large-scale…
Read MoreMagnolia 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
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison with all but 30 years of active incarceration suspended. In July, 46 year old Clifton Jones entered a guilty plea to one count of 2nd degree murder and a weapons charge in the murder of Jerome Moss. Five years of the…
Read MoreSelbyville 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
One Teen, One Young Adult Shot; Injured in Dover
Two people have been injured following a shooting yesterday afternoon in Dover. A 20-year-old man left the scene and headed to Bayhealth Kent Campus for treatment of a gunshot wound to his lower body. He left prior to police arriving at the scene. Officers found shell casings on Reese Street, and they learned of a…
Read MoreDover 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…
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Ocean City Man Charged with Weapons Offenses and Aggravated Menacing in Dewey Beach
A disturbance at The Starboard in Dewey Beach Saturday night led to the arrest of 37 year old Matthew Slentz of Ocean City. Delaware State Police were called to assist Starboard employees with removing a disorderly subject from the premises, but he refused to comply. The subject, identified as Slentz, pulled a concealed razor blade…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Shooting Early Sunday Morning
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 34 year old Dover man early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of South Bradford Street and West Loockerman Street just after 1:30 for gun shots. While police were at the scene – the victim arrived at Bayhealth Kent Campus in a private vehicle…
Read MoreDover PD Make Arrest in July Shooting Incident
An arrest has been made by Dover Police in connection with a shooting investigation on South Bradford Street on July 30th . Police at the scene found a large crowd and a vehicle with gunshot damage. No witnesses came forward during this investigation and no injuries were reported. The investigation led police to 29 year…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Rehoboth Man for Domestic Assault
Delaware State Police are looking for a Rehoboth Beach man who is wanted for a domestic assault that occurred in Rehoboth Beach in June. Police are looking for 29 year old Steven Moran, who also has several active warrants – including one for failing to re-register as a sex offender. Moran is white, about 5′…
Read MoreLaurel Police Looking for Greenwood Man for Robbery
Laurel Police need your help to locate a suspect wanted in a robbery investigation. Police were called to the First Stop Convenience Store around 3:30pm on Friday for a robbery that had just occurred. Police contacted two adult victims who had been robbed of a purse and other personal items by an unknown black male…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Arrests for Drug & Weapons Charges
A traffic stop Wednesday night in Delmar led to the arrest of two men on weapons and drug charges. Delaware State Police on patrol spotted a Honda with expired registration. As the trooper approached the vehicle he saw a rifle next to the passenger’s leg. The driver, 53 year old Paul Lambert of Delmar and…
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