A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Laurel drug bust following traffic stop
A traffic stop in Laurel leads to the discovery of drugs. Around 11 AM Monday morning Delaware State Police pulled over a car for speeding on Sharptown Road. The driver, Dean Lloyd of Georgetown, had a warrant out for failure to pay a fine. Police placed Lloyd under arrest, and during a pat down discovered…
Read MoreHarrington Police say suspect at Casino was resisting arrest
Harrington Police Department telling their side of the story on what happened at the Harrington Casino late Saturday night. According to a press release, while on patrol, units responded to the Casino to assist State Police with a fight. Officers were talking with a suspect, Jermaine Newcomb, who they say became unruly when police tried…
Read MoreAllegations of police brutality in Harrington
Allegations of police brutality in Harrington after a video circulating on social media shows an officer punching a man in the face while a K9 Unit bites his leg. Sometime around 2 AM Saturday night Harrington Police Department responded to the Harrington Casino for the reports of a fight. Police took one person into custody,…
Read MoreMillsboro man on probation arrested after being caught selling heroin
Delaware State Police in conjunction with Department of Parole and Probation locate and arrest a man on probation selling drugs in Millsboro. Around 9 AM Thursday morning members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force and Sussex Street Crimes Unit showed up to the 23-thousand block of Mission Road in Millsboro to arrest Tyree Oliver…
Read MoreDrug dealer arrested in Laurel for loitering
In Laurel police bust a drug dealer after he was reported loitering. According to police when Jerziah Witherspoon was stopped this week for loitering, he refused to tell police his name. Officers then attempted to place Witherspoon under arrest who in turn began resisting. After getting him under control, police discovered over a gram of…
Read MoreHarrington Man Faces Multiple Drug Charges After Trying to Run from Police
A Harrington man has been arrested on multiple drug offenses. Delaware State Police along with other agencies made a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Canterbury Shore Stop where they learned that 28 year old Russell Thomas was involved in the sale of heroin. Thomas tried to reverse his vehicle striking a trooper’s…
Read MoreLaurel Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in 2017 Shooting
A 19 year old man has pleaded guilty to the shooting death of another man last year at a Laurel apartment complex. DOJ officials say Stephon Jackson of Laurel shot Mekell Horsey in January of 2017 at the Wexford Village Apartments. Jackson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other offenses and faces a minimum sentence of…
Read MoreMilford man embezzles money, tells co-workers, gets arrested
A Milford man arrested after stealing checks from his employer, then telling his co-workers about it. On Monday, Police were called to a local restaurant for the report of a theft. An employee there told officers that a co-worker, Jonathan Wright of Milford, said he wouldn’t be returning to work because he would be in…
Read MoreSeaford man arrested for string of vehicle break ins
A Seaford man arrested for breaking into cars. Delaware State Police say Billy WIlliams the 3rd of Laurel was the culprit behind a string of 6 vehicle break ins in December of last year. Laurel Police arrested Williams on Monday and turned him over to State Police for processing. He has been charged with felony…
Read MoreHarrington PD Investigating Credit & Debit Card Fraud
Harrington Police are investigating a number of credit and debit card fraud cases. Police believe a skimmer was placed on a card reader at one or more local business over the past few weeks. Police are working with local businesses and several banks and advise everyone monitor your bank accounts closely. If you spot something…
Read MoreGeorgetown PD Looking to Identify Suspect
Georgetown Police need your help to identify a suspect involved in an investigation in the unlawful use of a credit card. If you can identify the suspect – contact Georgetown Police or Crime Stoppers.
