A WGMD Crime Watch Article
UPDATE: Absconder from the Sussex Community Corrections Center–Apprehended
UPDATE: As of earlier this (Thursday) evening, the Delaware Department of Correction announced that the offender–Gerald Shields– from the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown who failed to return from an approved work pass has been apprehended. Previous Post: Authorities are looking for an offender who willfully walked away from the Sussex…
Read MoreMillsboro Teenager Arrested and Charged with Felony Crimes after Shooting Incident
Delaware State Police have arrested a 15-year-old from Millsboro for felony gun and related charges after a shooting in Millsboro. The shooting happened on the night of August 12th on Blue Dolphin Lane in Millsboro. According to details from the police investigation, during an argument with another teenager, the 15-year-old pointed a gun at the…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Investigating a Shooting in Ellendale; One Man Injured
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of New Hope Road in Ellendale last night that left one man injured. According to DSP, at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, troopers responded to that location for the report of the shooting. Police learned that someone fired several rounds from an unknown dark-colored…
Read MoreInvestigation Underway Following Overnight Burglary at Dover Area Business
Dover police are investigating a burglary that occurred at Dragonland Smoke Shop overnight–this morning. The investigation began at 2:13 a.m. overnight this morning, when Officers were dispatched to the business for the report of a glass break alarm. Officers responded and found that the front glass doors of the business were broken. According to police,…
Read MoreMilford PD Arrest Two Elkton, MD Men for Burglary
Two Elkton men have been arrested by Milford Police after a traffic stop Friday around 3am. Police on patrol spotted a car with no lights on traveling through the parking lot at the Cypress Hall Development on Geyer Avenue. They conducted a traffic stop and spotted burglar tools and construction materials in the back seat.…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Investigating Reported Shooting in the Sharptown Area
UPDATED – 08/12/24 – Just before 2am Sunday, Seaford Police were called to the Meadowbridge Apartments for a juvenile with glass in her back. Preliminary investigation revealed that the juvenile, who was a passenger in a vehicle near Cherry Beach Park in Sharptown, MD, had been injured when the vehicle was struck by gunfire. The…
Read MoreLaurel Police Investigating Shooting Incident at Hollybrook Apartments
Laurel Police are investigating a report of shots fired at the Hollybrook Apartments on Sunday. Police say they have found no casualties, but they can confirm that multiple shots were fired by an unknown person at another unknown person. Delaware State Police are assisting. Police ask anyone with information to contact Laurel Police at 302-875-2244…
Read MoreSeaford PD Looking for Rape Suspect
Seaford Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a rape that occurred early Saturday morning. Police were called to North Arch Street for a disorderly subject and found the victim who reported they have bee sexually assaulted by Henry Perez-Mazariegos. Perez-Mazariegos was gone from the scene when police arrived and has not…
Read MoreCaroline County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Ridgely
Detectives with the Caroline County Sheriff’s office are investigating a shooting in Ridgely Saturday night. Deputies were called to the Daysprings Apartment Complex just after 8pm for a report of shots fired and found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. The victim was taken to Kent General Hospital for treatment.…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged in 4 Vehicle Crash in Dewey Beach
A Lewes man has been arrested after a crash Friday night in the area of Coastal Highway and King Charles Avenue. Dewey Beach Police say four vehicles were involve in the collision. Witnesses and street camera footage show an Audi driven by 37 year old Kenneth Quezada of Lewes was speeding northbound on Coastal Highway…
Read MoreUPDATE: SCCC Walk Away Apprehended in Salisbury after Home Invasion Robbery in Georgetown
UPDATED – 08/09/24 – Delaware State Police responded to a home invasion robbery on Zoar Road in Georgetown Thursday afternoon. They learned that the suspect – 36 year old Lyndon King, who was a walk-away from Sussex Community Corrections Center, forced entry into the home and was still there when the 69 year old victim…
Read MorePhiladelphia Man Arrested in Dover Following Investigation Into Illegal Drugs, Firearms
A 31-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested on drug and firearm charges following an incident Wednesday night. At 11:13 p.m., members of the Dover Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, in collaboration with Delaware Probation and Parole, contacted Eric Brown in the area of South New Street and West Reed Street, as part of an investigation…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Burglary at Area Business
