A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Partial Building Collapse in Tidal Health Parking Garage
Firefighters in Salisbury were called to a parking garage at Tidal Health on Carroll Street for a structure collapse around 4 this morning. Officials with the Salisbury Career Fire Fighters Local 4246 report on their Facebook page that there was a partial collapse of the second floor parking level and that it appeared that the…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fentanyl distribution. Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Kathleen Beckstead sentenced 34 year old Darnell Jenkins on Thursday. He was found guilty of distribution of fentanyl and 2 counts of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in September. During the investigation into…
Read MoreUPDATED: Six Now Arrested for Dog Fighting in Seaford
UPDATED – 1/20/23 – A sixth man has been arrested in connection with the Seaford dog fighting incident earlier this month. The Office of Animal Welfare arrested 45 year old Ronnell Jacobs of Laurel with 3 felony counts related to dog fighting and 2 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Jacobs was arrested January 12 and…
Read MoreTwo Central Delaware Teen Girls Arrested in Wilmington for Stealing Vehicle
Two teen girls–one from Magnolia and the other from Milford–are charged in connection with a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight in Wilmington. Police also arrested 18-year-old Sherron Elam-Coursey of Wilmington. Just before 2 a.m., troopers responded to the Wawa on Ogletown Stanton Road in Wilmington and learned that a 21-year-old woman parked her car…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Convicted of Armed Robbery, Assault
A Salisbury man has been convicted of armed robbery and first-degree assault among other charges, following a two-day jury trial. The charges stem from an incident On March 13, 2022, in which Kendal Lee Smiley stole a silver handgun from a relative and walked a short distance to the Pizza City located on Carroll Street…
Read MoreDover Man Wanted for Robbery Arrested in Separate Trespassing Incident
A 22-year-old man Milford Police were looking for in connection with a robbery that occurred October of 2022 has been arrested by Dover Police following a trespassing complaint yesterday evening. Police were called to a home on Lamplighter Lane late yesterday for the reports of people trespassing. That’s when officers took Chaz Johnson into custody…
Read MoreDetails Released Pertaining to Police Use of Deadly Force Investigation
The Delaware Department of Justice has posted information on a police use of force investigation in connection with incidents that occurred on March 19,2022 in the area of the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach. The report pertains to the fatal use of force by Dewey Peach Police Department against Rodney K. Robinson. The DOJ’s report concludes…
Read MoreLewes Man Arrested for Shooting in Bear, Delaware
Delaware State Police have arrested 40-year-old Michael Ruduszewski of Lewes, DE for assault second-degree and related charges following a shooting incident that occurred on New Year’s Day. Police say the 45-year-old man who was shot in the upper extremity drove himself to the Emergency Room. The incident occurred at the Express Food Mart on Pulaski…
Read MoreSuspects Still at Large After Shooting at House
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on the same street that an armed robbery occurred earlier this month. Police say the latest incident occurred on Woodcrest yesterday evening. The investigation began at around 8 p.m. after Dover Police received a report of shots fired in that area. They learned that someone struck a…
Read More18-Year-Old Arrested for Shooting Incident
An 18-year-old has turned himself into police following a shooting that occurred Monday evening on Carvel Drive in Dover. Officers talked to someone who informed them that she had been shot at. As a result of the investigation, detectives identified David Preston as the suspected shooter who fired the handgun at the victim. Preston faces…
Read MoreSeaford PD Investigating Shots Fired Complaint find Drugs
Seaford Police are investigating a shots fired complaint Monday night just before 11. Police were called to State Street where they located shell casings in the roadway as well as a bullet in the roadway – away from the shell casings. Police also found a home with front window damage and then spotted a large…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested in Felton after Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Felton Police in the area of West Main Street and Burnite Mill Road led to the arrest of a Seaford man on drug charges. Police smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and a search of the vehicle turned up over 31 grams of crystal meth inside a…
Read MoreNCCo Drug Operation Leads to 22 Arrests for Drug Sales
