A WGMD Crime Watch Article
15 Year Old Charged After Assault of Teacher at Easton HS
A 15 year old juvenile is charged with assault and disturbing school activities on a juvenile referral. Talbot County Sheriff’s office investigated an assault at Easton High School, officials say the 15 year old assaulted a 73 year old substitute teacher over the student’s cell phone. The Deputy located video of the incident which showed…
Read MoreTrash Complaint Leads to Fugitive Arrest in Ellendale
A complaint about excessive trash behind a home on McCaulley Avenue in Ellendale resulted in a fugitive arrest. Ellendale Police contacted the resident, David Crosby and found that he was wanted out of the State of Pennsylvania as well as JP Court #11 in Wilmington. Crosby was arrested and charged with fugitive from another state…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with 1st Degree Assault
A Seaford man has been arrested on multiple felony offenses after an assault in February in Lincoln. Delaware State Police were called to Holly Drive East in Lincoln on just before 1am on February 23 for an assault and learned that 19 year old Jordan Morris struck a 25 year old Lincoln man with a…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Charged with Drug & Weapons Offenses
A domestic incident in Greenwood Thursday led to the arrest of 52 year old Patrick Henley of Greenwood on drug and weapons offenses. Delaware State Police were called to Farm Lane in Greenwood for a domestic incident around 3pm and contacted Henley, who they learned had an active warrant out of Kent County. Henley was…
Read MorePittsville Man Arrested after Explosives Found on Property
A check on the welfare by Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies resulted in the arrest of a Pittsville man. Deputies contacted 45 year old Christopher Wilgus at his residence on Gumboro Road and spotted what looked like homemade explosive devices placed throughout the yard and property. Wilgus told deputies he was concerned about potential attacks on…
Read MoreUPDATE: Second Person Arrested: 15-Year-Old Sussex Central High School Student and 19-year-old Arrested in Connection with Shooting Incident at Sussex Central High School
UPDATED 3/7/24: Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Gerod Sturgis of Georgetown, Delaware in connection with the shooting incident that occurred last week at Sussex Central High School, in which multiple shell casings were found in the parking lot, and Howard T. Ennis School across the street was struck by gunfire. According to police, a vehicle on Patriots…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Felton Man on Drug Charges
Felton Police Department have arrested a 52-year-old Felton man on drug and numerous traffic related charges. The traffic stop was conducted early Sunday morning on North DuPont Highway. Allen E Cane Jr. was released on his own recognizance pending a later court date. Information from Felton Police: On Sunday March 3, 2024, at 7:57 am…
Read MoreHartly Man Arrested Following Domestic Disturbance
A domestic incident on EastĀ Main Street in Felton has led to the arrest of a 22-year-old HartlyĀ man. Camron Arman Price faces charges of Trespassing, Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct. Price was video arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on his own recognizance pending a later court date. In addition, PriceĀ was issued…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for 1st Degree Murder in Worcester County
A 33 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced to life in prison on a charge of 1st degree murder. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley suspended all but 50 years of Carl Lee Fuller’s life sentence and placed him on 5 years of supervised probation upon release. According to Court records, the victim,…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
A Seaford man has been arrested on drug and weapons offenses after he was reported to be impaired at the Del-One Federal Credit Union ATM in Seaford. Delaware State Police spotted 51 year old Gerald Watkins of Seaford falling asleep standing next to the ATM while holding cash, a bank card and receipt. When police…
Read MoreMD Teen Arrested for Attempted Vehicle Theft in Georgetown
An 18 year old Aberdeen, Maryland man has been arrested for attempted vehicle theft. Delaware State Police say a Georgetown woman heard her minivan’s horn sound outside her Zoar Road home and found Dragco Wiggins sitting in the driver’s seat. She confronted the teen and found he’d taken cash from the center console and damaged…
Read MoreTwo Arrested in NJ after Attempted Robberies in Dover & Smyrna
Arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects after an attempted robbery the Cricket Wireless on North DuPont Highway in Dover on Thursday. Dover Police received a hold up alarm at the store just before 11am but the suspects could not be located. Investigation revealed that two black men entered the store ā one armed…
Read MoreDover Man Faces Drug Charges after Traffic Stop near Hartly
