A WGMD Crime Watch Article
Update #2: Man Gets Shot on Ocean City Boardwalk
Update @ 4 a.m. Tuesday Police are asking if anyone can identify the persons appearing in this screenshot from the surveillance video to contact police at 410-520-5136 or via the OCPD website. Photo courtesy OCPD Update @ 9:20 a.m. Monday One person has been shot in Ocean City in the area of North Division Street and…
Read MoreRoad-Rage Gunfire in Smyrna Area Under Investigation
Apparent road rage gunfire in the Smyrna area is under investigation. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to the area of Route 13 and Twin Willows Road late Saturday night. A 24-year-old Camden woman says she was driving northbound in the Cheswold area when a red SUV passed her on the shoulder, then slowed…
Read MoreMan Shot While Leaving Party in Kent Co.
Delaware State Police are investigating the shooting of a 37-year-old Dover man following a party in the Magnolia area. Troopers responded to the reported shooting Sunday at about 1:23 a.m. in the 100-block of Orange Street. Police encountered numerous vehicles and pedestrians leaving the area. The victim apparently was at the party and was wounded…
Read MorePHOTOS: Man Touches Girls’ Genital Areas While in Ocean, Flees
Rehoboth Beach police say this man, while in the ocean, repeatedly swam underwater beneath two 11-year-old girls grabbing at and touching their genital areas around 7 p.m. Sunday off Rehoboth Avenue. He fled west on Rehoboth Avenue when confronted. Police ask that anybody with info call M/Cpl. Susan Gladmon at 302-227-2577 or submit a tip…
Read MoreMan with Car Trouble Robbed in Dover Parking Lot
Dover Police say a man having car trouble was robbed in the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory early Saturday morning. The victim was working on his vehicle when he was approached by two black men – one with a gun – who demanded money. The suspects took the victim’s cash and ran off…
Read MoreDover Car Jacking at One Stop Parking Lot
Dover Police are investigating a carjacking in the parking lot of the One Stop early Saturday morning. The victim pulled into the lot and was approached by a woman asking for a light for her cigarette as two black males – one with a handgun approached. The victim turned over an undisclosed amount of cash…
Read MoreTwo DSU Students Shot During Robbery on Campus
University Police are investigating a robbery that sent two Delaware State University students to the hospital with gunshot wounds. DSU officials say just after 1am Saturday the students were outside the Wellness and Recreation Center when the incident occurred. Also on Saturday, DSU held it’s first home football game of the season – amid additional…
Read MoreDSP Make Arrests in Greenwood & Ellendale Drug Dealing
Six men from the Greenwood and Ellendale areas have been arrested following a Delaware State Police drug investigation. Police are still looking for two suspects. During June and July the DSP and DEA identified several residences and property lots in the Unity Lane area of Greenwood and the Metz Lane area of Ellendale that were…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced for Defrauding Social Security Administration
A Seaford man has been sentenced to 30 days in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for defrauding Social Security Administration (SSA) of nearly $150,000. The sentence was pronounced by Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly. Court documents show 42 year old Marques Fountain collected another man’s Social Security retirement benefits after…
Read MoreUPDATED: 11 Now Arrested in July 4th Murder in Cambridge
UPDATED & CORRECTED – 09/02/22 – Tyuane Johnson of Cambridge. Police located and arrested 18 year old Zakai Curtis in Easton in connection with the shooting death of Johnson. He is charged with attempted 1st and 2nd degree murder, 2 counts of assault, weapons violations and other criminal offenses. He was located and arrested in…
Read MoreWestover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison on Rape and Kidnap Charges
A 50 year old Westover man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years by the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Damon Williamson was convicted of kidnapping, 2nd degree rape and attempted 1st degree rape in May after a two-day trial. He was arrested after…
Read MoreUPDATED 10:55am – Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Bomb Threat at Somerset Intermediate School
UPDATED – 10:55am – Somerset Intermediate School gets the “ALL CLEAR.” Somerset County Superintendent of Schools, John Gaddis, tells the Talk of Delmarva that Somerset Intermediate School has been deemed safe and students are back in class on their regular schedule. ========================================================== Somerset County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene at Somerset Intermediate School in…
Read MoreBicyclist Injured Wednesday Morning After Struck by Van on Route 24 at Long Neck
