A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Dover PD Investigating Overnight Shooting
Dover Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning that left a 36 year old man with injuries. Police were called to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital after the victim arrived in a private vehicle – after being shot in the wrist and thigh in the area of South Queen and Reed Streets in Dover. Police…
Read MoreRehoboth Man Charged with Attempted Vehicle Theft
Delaware State Police were called Wednesday about a man trying to get into a vehicle in a private driveway on Banks Road near Millsboro. Police found 32 year old Sean Caldwell of Rehoboth Beach trying to get into a running vehicle – the homeowner’s son was sitting inside the vehicle and had alerted a family…
Read MoreInvestigators: Seaford House Fire Was Deliberately Set
A house fire early Thursday in Seaford was deliberately set, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire was reported during the 1:00 a.m. hour in the 600-block of Elm Drive. There were no reports of any injuries. Firefighters from Seaford, Laurel and Blades responded, as did the Fire Marshal’s Office. Damage is…
Read More76-Year-Old Millsboro Man Arrested On Drug Charges
A 76-year-old Millsboro man is facing drug-related charges following a traffic stop along Coastal Highway. According to Delaware State Police, troopers on patrol spotted an expired temporary registration plate on a vehicle. The driver was pulled over in a shopping center parking lot, after allegedly committing several traffic violations. An investigation led to consent to…
Read More3 Arrested On Conspiracy, Shoplifting-Related Charges In Georgetown
Georgetown Police have arrested three suspects from Brooklyn, New York found to be in possession of ‘shoplifting tools’ and ‘merchandise.’ According to police, a southbound vehicle on Route 113 was stopped Monday for a traffic violation, and the vehicle’s registration was found to be fictitious. A search turned up items of clothing with the security…
Read MoreUPDATE: Milford Officer Wounded, Shooter Identified in Rehoboth Area Incident
UPDATED – 12/15/20 4:25pm – The shooting suspect who was killed in a shootout with US Marshals has been identified as 37 year old Evelio Rivera of Reading, Pennsylvania. He shot a Milford Police officer assigned to the First State Violent Fugitive Taskforce in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge near Rehoboth Beach last…
Read MoreWoman Charged With Setting Her Home On Fire For Insurance Fraud
A woman is charged with deliberately setting her house on fire for a fraudulent insurance claim. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire last June in Federalsburg destroyed the home and cause about $215,000 damages. 45-year-old Caitlin Hudson was quickly identified as a suspect. She was indicted on several charges by a…
Read MoreTraffic Stop On Coastal Highway Results In Drug Arrest
A traffic stop along Coastal Highway at Cave Neck Road has led to the arrest of a Smyrna man for drug-and-weapons offenses. Delaware State Police said a speeding vehicle was pulled over Wednesday morning, and the smell of marijuana led to an investigation. According to police, a search turned up some marijuana, two large throwing…
Read MoreTrooper Briefly Dragged During Attempted Traffic Stop
A suspect pulled over for a seat belt violation in Kent County this week drove away, dragging a trooper for about two feet. Delaware State Police said a trooper on South DuPont Highway at Reeves Crossing Road spotted the violation Wednesday afternoon. The officer smelled marijuana, and during the investigation the trooper reached in to…
Read MoreCaught On Camera: Police Investigate Nov. Store Robbery
Delaware State Police continue their search for the suspect in a November 14th robbery at Uncle Willie’s BP Station on Coastal Highway in Lewes. Troopers are now circulating a surveillance photo of the suspect. The suspect entered the store, waited until customers left, then approached the clerk with a plastic bag and demanded money. The…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested for Liquor Store Robbery
A Fruitland man has been charged with robbing a local liquor store. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a reported robbery at Vintage Beer and Wine on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury last Wednesday night. Two employees were held up at gunpoint. Investigators were led to Jesse Drummond as a suspect.…
Read MoreCaught On Camera: Georgetown Theft Suspect
Delaware State Police have released another surveillance photo of a possible suspect in connection with the theft of debit cards and credit cards from vehicles in the Georgetown area. The thefts occurred in November. The suspect is described as female, 16-to-20 years old, about 5′ 3″ to 5′ 5″, with long brown hair and a…
Read MoreMSP Re-examine Additional Evidence In 2010 Wicomico County Double Murder
