A WGMD Crime Watch Article
2 Teens Reportedly Robbed in Downtown Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach police say two teens, both males, ages 15 and 17, reported that they were robbed Tuesday night while walking back to their residence through Grove Park, near the intersection of Grove Street and Columbia Avenue. Just after 11 p.m., Rehoboth Beach police were summoned to the area of the Grove Park restrooms for…
Read MoreMilford Couple Arrested for Insurance Fraud
A Milford couple has been indicted by a Delaware Grand Jury for insurance fraud – they turned themselves in to Capital Police a week later. The Delaware Department of Insurance reports that 33 year old Diliana Legros and 43 year old Joseph Aubourg of Milford reported an accident claim to their car insurance company for…
Read MoreFrankford Woman Charged After Domestic Incident
A Frankford woman has been arrested after a domestic incident earlier this month. Delaware State Police say a 60 year old man was arguing with 52 year old Kimberly Church at their home when she grabbed a hammer and began hitting the victim’s vehicle – and then threatened the victim with the hammer. Police were…
Read MoreLaurel Man Sentenced for Attempted Rape & Burglary
A Laurel man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted rape and burglary charges. Officials say 22 year old Tyrone Jenkins-Heath broke into a home on Penn Street in Laurel to take items – including the victim’s underwear and to force the two women living there to perform oral sex on him. Both women…
Read MoreMilton Man Charged after DUI Stop in Milford
Milford Police stopped a vehicle for DUI Wednesday afternoon on Lexus Drive near Route 113. Police also learned that 43 year old Jack Mitchell of Milton was also driving with a suspended license and had a small child in the vehicle – and was wanted by the Kent County Court of Common Pleas. A search…
Read MoreFederalsburg Man Charged with False Imprisonment
A Federalsburg man has been arrested after holding a woman against her will. Maryland State Police say a woman called them Thursday and said that 57 year old Henry Kulesza threatened her with a chainsaw and held her for two days and assaulted her. She got out of the home when he fell asleep. Kulesza…
Read MorePennsylvania Man Charged After Robbery & Assault in OC
Early Tuesday morning Ocean City Police found a man badly beaten in the area of 81st Street. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and told police he’d been robbed by 4 individuals.  As police were investigating the scene, the suspects returned in a vehicle – one ran off on foot after he was…
Read MoreDE Helps in Return of 500 Year Old Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter to Vatican
Today, and for the third time in two years, United States Attorney David C. Weiss and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned a more than 500-year-old copy of Christopher Columbus’ letter describing his discoveries in the Americas to the Vatican during a morning repatriation ceremony at the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (the “Vatican Library) in…
Read MoreConvicted Murderer Sentenced to Life a Second Time
A man convicted for the murder of a Salisbury cab driver more than 40 years ago has again been sentenced to life in prison. 59 year old Nathaniel Appelby-El had already been serving a life term for the Christmas Eve 1977 death of Charles “Chief” Adkins Junior in Salisbury. But in 2015 his conviction was overturned and…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged after Hitting Brother with Vehicle
A Bridgeville man has been arrested after a domestic incident led to a victim being struck by a vehicle. Delaware State Police were called to Booker T. Washington Street for an assault and learned that an 18 year old man was struck with a vehicle that his brother 21 year old Jaquan James was driving. …
Read MoreMardela Springs Man Sentenced for Rape
A Mardela Springs man has been sentenced for 2nd degree rape. A Wicomico Circuit Court Judge sentenced 38 year old Warner Parkhurst to 20 years in prison with all but 15 suspended. Parkhurst must also register as a Tier 3 sex offender for life. He pleaded guilty to rape in April after he had non-consensual…
Read MoreSCI Correctional Officer Arrested for Misconduct
A correctional officer from SCI has been arrested by Delaware State Police on charges of official misconduct. Â Police say an internal investigation by the DOC showed that 47 year old Corey Davis communicated with family and friends of inmates while on duty between May 1st and June 4th of this year and that Davis brought…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Arrested after Milford Altercation