Read MoreDover PD Charge 2 with Firearms & Drug Offenses after Traffic Stop
Two people have been arrested on drug and firearms charges after a traffic stop by Dover Police Tuesday morning. Police stopped a car driven by 29 year old Larry Benson and smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. When officers tried to arrest Benson and the passenger, 26 year old Makia Benson, they became disorderly…
Read MoreMan, on probation for straw purchasing guns, pleads guilty for straw purchasing guns
A Dover man on pleads guilty to conspiring to straw purchase guns, while on probation for straw purchasing guns. US Attorney for Delaware David Weiss securing the guilty plea from Jon Henry of Dover earlier this month. In 2015, Henry was first convicted of getting people with clean criminal records to purchase guns he otherwise…
Read MoreDSP arrest a man for murder after finding body on road
Delaware State Police charge a man with murder after finding a body on the side of the road Monday morning. Police say just before 7:30 AM reports came in about a body covered in stab wounds lying on Kitts Hummock Road, just south of Dover Air Force Base off Route 1. Paramedics pronounced the man,…
Read MoreConvicted murderer asks for new trial after witness changes testimony
The alleged ringleader of a crime syndicate convicted of a double homicide in Millsboro is asking for a new trial. Cape Gazette reporting the attorney representing Steven Kellam is asking for a new trial because a witness is now saying prosecution coerced false tesimony from him. Prosecutors alleged Kellam was the leader of a crime…
Read MoreWorcester County Police Investigating Shots Fired in Pocomoke Legion Parking Lot
Police in Worcester County are investigating a shooting incident in the parking lot of the American Legion in Pocomoke just after 1 Sunday morning. The WCBI learned that a 28 year old woman sitting in her vehicle was struck by a bullet in the stomach. She was treated for a non-life threatening injury. Police did…
Read MoreChase by Georgetown Police Ends in Arrest
A New York man has been arrested by Georgetown Police after a chase early Saturday morning. Police tried to stop the vehicle for a traffic violation on Route 113. The driver – sped off and ended up heading northbound on the southbound side of Route 113. Near Ellendale he tried to cross the median and…
Read MoreDover PD Make Arrest in Home Invasion
A Dover man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault at the Woodcrest Apartments on Wednesday. Dover Police say they were notified later in the day that there was a third victim – a 19 year old woman who was sexually assaulted by one of the suspects. Investigation led police…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Delaware State Police led to the arrest of two people in the Cool Spring Farms development near Milton. Police stopped a vehicle on Fisher Road and police contacted the driver, 47 year old Carolyn Faust of Lewes. Another person – 55 year old George Edwards of Milton began to approach the…
Read MoreHarrington PD Arrest 2 for Vehicle Theft
During the investigation of a theft of a vehicle, Harrington Police arrested a Dover man and a 16 year old from Milford. Harrington Police were called to a home on Commerce Street for the vehicle theft. Two days later police were called about a suspicious vehicle on Madison Avenue, which turned out to be the…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested After Making Threats Against School
A Dover teen has been arrested after he made a threatening comment towards a high school. The DSP Youth Aid Unit was told by a student that they’d overheard the threatening comment from 19 year old Channing Fisher who indicated he’d do harm to the James H. Groves Adult High School in Woodside. Fisher is…
Read MoreLaurel Rapist Sentenced – Discover Jamaican Citizen Also Wanted in Canada
A Laurel man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for raping and teenage girl and getting her pregnant. The 42 year old man, known as Omar Cameron, pleaded guilty last December, but before he was sentenced it was found he lied about his identity and is actually a Jamaican citizen named David Grant. …
Read MoreNew tax scam gives you money, then takes it away
It’s almost tax season, and that means thieves are trying to get your tax return. Delaware Division of Revenue warning taxpayers about a new, unique, and growing tax scam. Apparently scammers are filing fraudulent tax returns, but directing the money into the real taxpayer’s bank account. Then, the crooks call you, say they’re with the…
Read MoreDSP: Vehicle break-ins rising in Delaware
Delaware State Police say vehicle break-ins are rising throughout the state and Sussex County, both on un-lit county roads and well-lit developments and mobile homes. The Delaware State Police highly suggest the following tips to help prevent our area residents from becoming a victim: 1. Keep your doors to all of your vehicles locked at…
Read MoreDover airman arrested after impregnating 14-year old girl
Airman from Dover Air Force Base has been arrested for the sexualabuse of a minor. Delaware State Police began investigating after a 14-year old girl from Camden called a State hotline saying she was pregnant with a man’s child. She identified the father as 34-year old Byron White of Camden, who is an air force…
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