Maryland State Police investigators are re-examining additional evidence in reference to a 2010 Wicomico County double murder investigation and are asking anyone with information to come forward. The two victims are identified Antonio Darrelle Smith aka “Butter”, 26, and Arlene Byrd, 31, both of Salisbury. Both victims were found murdered inside an apartment in the…
Read More2 Injured In Seaford Shooting
Seaford Police are investigating a shooting incident that resulted in two people being hospitalized. According to police, shots were reported in the 400-block of North Street at about 7:19 p.m. Thursday. Officers found evidence of a shooting at the scene. Police learned that two individuals were taken by private vehicle to a hospital in the…
Read MoreFight At Country Store Leads To Man’s Arrest
A fight inside the Shawnee Country Store in Milford has led to a man’s arrest.Delaware State Police said during the incident, a man pulled out a knife and threatened to injure the other man.Troopers responded, and an investigation led to the arrest of 39-year-old Raymond Lebeau Junior of Dover.Lebeau is charged with possession of a…
Read MoreWanted Suspect Charged With Crashing Into Patrol Car
A Millsboro man is charged with crashing into an occupied State Police vehicle as troopers were trying to arrest him at a gas station on Long Neck Road. Delaware State Police said an officer approached 25-year-old Rahman Miller, who was the subject of an active warrant, as he was leaving the store Wednesday. According to…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug & Weapons Charges after Milton Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Delaware State Police Saturday afternoon on Pettyjohn Road near Milton ended in the arrest of two Millsboro residents. Police spotted a Malibu speeding around 12:30 and stopped the vehicle. They contacted the driver, 26 year old Jeremy Jones and passenger 24 year old Melissa Bliss – and smelled marijuana coming from…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Dead after Shooting in Dagsboro
A shooting in the parking lot of a Dagsboro business complex is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police were called to a parking lot off Country Gardens early Saturday morning where they learned that a 33 year old man from Millsboro had been shot in the upper body and had been taken to an…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting West of Georgetown
Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a 28 year old Salisbury man who was found lying on the ground in front of his vehicle on Old Furnace Road between Rementer Road and Fleetwood Pond Road west of Georgetown. Police say he died from an apparent gunshot wound. His vehicle was found stopped in…
Read MoreHome Health Worker Charged With Theft From Disabled Elderly Person
Felton Police have arrested a home health care worker for stealing from a disabled elderly person. Police say their investigation indicates that 55-year-old Linda O’Neal of Dover took the victim’s credit / debit card from her home and made numerous withdrawals and purchases without the victim’s permission. O’Neal was taken into custody at her workplace,…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Dover Arson
Dover Police have arrested a man in connection with a fire that was set in the garage of a home on Aham Street.According to police, after firefighters put out the blaze Wednesday morning investigators determined that it was deliberately set.Investigators were led to 20-year-old Balowens Duverger as the suspect.Duverger is charged with arson and reckless…
Read MoreMan Charged With Assaulting EMS Volunteer
A man is charged with accosting EMS personnel and assaulting one member of an ambulance squad who was trying to help his brother. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, Laron Mitchell met the arriving crew at a home on Old Ocean City Road in Salisbury. One volunteer fire company member was struck in the…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Burglary, Vehicle Theft
A Seaford man is facing numerous charges in connection with a police pursuit in a stolen vehicle. Delaware State Police say a Greenwood man discovered his home had been burglarized and his vehicle was missing Wednesday afternoon. He called another family member who observed the stolen vehicle heading eastbound on Milford-Harrington Highway. Police were called,…
Read MoreMan Hospitalized With Stab Wounds
Dover Police are investigating a stabbing incident that’s left a man hospitalized. Police learned Sunday night that the 22-year-old victim had arrived at the Kent General emergency room with a serious injury due to a stab wound to the chest. It’s believed the man was stabbed on White Oak Road and that someone brought him…
Read MoreDover Police Investigate Shooting Of 22-Year-Old Man
A 22-year-old man is in the hospital after being found shot in Dover. Police responded to Burger King at East Loockerman Street and South DuPont Highway Sunday at 5:03 p.m. It was learned that the man had been shot in the 800-block of South Little Creek Road. The victim was being treated at Kent General…
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