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Coastal Highway Motel Robbery Investigated
A robbery at the Anchorage Inn on Coastal Highway is under investigation. According to Delaware State Police, a man entered the motel Wednesday night at about 9:34 p.m. and asked for change from the front desk clerk. The employee obtained the money from somewhere else in the motel and returned, but the suspect asked for…
Read MoreConvicted Arsonist Charged With Setting Lighthouse Blaze In Dewey
A suspect has been arrested in connection with two serious fires in Sussex County last year, including the April 2020 fire at The Lighthouse in Dewey Beach. The suspect, now serving prison time in Maryland for several arsons there, is also charged with setting a blaze at Aqua Leisure on Wolfe Neck Road in June…
Read MoreGroups Call For Independent Probe Of OCPD Conduct During Arrests
The arrests of four young black men on the Ocean City boardwalk during which officers used force when they resisted are drawing more criticism. The NAACP of Worcester County, the State of Maryland Conference and other organizations gathered Wednesday for a news conference and rally in Annapolis. They called for an independent investigation of the…
Read MoreDel. Bill Establishes Guidelines For Use Of Opioid Impact Fee
The State Senate has passed legislation to establish a prescription opioid settlement fund and a settlement distribution commission that would allocate collected funds toward addressing the opioid crisis. The measure formalizes a structure for administration of Delaware’s first-in-the-nation opioid impact fee. Senator Stephanie Hansen, D-Middletown and House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach are co-sponsors of…
Read MoreMissing Lewes Girl Found in Home after Massive 2-Hour+ Search
Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, a frantic search was initiated after a four-year-old girl was reported missing from her home on Creekside Drive just outside of Lewes. “Please help,” the father of the missing girl posted on Facebook around 11 p.m. “My little girl went missing from her bed about an hour ago. Police are here.…
Read More2 Teen Boys Shot In Cambridge
Cambridge Police are investigating the shootings of two male teenagers. Officers responded to Greenwood Avenue and Camelia Street at about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. A 17-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the thigh, and was losing a lot of blood. He was flow to University of Maryland Shock Trauma. A 14-year-old boy was…
Read MoreUpdate: Sussex Absconder Located
Update: An off-duty Milton Police officer apprehended an offender who had fled from a work detail earlier Wednesday, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC said 21-year-old Brian Sadler of Smyrna failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center from a work detail in Harrington. Sadler of Smyrna was serving for a…
Read MoreTombstones Stolen From Greenwood-Area Cemetery
Some of the oldest tombstones at the St. Johnstown Cemetery in the Greenwood area have been stolen. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that the groundskeeper has discovered that a total of seven tombstones have gone missing in the past three weeks. Thefts have apparently occurred on a weekly basis. Some of the tombstones date back…
Read MoreInvestigators: Greenwood Bar & Grill Fire Was Set
A fire that gutted The Pit Stop Bar and Grill in Greenwood last month was deliberately set, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire broke out at about 3:00 a.m. May 18th at the building on West Market Street. Investigators have since determined it was a case of arson. One firefighter suffered…
Read MoreCommunity Organization Rallies Behind Survivors Of Cpl. Heacook
The family of slain Delmar Police Corporal Keith Heacook gets continuing support from the community, more than a month-and-a-half after he was murdered The Lord Baltimore Lions Club of Ocean View recently delivered a donation at the Delmar Police Department to benefit the survivors. Heacook leaves behind a 12-year-old son. The Lions Club says it…
Read MoreSalisbury Unveils Open Data Hub
The City of Salisbury has launched its Open Data Hub. Mayor Jake Day said the Open Data Hub serves as a central point of access to get information and data about Salisbury government, infrastructure, public safety, transportation and the local economy – as well as parks and recreation and more. “Transparency is an integral part…
Read MoreMan Charged With Firing Gun Toward Neighbor
A Kent County man is charged with shooting at his neighbor. Delaware State Police said an investigation shows that the suspect was visiting with a man and woman and was showing them a .38-caliber revolver he had recently acquired. The man agreed to allow him to fire the weapon at a target on his Felton…
Read MoreDel. Bill Supports Collective Bargaining For Delmar Police
Delmar Police deserve an opportunity to collectively bargain for better pay and safer working conditions, according to the sponsor of legislation that would clear the way for them to unionize. A bill introduced in the State Senate (SB 181) would clarify that the Town of Delmar is a public employer under the Delaware Police Officers…
