A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Suspect In Md. 2020 Homicide Arrested At Dover Motel
A suspect in a 2020 homicide in Dorchester County has been arrested at a Dover motel.According to Dover Police, information was made available that 23-year-old Ryshon Kelly was at the Relax Inn on Route 13 Saturday. Dover officers and members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, with assistance of the Capital Area Regional Task…
Read MoreDover Police Arrest 3 on Drug Charges
Three people have been arrested by Dover Police on drug and weapons charges. Police learned that Orlando Batson of Dover was selling heroin while on Level 4 probation. Batson was contacted during a traffic stop with passenger 28 year old Lateesha Barber. Both were arrested – Barber was found with MDMA/Ecstasy and 9 grams of…
Read More6 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Drug Arrest
A traffic stop in Harrington has led to a man’s arrest and seizure of more than six pounds of marijuana and a handgun.According to Harrington Police, 42-year-old Ronnell Vickers of Harrington was operating a vehicle with invalid registration. The smell of marijuana from the vehicle led to a probable-cause search. Police said that search turned…
Read MoreScam Alert: Del. State Police Phone Numbers “Spoofed”
Delaware State Police are investigating apparent phone scams in which callers are spoofing Delaware State Police phone numbers.People receiving such calls have been told they are wanted and owe bail money. But, State Police Thursday said that they never request payment of fines, traffic tickets or bail — such transactions are handled through the courts.Spoofing…
Read MoreDel. State Police Seek 7 Suspects In “Operation Dawg House” Drug Investigation
Delaware State Police continue to search for remaining suspects in connection with an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that began 16 months ago.40-year-old George Johnson, of the Bridgeville-Laurel area, was identified as the leader. He remains at large, as do six other individuals.Over the course of the investigation, 46 people were arrested. Two people…
Read MoreDel. State Police Conduct In-Custody Death Investigation
A 72-year-old Milton man is dead, and Delaware State Police are investigating his death which occurred while he was in police custody. According to State Police, Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m., detectives responded to the Bait and Tackle Shop in the 25,000-block of Coastal Highway (Indian River Inlet) after getting information that Stanley Bradley may…
Read MoreOperation Dawg House Investigation Results In Several Arrests, Drug Seizures
The results of a drug investigation that began in November 2020 were detailed Wednesday at Delaware State Police Troop 7 in Lewes: the taking down of a drug organization and the seizure of drugs, firearms and US currency – including the largest seizure of pre-packaged heroin in Delaware law enforcement history. 55 people have been…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Convicted of Serial Sexual Abuse of 2 Juveniles
After one week of trial, a Kent County jury convicted a Magnolia man of 77 felony offenses in connection with the serial sexual abuse of two juvenile children. Richard Haines, 59, faces a 462-year minimum mandatory sentence and will be required to register as a Tier III sex offender. “Nothing matters more than our kids,” said Attorney…
Read MoreWoman Arrested For Drugs & Weapons Offenses
A Seaford woman faces charges related to drugs and firearms that were found in an unregistered vehicle.According to Seaford Police, the woman told police she had applied for registration with the Alabama DMV, recently moved to Delaware and showed a pistol permit from Alabama, which had expired upon a person establishing out-of-state residence.Police said 38-year-old…
Read MoreFour Arrested for Shoplifting at Tanger Outlets
Four women from Maryland have been arrested by Delaware State Police on multiple felony shoplifting charges. Police were on patrol at the Tanger Bayside Outlets in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday when they spotted a black Infinity sedan traveling in the parking lot with paper covering the rear license plate. Troopers stopped the vehicle as it…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested in 2010 Wicomico County Murder
Maryland State Police have arrested a suspect in a 2010 Wicomico County Cold Case murder. Troopers arrested 32 year old Ryan Ellis at his home in Princess Anne this morning on charges of 1st and 2nd degree murder. Ellis was recently indicted by a Wicomico County Grand Jury. Police were called to a home in…
Read MoreThree Kent County Men Sentenced after Joint State/Federal Investigation
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that the Department of Justice secured drug and firearms sentences in February against three Kent County men who were arrested in connection with the joint state/federal Operation Rise-N-Shyne investigation. “Justice called for robust sentences in these cases,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “Each of these defendants demonstrated a disturbing disregard for…
