A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Two Arrested in March NCCo Homicide
Two people have been arrested for murder and other charges. Delaware State Police responded to a possible vehicle crash on Old County Road just before 6am on March 19th, but found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle. He died at the scene. Investigation showed the victim was parked on Dolphin…
Read MorePittsville Man Charged after Dollar General Armed Robbery
A Pittsville man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery Wednesday evening in Pittsville. Maryland State Police say 53 year old Brian McNancy went into the Dollar General on Sixty Foot Road, walked around the store and pulled a suspected firearm on the cashier. It’s believed he took cash from the register before…
Read MoreDover PD Investigating 2 Burglaries Wednesday
Police in Dover are investigating a burglary on Wednesday on Lakeview Drive. Police say that sometime between 11am and 9:28pm someone broke into the home through the rear window. The unknown suspect damaged items in the home and removed an undisclosed amount of property. A similar burglary occurred Wednesday at the Country Club Apartments on…
Read MoreUPDATED: Threat Investigation at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin found Not Credible
UPDATED – 4/5/23 3pm – The Worcester County Sheriff’s Department says that yesterday’s threat at Stephen Decatur High School has been deemed non-credible, and the individual suspected of creating the threat has been identified. Appropriate charges are being forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Justice. No additional information will be provided to protect the privacy…
Read MoreDelmar Man Arrested After Shooting Towards DSP
A Delmar man has been arrested after an incident Tuesday night. Delaware State Police were called just after 8 for a shooting at a home on Blue Bird Lane. The caller, 64 year old Roger Little told dispatchers he shot a man armed with a knife who broke into his home and that there were…
Read MoreWicomico County Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
A Pittsville man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison – 5 years without the possibility of parole, for the illegal possession of a regulated firearm. Court officials say 35 year old Timothy Ketterman was convicted on January 31st after a 2-day trial. Court records show investigators responded to a fatal vehicle crash at…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Arrest 19-Year-Old From Philadelphia After Pursuit of Stolen Car
The Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Tahvon Hughes of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after he fled from a traffic stop in a stolen car yesterday morning in Millsboro. Police say that when troopers tried to stop the 2018 gray BMW X5, Hughes sped away. Troopers briefly pursued the stolen car until a State Police helicopter was able to…
Read MoreAnimal Cruelty Investigation in Progress After Dog Found Thrown into Canary Creek
The Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is looking for information that may lead to an arrest after Lewes Police found a dog that was thrown into Canary Creek and secured to a sledgehammer. The dog was found dead. The act of animal cruelty occurred in the area of Pilottown Road. Lewes Police…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for Residential Burglary
A 33-year-old Dover Man is in custody and facing several charges following a burglary that occurred yesterday afternoon on President Drive in Dover. Troopers learned that the homeowner had been renovating the house for some time, and when he returned to the property, he saw that the lock to the back door had been damaged.…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for 5th Offense DUI
A Seaford man faces a 5th offense DUI felony charge following a traffic stop last night in Seaford. At about 8:20 p.m., a trooper on patrol saw a vehicle heading westbound on Middleford Road near Tharp Road at a high rate of speed. The trooper arrested 60-year-old Melvin Phillips after detecting signs of impairment and…
Read MoreUPDATE: Police Identify Shooting Victim Who Died After Overnight Shooting at Apartment Complex in Seaford
Seaford Police say a 36-year-old Seaford man who was shot overnight at Woodland Mills Apartment Complex was identified as Deshawn Blackwell. He was taken to the hospital as he suffered life-threatening injuries but then died. Police say Blackwell was sitting outside of an apartment when someone approached him and fired several rounds–striking him in multiple…
Read MoreTwo Arrested after Stealing a Cargo Van in Dover & Leading Dover PD on Chase
Two people have been arrested after a pursuit in a stolen vehicle by Dover Police. Police spotted a white transit van in the area of South State and East Water Street Monday night. A records check showed the van was reported stolen and police initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the van took off…
Read MoreMSP Trying to Identify Vehicles Possibly Involved in 2022 Homicide on Old Quantico Road in Salisbury
