A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Lincoln Man Arrested for Burglary in Georgetown
Delaware State Police have arrested a Lincoln man for a burglary and theft in the Harbeson-Georgetown area in March. Police were called to a home on Route 9 after it was discovered that a 4-wheeler, mini-bike and numerous power tools were taken from a storage container on the property. Another theft was investigated on April…
Read MoreDover Man Charged with Felony Weapons Offense
A Dover man is charged with felony gun offenses after he was seen speeding southbound on Bay Road at Trap Shooters Road near Frederica Friday night. Delaware State Police say they pulled the vehicle over just before 11pm and spoke with the driver, 23 year old Elijah Lambert of Dover. Lambert told the trooper there…
Read MoreDSP Make Arrest in Blades Shots Fired Incident
An arrest after a shooting in Blades Sunday morning. Delaware State Police were called to a house on East Fifth Street in Blades for a report of shots fired. Police learned that gunshots were fired and a black car was seen speeding away – and they were able to get a description of both the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dover Man Arrested in Sunday Night Murder
UPDATED – 04/22/24 – Dover Police have identified the 15 year old who was shot and killed on April 14 in the area of South Governors Avenue as Elijah Kellum of Dover. ================================ ORIGINAL STORY – 04/15/24 – A shooting in the area of South Governors Avenue and West Reed Street in Dover left a…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Charged with DUI and other Offenses after Crash near Hartly
A Smyrna man has been arrested for multiple charges following a crash investigation by Delaware State Police last Wednesday morning in Hartly. Police were called to Dover Scrap Yard in Hartly just after 12:30 for a single vehicle crash and found a Volkswagen SUV had veered off the roadway and struck at tree. EMS found…
Read MoreThree Teens Charged after Dover Traffic Stop
Three teens from New Castle County have been arrested by Dover Police after a traffic stop Saturday night just after 9. A patrol officer spotted a vehicle traveling without lights on and stopped the vehicle in the area of North DuPont Highway and Rustic Lane. The occupants got out of the vehicle and the 17…
Read MoreSeaford Teen Charged with Theft of a Church Van
Early Friday morning a Delaware State Trooper on patrol spotted a white passenger van swerving in the area of Concord and Church Roads near Seaford. The trooper pulled the van over and spoke to the driver, 18 year old Ronald Alberts of Seaford. A computer check showed the van belonged to a local church and…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Magnolia Robbery Suspect
Delaware State Police are looking for a suspect in a Magnolia robbery. Police say that they were called to a home on Gray’s Lane around 9am Friday, where they learned a man went into a woman’s home and began arguing with her and stole her property. During the robbery the suspect – later identified as…
Read MoreSalisbury Police Investigate Shooting Thursday Night
A shooting investigation is underway by Salisbury Police after an incident on South Boulevard Thursday evening just before 9. Police say a 23 year old man suffered a non-life threatening injury from an apparent gunshot. Police ask anyone with information to contact them at 410-548-3165 or call Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
Read MoreDSP Investigating Armed Robbery in Dover
Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery around 4 Friday morning in the parking lot at the Waffle House on South Dupont Highway in Dover. Police say four women were inside a disabled car waiting for help when two black men with guns approached and demanded the victims’ property. The victims complied and the…
Read MoreState Police Arrest Bridgeville Man for Selling Stolen Car
Delaware State Police arrested a 66-year-old Bridgeville man for selling a stolen car following a vehicle theft investigation that began last week in Bridgeville. The location of the vehicle theft was on a property on Dublin Hill Road in Bridgeville. Troopers learned that the victim’s gray 2004 Ford Taurus had been parked on his friend’s property…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Burglary at Area Mexican Restaurant
The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at Taqueria El Cabrito, early Tuesday morning. The investigation began at 9:52 a.m., when Dover Police were called to the restaurant, after which they learned that at 12:15 a.m., a heavy-set black male wearing a white t-shirt and gray sweatpants, entered the restaurant by causing…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating a Shots Fired Incident in Capital Green
Dover Police are investigating an incident in which shots were fired Monday afternoon in Capital Green. Around 2 p.m., Dover Police were called to East Water Street and learned that 3 to 4 black men exited a vehicle and began shooting at a parked vehicle that was occupied. The individuals then fled in a white…