The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred sometime between Tuesday August 6th at 8:10 p.m. and Wednesday August 7th at 9:30 a.m. at Network Connect on 20 East Division Street. Officers were dispatched to the business around noon Wednesday. The business was left unsecured overnight. Someone entered and while inside, the individual…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Arrested on Felony Drug Charges
Delaware State Police arrested a 44-year-old Millsboro man after members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force on patrol in the Oak Orchard area, found him in possession of several types of drugs including crack cocaine, powder cocaine, counterfeit prescription pills, and heroin. Brent Ward was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest North Carolina Man with Stolen Gun at Traffic Stop in Dover
Delaware State Police arrested a 33-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina man on multiple gun and drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Dover. According to police, a trooper on patrol pulled over a jeep with its headlights off and for failing to signal when turning onto Charles Polk Road. The trooper spoke to the driver,…
Read More38-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Domestic Dispute
Seaford Police have arrested a 38-year-old Seaford man for attempted murder in a domestic dispute. According to the Seaford PD, the incident occurred on Planters Drive yesterday, August 6th at about 5:45 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, sounds of a struggle were heard from outside of the home. As officers attempted to force…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arrest Made in the Case of a 6-Year-Old Boy Sexually Assaulted in Public Restroom in Ocean City, MD
UPDATE 08/07/24: Through a coordinated effort between Maryland and Virginia law enforcement agencies, an arrest has been made in the case of a sexual assault of a six-year old boy that happened in a public restroom at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland on July 31st. On August 2, detectives with the Major Crimes Unit…
Read MoreScam Alert: Fraudulent Jewelry Sales in Pocomoke
 The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office wants you to know about a recent incident in Pocomoke, where an individual has been approaching people in the Walmart parking lot, attempting to sell what has been confirmed to be counterfeit gold jewelry. The individual claims that the jewelry, which is priced at just a few hundred dollars,…
Read MoreThree Charged after Aggravated Menacing at Millsboro Wawa
Three people have been charged after an incident at the Millsboro Wawa early Sunday morning. Delaware State Police were called when a 20 year old returned to the Wawa with a firearm after a fight with an employee. Police spotted the suspect, identified as 20 year old John Willy of Millsboro and arrested him. They…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug & Weapons Charges after Traffic Stop near Dover
Two men have been arrested after a traffic stop in Kent County. The vehicle they were in failed to signal as it approached Charles Polk Road near Dover – and a computer check showed that the driver, 21 year old Terrence Mears of Dover had a suspended driver’s license. The Kent County Governors Task Force…
Read MoreLaurel PD Attempt to Locate Suspect in July Vehicle Pursuit
Laurel Police continue to look for 23 year old Angieliah Whaley of Laurel in connection to a vehicle pursuit that occurred on July 6th of this year. Police attempted a traffic stop for a Jetta with a flagged registration. The driver failed to stop and led officers on a high=sped pursuit through residential streets in…
Read MoreDSP Investigating NCCo Homicide & Officer-Involved Shooting
Delaware State Police were called to a Stanton home for a report of a man with a firearm at a nearby residence. Troopers – along with fire and EMS responded to to a home on Limestone Road for a report of a house fire – they found a 22 year old Wilmington woman with a…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shots Fired at Dover Home
One person is safe after their home was struck by gunfire in Dover. Delaware State Police were called to Clear Stream Drive around 8pm on Thursday where they learned the home was struck by gunfire – the one adult in the home was not injured. Police have no suspects at this time and the investigation…
Read MoreTwo Arrested for Vehicle Theft in Caroline County
Caroline County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested two men in connection with the theft of trucks in the Goldsboro area on July 11th and 12th. Through investigation, Deputies tied the first theft from Jackson Lane to Bryan Allen of Cordova. The second truck was taken from Henderson Road and learned that Allen and Richard Harris, III…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged with 5th Offense DUI
A Bridgeville man has been arrested for DUI after a traffic stop Thursday morning just after 11 near Seaford. Delaware State Police spotted a Fiesta on Coverdale Road with a license plate that was not displayed properly. The trooper observed the driver make an additional traffic violation and made a traffic stop. Police say the…
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