Police in Milford have arrested a Magnolia man after a fight at the Silver Lake Estates. Police learned that the victim was arguing with 30 year old Michael Scott when Scott punched out a window of the apartment and made comments leading the victim to believe Scott would return with a gun to harm them. …
Read MoreDSP Investigate Marine Store Burglary
A burglary at a marine center near Milford early Friday morning. Delaware State Police say the suspects cut the chain link fence at Taylor Marine on Argos Corner Road and then took high end electronics from multiple privately owned boats that were stored there. Troopers continue to investigate – if you have information – contact…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested in Rehoboth Beach After Resisting Arrest
When Rehoboth Beach Police tried to stop a man from skateboarding on the boardwalk last week, the man led officers on a three block chase through town. With help from a bicycle patrol unit and a patrol unit they were able to stop the skateboarder on Delaware Avenue. Police have charged 28 year old Robert…
Read MoreGeorgetown PD Arrest 2 for Assault – Looking for 3rd Suspect
Two people have been arrested in connection with a June 5th assault on Douglas Street in Georgetown – however police have warrants for the third suspect. Georgetown Police were called to North Race Street after a man was found lying near the road. Police learned the victim was assaulted by two men and identified 55…
Read MoreDover Man Sentenced for 2017 Stabbing
A Dover man will spend the next 10 years in prison. Sentencing for 22 year old Jaquan Crump was held last week for a July 2017 stabbing after he got into a fight with a woman – and stabbed her 4 times, puncturing both her lungs.  Crump was convicted by a Superior Court jury in…
Read MoreDover Man Hit in Head & Face with Bird Shot
A Dover man was shot in the head Thursday night as he jogged to his home. Dover Police say the 21 year old man was going home to get money to pay a bar tab when he was approached by a suspect hanging out the window of a vehicle. The victim was struck by bird…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Shooting Death on Priscilla Street
Maryland State Police are investigating a murder on Priscilla Street in Salisbury. Police were called around 7:30 Wednesday night and found 29 year old Shawn Johnson of Fruitland had been shot multiple times. He was taken to PRMC where he died. Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information – to contact the Salisbury…
Read MorePA Man Arrested for Drug Supermarket in OC
A 19 year old Pennsylvania man’s accused of having set up a virtual illegal drug supermarket in an Ocean City motel room. Police say they were contacted by the staff of the motel at 1st Street and Baltimore Avenue on Monday morning after they entered the room after checkout time and found everything from pounds…
Read MoreDover Man Shot
The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 36-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday night (6/6/18). At approximately 9:29PM, unknown suspect(s) drove by the unit block of Stevenson Drive, in the Manchester Square community, and fired multiple gunshots. Shots struck a vehicle and 36-year-old male victim in the…
Read MoreDART Driver Charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact
A DART paratransit bus driver is facing charges from Milford Police who say he tried to force two people to touch him inappropriately in February. Police say in a statement released on Tuesday that 57 year old Joseph Spruill of Georgetown was arrested following an investigation into an alleged incident that happened on a DART para-transit bus…
Read MoreMillsboro Area Man Arrested for Multiple Burglaries
A Millsboro area resident was awakened by a loud noise outside his home and discovered multiple pieces of stolen property outside his home – and spotted his son in a neighbor’s boat across the street – trying to remove a seat. Delaware State Police found large appliances, kitchen sink and countertop, furniture, lumber and more…
Read MoreSCCC Walk Away Found in Florida
Sheriff’s officials in Florida have arrested an inmate from the Sussex Community Correction Center in Georgetown. 33 year old Daniel Dittmar of Ellendale walked away from the SCCC on May 4th. He’s awaiting extradition back to Delaware.
Read MoreSalisbury Teen Sentenced for Armed Robbery
A 19 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed robbery and a firearms offense. A Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge has sentenced Courtlen Coston on Friday – Coston entered an Alford plea in March. Sentencing has been postponed to allow for a pre-sentence investigation. Coston and two others…
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