Rehoboth Beach Death Investigation Updates

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EMS crews and Rehoboth Beach police responded to the ocean block of Olive Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, for a woman reported in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rehoboth Beach police along with investigators from the Division of Forensic Science and Delaware State Police assisted with the investigation into…

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Another Death Investigation in Downtown Rehoboth Beach

EMS crews and Rehoboth Beach police responded to the ocean block of Olive Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a woman reported in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rehoboth Beach police along with investigators from the Division of Forensic Science and Delaware State Police assisted with the investigation into the late…

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Salisbury PD Investigating Body Found in Pond

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Salisbury Police are conducting a death investigation into an adult male who was found deceased in a pond in the area of Coventry Lane on Saturday afternoon. The individual has been preliminarily identified and the body was taken to the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to…

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Murder Suspect Dies at SCI

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A man who was arrested on murder charges last month has died in prison.According to the Delaware Department of Correction, 57-year-old Michael Klein of Long Neck was being housed in the medical area of Sussex Correctional Institution, and had a history of chronic health conditions.The DOC said he was found unresponsive in his cell by…

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Kayakers Discover Body in Dover

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Dover Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the area of the Saint Jones River behind Capitol Green.A group of kayakers saw the body on the shoreline Saturday and notified police. According to police, the body is that of a male but was in an advanced state of decomposition. There were no obvious…

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Body Found in Woods near Laurel

State troopers are investigating after a decomposed male body was discovered in the woods. The discovery was made around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday behind some chicken houses in the 12900 block of Trussum Pond Road which is southeast of Laurel.

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Update: Man Found Dead Near Burning Vehicle

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Update: Delaware State Police said Thursday night that there are no signs of foul play in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a ditch near a burning vehicle.The 54-year-old Seaford man was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday morning, where troopers responded to reports of a vehicle fire…

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Del. State Police Conduct In-Custody Death Investigation

A 72-year-old Milton man is dead, and Delaware State Police are investigating his death which occurred while he was in police custody. According to State Police, Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m., detectives responded to the Bait and Tackle Shop in the 25,000-block of Coastal Highway (Indian River Inlet) after getting information that Stanley Bradley may…

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Death Investigation Underway In Ocean City

Ocean City Police are conducting a death investigation in the area of 60th Street. Someone contacted police this morning (Monday) after finding an unconscious male outside. Emergency Medical Services personnel pronounced the person dead at the scene. The name of the victim has not been released. Members of the Criminal Investigation Division Major Crimes Unit…

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Suspected Homeless Man Found Dead in Church Cemetery

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A suspected homeless man was found dead in the cemetery surrounding the Midway Presbyterian Church on Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth around 11:40 a.m. this past Saturday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. “I don’t have much to release on the incident,” Sr. Cpl. Jason Hatchell, state police spokesman, said Sunday. “Investigators are not investigating this…

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OC Police Conduct Death Investigation

Ocean City Police are continuing a death investigation. Tuesday at about 4:45 a.m., police responded to the 200-block of 9th Street after a concerned citizen discovered an unconscious male outside. Members of Ocean City EMS pronounced the person deceased at the scene. Police said the name of the deceased person is not being released at…

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Death Investigation Underway In Dover

A death investigation has begun in the Dover area. Delaware State Police said a 75-year-old man was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead Saturday afternoon before 4:00, as a criminal investigation was taking place in the 800-block of Sorghum Mill Road. According to police, investigators determined there was no safety threat to the public.…

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Death investigation underway in Harrington

Delaware State Police are currently conducting a death investigation after a person was found lying unresponsive in the middle of a road in Harrington. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 1:10 a.m., Friday when troopers were dispatched to Killens Pond Road, between Sandbox Road and Bloomfield Road, for reports of a man…

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Woman found dead inside home in Laurel

Delaware State Police are conducting a death investigation after a woman was found dead inside a home in Laurel. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the investigation began around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday when the Laurel Police Department responded to a home in the 100 block of N. Central Avenue, for reports of a woman…

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UPDATE | Police ID body found on the side of a road in Lincoln

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A body that was discovered along the side of a road near Lincoln has been identified. According to the Delaware State Police Department, troopers were dispatched to Fleatown Road in Lincoln shortly after 12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 to investigate reports that a body had been found on the side of the road. Police arrived and…

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Lincoln man indicted in the death of his son

A Lincoln man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his son. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident took place on July 10, around 8:26 p.m. as troopers were dispatched to a residence in the 15000 block of Winner Circle in Lincoln for a death investigation.  Troopers arrived…

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Dover Parents Charged Following One Year Old’s Death

Delaware State Police have arrested a mother and father after a child death investigation was later determined to be a homicide. The investigation began in the early morning hours of April 30, 2017 when Troopers arrived at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for a death investigation of a child. They later learned that the parents had…

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UPDATED: Suspect in Laurel Roadside Death Back in Delaware

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UPDATED  4/4/19  4:30pm – The Laurel man wanted for the murder of a Seaford woman near Laurel in March has been extradited back to Delaware from Virginia. Delaware State Police have charged 32 year old Joseph Beck with 1st degree murder, abuse of a corpse and weapons violations. He is being held at the James…

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Body Recovered from Submerged Vehicle in Eden

The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after discovering a vehicle under water in the area of Upper Ferry Ramp in Eden. Deputies say they were called to the area on South Upper Ferry Road around 9:21 a.m. on Sunday, March 24 for a report of suspicious activity. Once arrived, they uncovered a road sign…

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UPDATED: DSP Say Long Neck Death a Murder

UPDATED – MON 10am – A death investigation at a home on Schooner Lane in the Rehoboth Shores development has been ruled a murder and today Delaware State Police have charged 30 year old George Bailey with  1st degree murder and theft of a motor vehicle.  Saturday morning Delaware State Police went to the home…

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