A Dover man has been arrested on drug offenses after a traffic stop Thursday afternoon in Hartly. A State Trooper spotted a scooter traveling eastbound in the westbound lane on Judith Road. The Trooper contacted the driver, 31 year old Trevor Thompson, who granted consent for a pat-down. The Trooper felt a large item in…
Read MoreKent County Couple Sentenced to Life in Prison for Abusing Their Children
A Kent County couple will effectively spend their lives in prison for the serial abuse and torture of their children, according to an announcement today by Attorney General Kathy Jennings. A Superior Court judge sentenced 46-year-old Mary Vinson and 37-year-old Charles Vinson to 106 years and 49 years in prison, respectively. The Vinsons were convicted…
Read MoreUPDATE: Three Arrested for Overnight Home Invasion and Shooting in Dover February 14th
UPDATED 2-29-24: Arrests have been made in connection with a home invasion that happened on Old Forge Drive in Dover in the overnight hours on February 14th that left a 31-year-old man injured. Police arrested 27-year-old Jaymere Lewis of Smyrna, as well as 30-year-old Emory Cannon and 30-year-old Morris Savage–both of Dover, on Home Invasion…
Read MoreHurlock, MD Man Arrested after Traffic Stop in Laurel Sunday
Delaware State Police arrested a Hurlock, Maryland man Sunday afternoon after a traffic stop in Laurel. Police spotted a car with expired tags in the area of Seaford and Camp Roads and conducted at traffic stop. After contacting the driver, 38 year old Howard Quailes of Hurlock, troopers smelled marijuana coming from inside the car…
Read MoreFrederica Man Arrested on Drug & Traffic Offenses after Traffic Stop
A Frederica man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Dover last week. Delaware State Police spotted 36 year old Matthew Dunham in a car with expired tags traveling northbound on Route 13 in the area of Route 42 and conducted a traffic stop. Dunham was not able to provide a driver’s license or…
Read MoreSCAM ALERT: Gift Card Scam
The Milton Chamber of Commerce is warning the community about a scam that has appeared in Milton and throughout the region. This is a gift card scam ā asking you to purchase gift cards from Target and send them the codes on the back. The email subject reads āA Momentous Appeal.ā The email address is…
Read MoreMilford Man Arrested for DUI after Pursuit
A Milford man who now faces DUI charges led police on a chase on Milford Harrington Highway. According to Milford Police, the officer’s attempt to initiate a traffic stop and short pursuit happened around midnight on February 17th on Milford Harrington Hwy in the area of Williamsville Road. The vehicle came to a stop on…
Read MoreCurfew Check Leads to Arrest of Dover Man on Firearm Charges
Dover Police have arrested a 31-year-old Dover man following a curfew check Thursday night. The investigation began at 10:16 p.m., when the Street Crimes Unit was assisting Delaware Probation and Parole with a curfew check on Lekaro Rembert. During the check, Probation Officers found a loaded .22 caliber rifle and .22 caliber Ruger handgun inside…
Read MoreTwo 17-Year-Olds Charged Following Several Burglaries in Easton, MD
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with recent burglaries in Easton, MD. The burglaries occurred on October 28th, 2023 at about 4:25 a.m. at the Finest Vape and Smoke Shop on Marlboro Avenue in Easton, and then at the same shop on December 16th, 2023 at about 3:15 a.m. Another business was burglarized on…
Read MoreChildren’s Pastor Arrested for Child Pornography
A Seaford pastor faces 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, according to the Delaware Attorney General’s Office. 74-year-old James R. Dryden was arrested earlier this month following an internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. Multiple CyberTips generated by Microsoft warning…
Read MoreDOJ Secures Felony Conviction in First of Several Cases Related to Abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate ProgramĀ
An investigation has been ongoing into fraud cases in relation to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended to provide relief to Delaware families for rising costs after the COVID pandemic. The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first…
Read MoreCollaborative Law Enforcement Effort Leads to Four Detained After Shots Fired in Laurel
The Milford Police Department assisted the Laurel Police Department this afternoon with an investigation into shots fired within the Laurel town limits. Laurel Police informed Milford PD that the vehicle involved in the incident had a Milford address associated with it. Patrol officers located the vehicle at the BP gas station on NW Front Street.…
Read MoreMaryland Correctional Officer from Ocean View, DE Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice and Destruction of Records
A 37-year-old Ocean View man and a correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution (āECIā) in Westover, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to obstruct justice and to destruction of records, related to covering up evidence that a fellow officer at ECI had unlawfully assaulted an inmate. The guilty plea was announced by Erek L.…
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