A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Arrest Made in Connection with Open-Air Drug Market on Property in Salisbury
A 67-year old man who was living in Salisbury is now at the Wicomico County Detention Center following a drug investigation. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted the investigation into Jimmy Lee Smullen distributing cocaine from an address on Miami Avenue. CAT received complaints that Smullen was living on a property…
Read MoreCamden-Wyoming Woman Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
A Camden-Wyoming woman has been arrested on gun and drug dealing charges after police executed a search warrant on Tuesday. While searching the home on Mud Mill Road, troopers found 40-year-old Trillian Reidy hiding in the closet. They also found a number of drug items and a .25 caliber handgun. Computer checks showed that Reidy…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Charged With Cocaine Distribution From Residence
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted an investigation into drug distribution that occurred on Pocahontas Avenue. 29-year-old Garrett Dwayne Dickerson is charged with distributing cocaine from his residence in January. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, a search of the residence revealed a bag of cocaine consistent with distribution, a…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Arrested in Milford Following Impaired Driving Investigation
A traffic stop on Route 113 in Milford led to the arrest of a Smyrna man. Police arrested 44-year-old Bernard H. Williams Jr. As a result of the investigation, which included the utilization of the K9 Unit, police seized 4.3 grams of cocaine, a loaded 40 mm handgun, a fixed baton, and an undisclosed amount…
Read MoreUPDATED: Arrest Made by Dover Police in Arson Fire at Dover YMCA
UPDATED – 02/21/23 12:10pm – Dover Police have arrested a 15 year old boy for an arson fire at the Dover YMCA last Thursday. The teen turned himself in to Police Saturday after they identified him a st the suspect and obtained warrants for his arrest. The teen is charged with 1st degree arson, multiple…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Home Improvement Fraud
A Fruitland man currently in jail in Maryland is wanted by Delaware State Police for defrauding a family out of over $23,000 in the past year. A family in Ocean View reported a home improvement fraud to police in January. Police learned that the owner of Elite Hardscapes, LLC, 32 year old Michael Tyler Joseph…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Wanted Hartly Man
Delaware State Police are looking for a wanted Hartly man. Sunday night, Police attempted to arrest 33 year old Floyd Smith, who is wanted on outstanding warrants. Police went to his Judith Road home and found him sitting in a car with the doors locked – and refusing to leave the vehicle. He began moving…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident Near Seaford
One man was taken to an area hospital after a shooting in the Seaford area just after 3:30 Sunday morning. Delaware State Police were called to a residence on Route 13 for the shooting – the 18 year old victim was shot in the leg during a large party. Police found multiple shell casings on…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Charged with Gun & Drug Offenses After Traffic Stop
A 20 year old Magnolia man has been arrested after he failed to stop for a red turn arrow while making a left turn onto Walnut Shade Road in Dover Saturday morning. Delaware State Police stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver – Jeremiah Weatherspoon, who failed to show valid proof of insurance for the…
Read MorePickup Overturns while ‘Mudding’ Near Hartly; 6 Injured
Six people were taken to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries after a crash near Hartly. Delaware State Police were called to Gunter Road just after midnight Saturday after a pickup truck mudding in a field, hit a ditch and overturned trapping the driver – a 44 year old man from Marydel and 5 passengers…
Read MoreCannonball Missing from Lewes’ Historic Cannonball House
Lewes Police report that the cannonball in the side of the historic Cannonball House is missing. It’s not known if the cannonball is missing or was taken but the discovery that the cannonball was no longer attached to the outside wall was made on Friday. The Cannonball House is the home of The Lewes Historical…
Read MoreTwo Arrested in Dover Arrested For Shoplifting and Vehicle Theft
Two have been arrested by Dover Police after a shoplifting complaint on Thursday evening. Police were told the two suspects drove off in a grey Jeep SUV with Pennsylvania tags. The description of the female suspect resembled a teen known to police and they found the vehicle in the area of Stevenson Drive that she…
Read MoreWanted Man Charged after Stolen Vehicle Complaint in Dover
