A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Salisbury Man Sentenced to 105 Years in Prison
A Salisbury man has been sentenced after his conviction in June for assault, weapons and other offenses. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes has sentenced 36 year old Antonio Jarmon of Salisbury to 105 years in prison. Court officials say Jarmon has an extensive criminal history and was previously convicted of two separate 1st…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Felony Theft
A Lewes man has been arrested on charges of felony theft after a joint investigation by Delaware State Police and Rehoboth Beach Police. Police arrested 55 year old Francis Lutz after receiving complaints for non-delivery of purchased furniture from Oceanside Casual Furniture in Rehoboth Beach. The joint investigation began in July and detectives learned that…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Lincoln Man after Drug Investigation
A Lincoln man was arrested Friday by Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Sussex County Drug Unit, and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Greentop Road following a month-long investigation into drug distribution. Investigation identified 26 year old William Dunning as a key figure in…
Read MoreSalisbury Police Investigating Assault with a Machete
Salisbury Police are investigating an assault with a machete. Police say that a 30 year old male victim went to a residence on Virginia Avenue to have a discussion with the 33 year old male suspect when during the discussion the suspect obtained a machete and began swinging it at the victim. Another person was…
Read MoreJuvenile Hospitalized after Struck by Vehicle near Easton
The Talbot County Sheriff’s office is investigating a juvenile that was struck by a vehicle on Saturday evening. Officials were called to a Royal Farms in Easton for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle – then learned that the incident occurred on Dover Neck Road near Easton and that the juvenile was taken by family…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shots Fired at Felton Home
Delaware State Police were called to a home on South DuPont Highway in Felton for a report of a shooting just after 11pm Saturday. Police learned that an unknown number of shots was fired and hit the house where one adult was inside. No one was injured and police are still investigating. Anyone with information…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Attempted Kidnapping in Smyrna Area
An attempted kidnapping in Smyrna Saturday night is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police were called to Spruce Court in the Holly Hills Estates just after 8:30 for a report of a suspicious person. Police learned that a white man approached a 12 year old and began asking the child questions. The suspect then…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bethany Beach PD Identify Pursuit Suspects; Warrants on File
UPDATE – 08/23/24 – Bethany Beach PD has identified the suspects involved in the 8/15/24 pursuit, involving the white Tesla. Warrants are on file. ====================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 08/16/24 – Bethany Beach Police are trying to identify the suspect involved in a vehicle pursuit Thursday night around 11pm. Police attempted a traffic stop on a…
Read MoreMultiple Arrests Made in Prostitution Sting
Nine men have been arrested on charges of solicitation of prostitution by Georgetown Police. Police were assisted by multiple agencies to identify and arrest the nine who are charged with patronizing a prostitute within 1000 feet of a school, residence, church or place of worship. All nine were released on their own recognizance pending a…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Salisbury man has been found guilty by a Wicomico County jury for sexual abuse of a minor. On Wednesday, 36 year old Darnell Jenkins was found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes has deferred sentencing pending a pre-sentence investigation…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP & Dover PD Arrest Suspect in Bank Robberies in Dover & Wilmington
UPDATED 08-23-24 –Â A man wanted for bank robberies in Dover and Wilmington has been arrested. Delaware State Police and Dover Police arrested 30 year old Enrico Mancuso on Thursday and took him to Dover Police where he was charged with 2 counts of 2nd degree robbery and wearing a disguise during the commission of a…
Read MoreMilford Police Looking for Pickup Truck Involved in Hit & Run Crash Tuesday Afternoon
Milford Police are looking to locate a pickup truck involved in a hit and run on Tuesday afternoon around 1:30 at South Rehoboth Boulevard and SE Front Street in Milford. Police believe the truck is a gray Ford F-150 with unknown temporary tags. The truck will have heavy front-end damage and it was last seen…
Read MoreTalbot County Sheriff’s Office Issues Alert Warning Residents of Scam
 The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an alert warning residents of recent scammers pretending to be members of the TCSO. Specifically, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is warning county residents of a telephone scam where the caller identifies themselves as a member of the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, most recently Major Stephen Elliott…