The Delaware State Police, New Castle County Governor’s Task Force and Northern Drug Unit have arrested 22 suspects for marijuana sales from a home in the Wilmington area after a six-month investigation into Pop-Up marijuana sales events occurring throughout New Castle County. A search warrant was executed by multiple police agencies on January 12 at…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested After Chase Through Laurel
A Laurel man has been arrested after a traffic stop just before 3 Monday afternoon. Delaware State Police ran a computer check on a tan Mercury Montego that was eastbound on Laurel Road, but learned that the tag belonged to a gray Chrysler Sebring. The Trooper contacted the driver, 29 year old Keivon Quailes, who…
Read MoreEaston Man Charged with 2nd Degree Murder After Man Found Dead Along Roadside
The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murder of an Hispanic man who was found along the side of Rigbylot Road in Easton on Saturday. Officials say the man is 33 years old and is from Easton, however next of kin has not been notified. His body has been taken to the Chief Medical…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident Near Magnolia Sunday
A 32 year old man was hospitalized after he was shot in his abdomen multiple times Sunday afternoon around 4 in the Meadowbrook Acres area near Magnolia. Police say the victim is currently in stable condition and no one else was hurt during the incident. There are no suspects and a motive for the shooting…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Lewes Man for Aggravated Menacing
A Lewes man has been arrested after an argument with a 37 year old female acquaintance inside a home on Plantations Road in Lewes ended with shots fired. The victim ran from the residence and called Delaware State Police who found 33 year old Timothy Littleton in the woods behind the residence. He failed to…
Read MoreUPDATED: Seaford PD Identify Suspect in Friday Morning Carjacking & Kidnapping; Under Arrest in MD
UPDATED – 1/15/23 – 3:30pm – Seaford Police have identified 23 year old Ralph Harmon as the suspect in the carjacking and kidnapping of an 80 year old woman from Arch Street in Seaford on Friday. Harmon was arrested Friday by police in Maryland after the woman’s stolen vehicle was found on East Main Street.…
Read MoreArrest Made in March Shooting on Flamingo Drive in Salisbury
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s department has made an arrest in a shooting last March on Flamingo Drive in Salisbury. Investigation identified 20 year old Rusaan Holland as the suspect. On December 30 the Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team executed a search warrant for unrelated crimes and arrested Holland on drug and weapons charges and while…
Read MoreDover PD Looking for Information on Manchester Square Shooting Thursday
A shooting in the Manchester Square area in Dover Thursday night just before 6 sent a 20 year old Dover man to the hospital. Dover Police were called to Stevenson Drive, but didn’t locate a victim. Shortly after – a 20 year old man walked into an area hospital with a gun shot wound to…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Philadelphia Man on Felony Drug Charges in Dover
A Philadelphia man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after he was found in possession of a large amount of drugs. On Thursday troopers spotted a Camry driven by 24 year old Kyeef Williams of Philadelphia, who police were familiar with and knew he did not have a valid driver’s license. Police made a…
Read MoreSex Offender Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison
The Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County has sentenced a 27-year-old man who used to live in Salisbury to 45 years in prison. In addition, Steven Crocker will have to register as a Tier 3 offender on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life. Crocker was convicted of Sexual…
Read MoreFour Arrested in Connection With Suspicious Vehicle in Harbeson
Four young people face various criminal charges following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle in Harbeson early yesterday morning. Delaware State Police troopers received a call about the vehicle in the area of Phillips Branch Road east of Indian Mission Road. Police found drugs and ammunition. Troopers asked the four individuals in the car to…
Read MoreUPDATE: Two of Four Suspects Arrested for Liquor Store Burglary Earlier This Month
UPDATE: Dover Police have arrested 18-year-old Sierra Melvin and a16-year-old both of Dover, for the burglary that occurred at Jolly Joe’s Liquor Store on January 5th. Detectives were able to identify the two through video surveillance. After midnight on January 7th, police responded to a call about the 16-year-old being disorderly on Stevenson Drive. He…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arrest Made in Woodcrest Apartments Robbery Incident
UPDATE: Dover Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit arrested a Dover teen for his involvement in a robbery that occurred Sunday night at Woodcrest Apartments. Police took the 17-year-old into custody without incident and transported him to Dover Police where he was processed and arraigned. The 17-year-old was released to his parent on $10, 000 unsecured…
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