Dover Police were called about a stolen vehicle from Pennsylvania that was spotted on Carvel Drive in Dover. Police responded and found the vehicle and confirmed that it was stolen. While canvasing the area police located 30 year old Cameron Vincent, who was in possession of the keys and arrested him. A computer check showed…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Burglary Suspect in Harrington Business
A Houston man has been arrested for burglarizing a Harrington convenience store just after 1:30 Friday morning. Delaware State Police responded to the Summit Mart on Route 14 after multiple alarm activations at the closed business. Upon arrival troopers spotted a broken window and ordered the suspect to exit the business. Police arrested 18 year…
Read MoreCamden-Wyoming Man Charged with Drug & Weapons Offenses
A Camden-Wyoming man has been arrested after a traffic stop on Friday morning in Dover. Delaware State Police spotted the gray 2015 Mazda 3 on Wyoming Avenue. A computer check showed the registered owner had a suspended license and two active warrants. Police stopped the car and smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The…
Read MoreDover PD Investigating Burglary at Family Dollar
The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at Family Dollar on W Loockerman Street just before 10 pm on February 15th. Dover Police responded to the burglary alarm and discovered that someone described as a white male wearing dark clothing entered the business through a back door and once inside, removed merchandise…
Read MoreRobbery in Broad Daylight at Shore United Bank
Dover Police are investigating a robbery that occurred yesterday afternoon at just before 2 p.m. at Shore United Bank on South Governors Avenue in Dover. Police say a white male entered the business and demanded money. The victim, who believed he had a weapon, complied and turned over an undisclosed amount of money. The person…
Read More38-Year-old man Convicted of sexual Abuse of Minor in 2016
Following a two-day trial, 38-year-old Kenny Vansant was convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Offense in the Second Degree, and related offenses. According to the Wicomico County State Attorney’s Office, Vansant sexually abused a family member, who was 8 years old in the summer of 2016. Sentencing was deferred pending receipt of a…
Read MoreLewes Woman Charged With Burglary, Attacking Disabled Person
A 31-year-old Lewes woman faces burglary and assault charges after an incident that occurred yesterday on Burton Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. Police say they received a trespassing complaint around 11 am. Troopers spoke with the 63-year-old homeowner, who told them that an acquaintance of his– Brienna Wildy– had entered his shed without his permission, despite…
Read MoreTeenagers Charged in Separate Incidents Involving Threats of Mass Violence at Area Schools
Authorities in Wicomico County have charged two teenage girls, ages 13 and 14 in connection with threats of mass violence and disturbing school operations at Choices Academy on Calloway Street in Salisbury. The investigation revealed that the note had been taped to a classroom desk on the afternoon of February 9th. The note was found…
Read MoreOvernight Burglary at Dover Food Lion
Dover police received a call at around 2 a.m. about a man causing damage and removing property from the Food Lion on Forrest Avenue. Officers confirmed that he broke into the store by shattering a glass door and that he then stole tobacco products. Officers reviewed store surveillance. at 3:42, police found 54-year-old Terrence Jones…
Read MoreDSP Looking for MIllsboro Area Man Wanted on Active Warrants
Delaware State Police are looking for a Millsboro man who is wanted on four active warrants – including two felony warrants from incidents from separate incidents in November and December. Police says 22 year old Michael Robinson is about 6′ 1” and 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police believe he is homeless…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Driver of Stolen Vehicle in Rehoboth Beach Area
Delaware State Police need your help to identify the driver who ran from troopers after he crashed a stolen car Monday night in Rehoboth Beach. A trooper on patrol just after 11pm in Lewes spotted a Malibu on Coastal Highway – a computer check showed it had been reported stolen earlier in the day by…
Read MoreMSP Look to Identify Showell Armed Robbery Suspect
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in an armed robbery in Showell on Saturday. Maryland State Police say the suspect is black, about 50 to 60 years old, just over 6-feet tall with a thin build and a gray beard. Police say he entered Smith Market around 9:35 Saturday morning and showed a…
Read MoreOCPD Identify Mid-Town Graffiti Artist
Ocean City Police have identified a suspect associated with graffiti tagging that was found January 18th in the area of 33rd Street. Police say it is a 17 year old male from Bishopville. Police were called to a hotel in the 33rd Street area after graffiti was found in several spots on the property. During…
Read More