Read MoreMultiple Juveniles Sought Following Brush Fires in Cambridge
Wildland fires that were intentionally set on Boeing Way, in Cambridge in Dorchester County is under investigation, and police are looking for multiple juveniles responsible. The area where the fire was set is a 30-acre field next to a residential community. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, this fire is the…
Read MoreOne Arrest Made; Detectives Seek Public’s Help to Locate Additional Suspect in Irrigation Copper Wire Thefts
Delaware State Police have arrested a Greenwood woman and are searching for a 39-year-old man stemming from an investigation into irrigation copper wire thefts in Kent and Sussex Counties. State police say that between April 12th and August 16th, detectives from Troop 3 and Troop 4 investigated multiple thefts of copper wire from irrigation systems…
Read MoreFormer Laurel School District Employee Faces Serious Charges
A former Laurel School District employee is facing charges related to the possession of illegal digital materials. School District officials were contacted on June 12 by law enforcement that 21 year old Colin Larrimore, who is the son of Superintendent Shawn Larrimore, was facing serious charges. Colin Larrimore resigned from his position in the IT…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bridgeville Couple Charged with Animal Cruelty
A Bridgeville area couple have been charged with animal cruelty after officials from Delaware Animal Services rescued 20 dogs from a home west of Bridgeville. Officials have charged 42 year old Ray Anderson and 40 year old Melissa Layton with five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty neglect, six dog housing violations and 13 dog license…
Read MoreDewey Beach PD Trying to Identify July 5th Stabbing Suspects at Northbeach
Dewey Beach Police were called for an stabbing incident at the Northbeach bar early in the morning of July 5th. Police found two victims in the gravel parking lot who were taken for treatment of their injuries. Police say there was a large fight with multiple individuals assaulting the victims – it’s believed the suspects…
Read MoreProvider to Pay $600,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Improper Billing
A business located in Pennsylvania and Delaware, with offices in Lewes, will pay $600,000 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of an electro-acupuncture device. US Attorney for the District of Delaware, David Weiss says that from September 2020 through July 2021, PA Green billed Medicare for the application…
Read MoreMaryland Man Charged after Assaulting Medical Personnel at Phish Mondegreen Festival in Dover
Delaware State Police were called when an attendee at the Phish Mondegreen Festival began to assault medical personnel who were treating him Friday night. Police say 26 year old William Urspruch of Chestertown, Maryland was under the influence and acting erratically when he punched an EMT and bit another. After his release from a local…
Read MoreUPDATED: SCCC Offender Who Failed to Return Arrested in New Jersey
UPDATED – 08/19/24 – Corrections officials have arrested a Harrington man who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown on June 2. DOC officials say 43 year old David Sharp was arrested by Galloway Township Police in New Jersey on Saturday, August 17. Extradition to Delaware is pending. =========================================== ORIGINAL STORY…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempted Armed Robbery
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for an attempted robbery in August of 2023. Wicomico County State’s Attorney officials say that on June 11, 38 year old Joshua Satchell pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery. Sentencing was postponed for a pre-sentence investigation and Satchell was sentenced by Chief Judge of…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Looking for Witnesses to Fatal Hit and Run Early Friday Morning in Dover
UPDATED – 08/19/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 62-year-old Michael Jose of Dover, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash on August 16 ============================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 08/16/24 – Delaware State Police are looking for witnesses to a hit and run crash just after 1:30 Friday morning on South…
Read MoreSeaford Police Arrest 6 on Drug, Loitering & Other Offenses
Live video cameras in the area of North and Woolford Street in Seaford let police observe a group of people sitting in chairs and standing on the sidewalk preventing the free flow of pedestrian traffic – as well as evidence of possible drug dealing. As police tried to contact the group, one man, 28 year…
Read MoreEllendale Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for Sexual Abuse of Minor
An Ellendale, DE man has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor and 2nd degree rape. On Thursday, Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead sentenced 44 year old Nicholas Taylor to 40 years in prison. In April, Taylor pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and 2nd degree rape. Sentencing has been…
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