Read MoreAG Secures Indictment for Murderer of Cpl Keith Heacook
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of Randon Wilkerson for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook of the Delmar Police Department. Wilkerson will face two counts of Murder First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and 11…
Read MoreDE State of Emergency to be Lifted July 13
Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that he intends to lift the COVID-19 State of Emergency Order on July 13. Governor Carney first signed the emergency order on March 12, 2020 to confront the spread of COVID-19 in Delaware communities. “We now have the tools to prevent COVID-19 infection, serious illness and hospitalization,” said Governor…
Read MoreVIDEO : Md. COVID State of Emergency Ends July 1st
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Tuesday announced that the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end July 1st. All emergency mandates and restrictions will be terminated that day. There will be no more statewide mask order for any settings, including schools, camps and child care facilities. “Thanks in large part to the hard work, the sacrifices,…
Read MoreRocket Launch This Morning From NASA Wallops
Weather conditions are improving for a launch this morning (Tuesday) from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore. The Northrop Grumman Corporation Minotaur Rocket will be carrying payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office. Weather permitting, the launch may be seen across a wide portion of Delmarva. Currently the hope is to launch…
Read MoreMan Shot In OC; 2 Arrested
Ocean City Police have made two arrests in connection with a shooting investigation. Sunday morning shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a downtown hotel for a reported shooting. A 21-year-old Reisterstown, Maryland man was later located at the 15th Street firehouse. He was shot twice, and was taken to an area hospital.Police said the…
Read MoreRecommendations Released To Grow Volunteer Firefighting In Del.
Delaware’s system of volunteer firefighting companies would be strengthened under a plan produced Monday by a legislative task force. The panel has come out with a ten-point plan focused on recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. Recommendations include enhanced tax credits and tuition reimbursement for volunteers. Also, a coordinated marketing campaign is being proposed that…
Read MoreLewes Boy Looking for Bone Marrow Donor
A bone marrow transplant needed for a 19-month old in Lewes. According to the Cape Gazette, Mylz Anderson-Finney was diagnosed in February with acute lymphoblastic leukemia – but your help is needed to find his perfect donor match. This is the most common type of cancer in children – however none of his family members…
Read MoreHistoric Town Clock Proposed for Lewes
With the approval of Lewes City Council and support from local residents, a charitable fund at the Greater Lewes Foundation proposes to pay for a historic town clock to be installed at the corner of Second and Bank Streets in Lewes. The Steve and Lorraine Walker Fund is launching a campaign to raise the $22,625…
Read MoreUPDATE: Surveillance Photos of Alleged Suspects in February Oasis Lounge Parking Lot Shooting
UPDATED 6/14/21 – Detectives are releasing the following surveillance images captured the night of the shooting of the alleged subjects involved. Anyone with information regarding this incident or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact Detective T. Ford with Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigative Unit by calling 302-698-8569. Information may also…
Read MoreSussex Tech HS Due For Roof, Drainage, Track Improvements
Sussex Tech will be spruced up over the summer. The Board of Education has approved more than $500,000 allocated to replacing a roof, making drainage improvements under the main bus parking lot at the high school, and resurfacing the outdoor track. The track has not undergone a major improvement in its several decades of existence.…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hear More on Reassessment Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning at 10am in Georgetown. They will have a presentation from Bayhealth Foundation on the Graduate Medical Education Program and discuss possible action related to the disposition of certain County property. There will be a public hearing on the proposed sewer district boundary in the North Georgetown area for…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed In Princess Anne
Maryland State Police are investigating the apparent murder of a 24-year-old Princess Anne man. Troopers from the Princess Anne Barrack responded to an apartment in the 11,000-block of Bratten Avenue Sunday evening, and found a man outside his apartment shot and wounded. The victim, 24-year-old Michael Cooper Junior, died at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in…
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