Read MoreLewes PD Arrest Man on 5th Offense DUI
Lewes Police were called to Beebe Healthcare on Tuesday afternoon for a man urinating in the parking lot. When Lewes Police arrived, they found 35 year old Thomas Yetter passed out in a running vehicle parked near the emergency room entrance. Police woke Yetter who told them he’d dropped his mother at the hospital and…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2 Arrested in Magnolia Shooting
UPDATED 3/4/22 – Two Dover men have been arrested after a shooting incident early Thursday morning in Magnolia. Delaware State Police were called to the London Village Community just after midnight for a shooting victim. Police learned that 19 year old Christopher Evans was in a car – arguing with a female acquaintance through the…
Read MoreSussex Central Student Charged after Fight in School
A fight between two Sussex Central students Wednesday morning resulted in two school officials being punched. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that a 17 year old and 16 year old were fighting and the school principal tried to break up the fight and was struck in the face by the 17 year old. The principal…
Read MoreAttempted Traffic Stop Near Seaford Leads To Arrests Of Two People On Drug-Related Charges
An attempted traffic stop this week resulted in a pursuit and the arrests of two people.According to Delaware State Police, during a proactive patrol on Old Furnace Road the driver of an SUV was spotted not wearing a seat belt. The driver kept going, then stopped on King Road and fled on foot.Troopers with a…
Read MoreConvicted Child Sex Abuser Sentenced To 25 Years Behind Bars
A convicted sex abuser of a minor has received the maximum sentence possible of 25 years in prison.According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, Jeremy Houck was convicted in November following a two-day trial, and was sentenced last month. Prosecutors said the offenses occurred between 2011 and 2014, when the victim was under age…
Read MoreFormer Milford Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A former Delaware doctor was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for unlawful drug distribution and maintaining a drug-involved premises. Patrick Titus, 58, of Milford, was convicted by a federal jury in July 2021 of 13 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises. “This sentence…
Read MoreDel. State Police Phone Number “Spoofed” In Apparent Scam
A Delaware State Police phone number for Troop 5 in Bridgeville has been spoofed on at least two recent occasions. State police said Monday night that one person was told he or she had to pay a fine on a sex offender charge.Another was threatened for arrest for alleged “jury duty fines.” According to Delaware…
Read More3 Charged With Arson In Dec. Fire At Vacant House
An adult and two juveniles are charged with setting fire to a vacant home on Tilghman Island in December. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, a two-month investigation led to the arrests of 21-year-old Kristen Tre’saun Banks of Easton and two juveniles, ages 15 and 16. The fire on Black Walnut Road December…
Read MoreNewark Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud
David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Newark woman pleaded guilty February 24, 2022, to fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and illegally spending those loan proceeds. Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly accepted the plea. According to court documents, between March 30, 2020, and January 24,…
Read MoreDover PD Investigating Shooting at American Legion
A 19 year old was injured in a shooting incident early Friday morning at the American Legion on South Bay Road in Dover. Police found a large group of people leaving the scene – and found numerous shell casings. They also learned that three vehicles had been struck by gunfire. A 19 year old victim…
Read MoreDover Woman Charged with 3rd Offense DUI
A Dover woman has been arrested for her 3rd offense DUI. Dover Police were called to the Kent Liquor Mart for a report of a drunk driver. They contacted 51 year old Karen Townsend who was in the driver’s seat of her vehicle. She refused to take field sobriety tests and a search warrant for…
Read MoreDrug Bust Made In Local Supermarket Parking Lot
Two Seaford residents are facing criminal charges after being found in a vehicle in a Bridgeville supermarket parking lot. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded Wednesday to discover 40-year-old Sherry King sitting at the wheel and 39-year-old Keith Morrison in the passenger seat slumped over. Troopers awakened both individuals, and police said drug paraphernalia…
Read MoreArson Suspected At Assisted-Living Home
A fire at an assisted living home in Salisbury may have been deliberately set. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire on North Division Street started Wednesday afternoon in a two-story wood-frame house. No one was injured. The fire caused about $17,000 damage to the structure and contents. About 30 firefighters had…
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