Indian River Fire Company, Mid-Sussex Rescue and County Paramedics were called for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle just before 8:30 Wednesday morning near the McDonald’s on Route 24 at Long Neck. Officials say that the bicyclist was struck by a white work style van with ladders on top. The bicyclist was injured – the…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges in Lincoln
Two people have been arrested on drug charges after an investigation in the Lincoln area Tuesday afternoon. Delaware State Police went to a home on Pine Haven Road looking for 25 year old Chanel Fosque who was wanted on several active warrants. She was at the home with her two juvenile children and over 3…
Read MoreWomen Bag $6K in Victoria’s Secret Merchandise, Flee
Four unknown women entered the Victoria’s Secret Tanger Outlets store between Lewes and Rehoboth around 4:40 p.m. this past Saturday and stole an estimated $6,000 in merchandise. All four women, says Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, state police spokesman, grabbed store bags and began filling them with various pieces of clothing and other merchandise. The females then…
Read MoreDel. State Police Warn of Phone Spoof Scam
Delaware State Police are warning the public about a recurring phone number spoof scam. People are receiving calls from a number which Caller ID indicates is a valid Delaware State Police number. State Police said they do not request payment for fines, traffic tickets or bail. Courts handle such procedures, and they don’t do it…
Read MoreOcean View Woman Arrested Following Drug Investigation
An Ocean View woman is facing drug related charges following a recent investigation into drug sales that police said began several months ago. Ocean View Police said Tuesday that a search was executed recently at a home on West Avenue that resulted in seizure of more than 1,000 baggies of heroin, 368 suspected fentanyl pills…
Read MoreUpdate: Judge Upholds 2 Guilty Verdicts Against Del. Auditor McGuiness, Denies New Trial; Candidates React
Update: Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness authorized attorney Steve Wood to release the following statement: We are gratified that, together, the jury and the Court have now correctly acquitted Kathy McGuiness of three of the five charges that the State brought against her. The Structuring charge has always been nonsense. We are thankful that the…
Read MoreMan Gets Multiple Life Sentences for Child Sex Abuse
A Snow Hill man convicted of rape and sexual offenses involving a minor has been sentenced to four consecutive life terms plus 75 years. According to the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office, 32-year-old Cody Jolley was convicted in May following a Circuit Court Trial. He received a sentence from the Hon. William Jones of Dorchester…
Read MoreDeveloping: Cyclist Struck by Vehicle in Long Neck Area, Driver Keeps Going
A person riding a bicycle has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the area of John J. Williams Highway and Legion Road. Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene Monday night shortly after 9:00 p.m. It appears that the vehicle struck the cyclist and kept going.…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting on I-495 in Wilmington
A 20 year old Wilmington man was traveling southbound on I-495 near Terminal Avenue in Wilmington when an unknown vehicle on his right side opened fire. Delaware State Police say multiple shots were fired – one round struck the victim in the leg. The victim sped off leaving the highway – and stopping near Route…
Read MoreThree Arrested for Shoplifting at Tanger Outlets
Three women from New York have been arrested for shoplifting in the Rehoboth Beach area. Delaware State Police troopers on patrol were told by a witness that several women had shoplifted clothing from a shop at the Bayside Outlet. Troopers tried to contact the women in the parking lot, but they continued walking away and…
Read MoreMillsboro PD Investigating Attempted Break-ins at Plantation Lakes
Millsboro Police need your help to identify the suspect who attempted to break in to several garage doors along Belmont Boulevard in Plantation Lakes Wednesday night between 9 and 11pm. Police were called for damage to a garage door and found that 3 home garage doors were damaged by someone trying to gain entry. Police…
Read MoreDover Man Charged with Murder after Stabbing
A Dover man has been arrested on murder charges after a stabbing Wednesday morning at the Planter’s Run apartment complex. Delaware State Police were called for 33 year old male stabbing victim in the parking lot. The victim was taken to an area hospital and later pronounced dead. Investigation revealed the victim was arguing with…
Read MoreWork-Release Walk Away Quickly Apprehended
An offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown who walked away from an approved outside work assignment within the facilities programs area has been apprehended. According to the Delaware Department of Correction, 26 year old Ryan Gray of Georgetown was apprehended quickly by the Sussex Escapee Recovery Team. There is NO concern to…
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