Your help is needed to identify two vehicles of interest connected to a 2022 homicide in Wicomico County. The vehicles are a light-colored and dark-colored sedan that were recorded on video just before 6pm on February 25 as they drove up to a home on Old Quantico Road in Salisbury. The victim, 23 year old…
Read MoreFelton Man Charged with 5th Felony DUI
A Felton man has been arrested for a 5th offense DUI after a traffic stop Monday afternoon in Camden. A Delaware State Police trooper spotted a tan pickup truck swerve and cross the solid white shoulder line several times on southbound Hazlettville Road. The trooper stopped the pickup and contacted the driver, 55 year old…
Read MoreTwo Wilmington Men Arrested on Drug Charges in Dover
A traffic stop in Dover led to the arrest of two Wilmington men on drug charges. Delaware State Police spotted a Mazda traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 1 and stopped the vehicle as it turned onto the Puncheon Run Connector. As the vehicle slowed police saw several bags being thrown from…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested for 8th Offense DUI
A Dover man has been arrested for DUI after a traffic stop early Saturday morning in Dover. Delaware State Police spotted a Nissan speeding on North DuPont Highway in the area of Scarborough Road. Troopers stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver, 27 year old Octavio Lopez-Hernandez and smelled alcohol on his breath and detected…
Read MoreUPDATED: Driver Sentenced to 10 Years After Fatal Crash Near Frederica
UPDATED – 03/24/23 – A 27 year old Frederica man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. On March 16th Dillion Satterfield was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, 1st degree assault and DUI in Kent County Superior Court after a fatal crash in May of 2022. Investigation into the crash revealed that…
Read MoreDover Man Charged with Felony Drug Offenses after Felton Traffic Stop
A Dover man has been arrested by Felton Police on felony drug charges after a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation in the area of Route 13 and Midstate Road. Felton Police made contact with the driver, 28 year old Christopher Coleman of Dover and a female passenger and determined there was marijuana in the…
Read MoreMSP Investigate Crash on Route 589; Berlin Man Charged with DUI
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash on Route 589 at Adkins Road near Berlin that occurred Thursday night around 11:30. Police say a Honda, driven by 43 year old person from Selbyville, was southbound on Route 589. A pickup truck driven by 42 year old Antonio Aguilar of Berlin was turning left onto Route…
Read MoreUPDATED: Worcester Sheriff’s Deputies Investigation Pocomoke Home Invasion
UPDATED – 8:10am – Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies and Pocomoke City Police were called for a home invasion at a home on Colona Road south of Pocomoke on Wednesday afternoon. Police learned that the former boyfriend of the victim forced entry into the home and assaulted the victim before leaving. Police say that a second…
Read MoreShots Fired at House in Laurel on Two Separate Nights
Delaware State Police are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred at the same location earlier this week in Laurel. The incidents happened on the mornings of March 19th and March 23rd. Police say someone fired several shots into the side of a house on Shiloh Church Road at about 3 a.m. The same home was…
Read MoreCambridge, Maryland Man Sentenced for First-Degree Murder
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County today sentenced a 26-year-old Cambridge, Maryland man to two consecutive terms of Life Without Possibility of Parole on two counts of First-Degree Murder. Damon Hall also faces an additional consecutive term of 10 years without parole on firearms charges. On November 30th, 2022, Hall was convicted…
Read MoreFelton Police Arrest Middletown Woman for Fraud Through Online App
Felton Police have arrested a 29-year-old Middletown woman for fraudulently taking $1,480 from someone through an online app. Newport Police took Makenzie Davis into custody on unrelated charges, and then Felton Police charged her with one count of Unlawful use of a Payment Card under $1,500 Unauthorized use of a Card, which is a Class…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Arrest Two Following Drug Dealing Investigation
The Delaware State Police have arrested 32-year-old Victor Hammond of Bridgeville and 30-year-old Derrious Signey of Seaford on numerous felony charges following a drug dealing investigation that took place yesterday. Members of the Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit conducted a search warrant at a home on North Street in Seaford. In addition to…
Read MoreWeekend Shooting in Salisbury Under Investigation
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at a home on Dennis Street in Salisbury on Saturday evening. A 42-year old man was shot in the leg. He was transported to Tidal health. The injuries are not life-threatening. Anyone with information regarding the shooting should call the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office…
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