Read MoreBerlin Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography
A Berlin man has been sentenced after he was convicted earlier this month of distribution of child pornography. Judge Brian Shockley sentenced 75 year old Pasco Allen to five years in prison, with all but 1 year suspended. Upon release, Allen will have 3 years of supervised probation and will be required to register as…
Read MoreMilford PD Arrest 2 After Shots Fired Incident
Milford Police were called for shots fired around 11pm on April 8 at the Silver Lake Estates and Reserves. Police found several apartments on the two properties were damaged by gunfire, but there were no injuries. Investigation led to two suspects being identified. A search warrant was executed at a residence within the city limits…
Read MoreUPDATED: Emergency Personnel Deem Bomb Threat in West Ocean City Planet Fitness a Hoax
UPDATED – The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office has deemed this a hoax and is investigating. Business will reopen in the morning. Seaford Police were also called to the Planet Fitness on Norman Eskridge Highway for a threat around 4:30 Monday afternoon as well. Law enforcement cleared the scene, however the business planned to remain closed…
Read MoreCar Crashes onto Georgetown Circle Early Sunday Morning
Early Sunday morning Georgetown Police were called to the Circle for a vehicle crash. Police say a Lincoln was eastbound on West Market Street at a high rate of speed and drove right onto the Circle – and becoming airborne where it struck a street sign and landed on a fire hydrant. The driver, 50…
Read MoreDover Man Charged for Burglary
Dover Police were called for an alarm at the Valero on North DuPont Highway Sunday night after 11. On arrival officers found a broken front window and learned the suspect took cigarettes, scratch offs and vapes. Police did receive a description of the suspect and located 39 year old Mitchell Harding of Dover in the…
Read MoreDover Man Charged in Sunday Morning Shooting
Dover Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting on West Lookerman Street early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of Irish Mike’s around 1:30am where they found two people who had been shot. Both were transported to Bayhealth Kent Campus, however one of the victims, 25 year old Syncere Friends…
Read MoreFour Teens Charged after Pursuit from Bethany to Rehoboth Beach in Stolen Car
Four teenage boys have been arrested after a high-speed pursuit that began Saturday evening in Bethany Beach. Bethany Beach Police stopped a Honda with temporary tags just after 7pm but the driver drove off from the stop and was spotted by State Police in the area of Fred Hudson Road. Troopers discontinued the chase for…
Read MoreUPDATED: Arrest Made in March 29th Ocean Pines Arson
UPDATED – 04/12/24 – A fire in Ocean Pines on March 29th was ruled arson by the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s office. Later that night arrest warrants were obtained for Felix Rounds, Junior who started the fire by setting clothing on fire. He was transported to Tidal Health-Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury for evaluation…
Read MoreThird Person Arrested in Child Sexual Abuse Case in Wicomico County
Another arrest has been made in connection with child sexual abuse cases in Wicomico County. An additional victim identified the person who abused him as Alonzo Leon Parker Jr. who now faces several charges including multiple counts of 3rd and 4th degree sexual offense. The other two who have been charged with the sexual abuse…
Read More17-Year-Old Sussex Tech Student Arrested on Drug Charges
Delaware State Police have arrested a 17-year-old student at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown after drugs were found in his vehicle yesterday morning. On April 9th about 10:50 a.m., the school resource officer notified school staff that there was an odor of marijuana coming from a student’s car. The student was working on his…
Read MoreUPDATE: DSP Make Second Arrest in Leipsic Burglary
UPDATED 4/10/24–Delaware State Police arrested 34-year-old Jennifer Barnes of Dover, Delaware, for the burglary of a Leipsic home last month. Yesterday, Barnes was arrested and taken to Troop 3, where she was charged with several crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and taken to the Baylor Correctional Institution on a $24,100 cash…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Robbery
Dover Police were called Tuesday morning around 7 for a report of a trespassing incident on West Loockerman Street. Investigation revealed that the victim – a 60 year old man reported that 41 year old David Pryor was trespassing in the area – then Pryor punched the victim in the face and demanded property. The…
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