Posts Tagged ‘Delaware State Police’
Update: Girl Injured In Hit-and-Run Crash Near Harbeson
(updated story Wednesday morning) Delaware State Police have located the driver of a flatbed truck who was involved in a hit-and-run accident with an ATV Monday. The truck driver tried to avoid hitting an ATV that was being ridden by three girls as they pulled onto Shingle Point Road from a driveway. A 12-year-old girl…
Read MoreCrash Leads To Driver’s Arrest For DUI, Drugs – Weapons Charges
A crash investigation has led to a Bridgeville man’s arrest for DUI and drugs-and-weapons charges. Delaware State Police said troopers responded to a reported crash in the 13,000-block of Deer Forest Road early Saturday, and found a car in a ditch. Police said the troopers saw a black handgun on the driver’s side floorboard as…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Wanted For Criminal Charges
Delaware State Police are looking for a 26-year-old Greenwood man on criminal charges stemming from incidents in March and May of this year. According to Delaware State Police, Aaron Jenkins is wanted for terroristic threatening, assault 3rd-degree, theft under $1,500 and theft by false pretense. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Aaron Jenkins of…
Read MoreUpdate: 2 Arrested For Seaford Burglary
Two suspects are facing burglary related charges after being linked to a break-in and theft at the Tru Blu convenience store on Middleford Road in Seaford. Delaware State Police said tips from the public and investigative leads resulted in the arrests of 18-year-old Jermaine Watson of Seaford and a 16-year-old male. The burglary occurred early…
Read MoreCrash In Hartly Claims Life Of Milford Woman
A Milford woman has died in a single-vehicle wreck in Hartly. According to Delaware State Police, a southbound car on Hartly Road north of Halltown Road crossed the roadway and struck a utility guidewire and a tree. The driver was 58 years old and died at the scene. Her name has not been released. The…
Read MoreBeach Brawl Results In One Arrest
A beach battle over jet skis in Pot Nets has resulted in a man’s arrest. Delaware State Police said a man arrived at the beach in Seaside with his family on jet skis, and an argument started with a man on the beach. According to police, 51-year-old Stephen Grady of Millsboro retrieved a screwdriver and…
Read MoreMan Wanted On Assault Charges
A Milton man is wanted for felony assault charges and possession of a deadly weapon during a felony, according to Delaware State Police. State Police said Wednesday that 22-year-old Treyvell Toppin got into an argument with a 61-year-old man last Wednesday June 16th at about 5:00 p.m. at Bayly’s Garage on Sussex Highway in Delmar.…
Read MoreDelaware Officials Advocate for Pedestrian Safety with New Traffic Signals
Ten pedestrians or bicyclists have been killed on Coastal Highway between Lewes and Fenwick Island during the past three years and nearly 70 have been injured. As a result, state and local officials met Tuesday morning in Dewey Beach to get out the word on the state鈥檚 latest pedestrian crossing device, the rectangular rapid flashing…
Read MoreCoastal 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 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 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 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.聽 Information may also…
Read MoreKent Co. Man Struck, Killed By SUV While Mowing Lawn
A Kent County man was struck and killed by a vehicle over the weekend while operating a push lawnmower at a ditch in front of his home. According to Delaware State Police, the 74-year-old man was about six feet from Westville Road in Camden-Wyoming Saturday evening when an SUV left the road, traveled onto the…
Read MoreShots Fired Toward Occupied Home In Oak Orchard
Delaware State Police are investigating the firing of gunshots toward a home in Oak Orchard. A man and a woman were inside a home on Circle Drive Tuesday at 12:27 a.m. when someone opened fire on the home. Troopers discovered multiple casings on the roadway, and two fragments were found on the porch. No one…
Read MoreWoman Accused Of Impersonating Police Officer
A Selbyville woman faces several charges in connection with an incident at the Royal Farms store on Lighthouse Road during which she is accused of identifying herself as a police officer, disorderly conduct and shoplifting. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to the store early June 8th in response to a reported argument and…
Read MoreGirl Shot With BB Gun; Suspect Charged
An Ellendale man is charged with firing a BB-gun at an eleven-year-old girl who was riding his bicycle. According to Delaware State Police, 18-year-old James Adkins retrieved the weapon during an argument with the girl. She was shot in the ‘lower torso’ with a BB, but she was not taken anywhere for medical attention. Troopers…
Read MoreDagsboro Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charges
Two people are facing drug-related charges after being pulled over on Iron Branch Road in Dagsboro. Delaware State Police said the driver, 30-year-old Keion Sturgis of Dagsboro, was found to be driving with a suspended license.According to police, a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine was in plain view in the vehicle. Police said…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Weapons Charges After Traffic Stop
A Greenwood man is facing weapon-and-traffic related charges after being pulled over while driving on the shoulder of Beach Highway over the weekend. Delaware State Police said the smell of alcohol led to a DUI investigation. During the investigation, police said 57-year-old Kevin Drummond was found to be carrying a concealed loaded .380 handgun with…
Read More3 Cruisers Damaged At Investigation Scene
Three Delaware State Police vehicles were damaged Wednesday night as troopers were responding to a burglary in progress. Police said a 62-year-old Lewes man heading northbound on Harbeson Road approached the scene, drifted off the roadway and collided with a fully marked, unoccupied police vehicle with its rear emergency equipment activated that was parked on…
Read MoreMan Charged With Aggravated Menacing, Other Offenses
A Harbeson man is under arrest for aggravated menacing, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, criminal trespass and ‘drunk on a highway.’ Delaware State Police said Thursday that troopers were called the previous night to the 21,000-block of Harbeson Road. An investigation determined that a man and a woman in their 60s…
Read MoreUPDATE: Police ID Victim Of Pedestrian Fatality On Route 113
Update: Delaware State Police have released the identity of the Seaford man who died when he was hit by a car while on foot along Route 113 near Millsboro. 21-year-old Smith Florestal died in a hospital after he was struck Monday night. Original Story: A man who parked his vehicle along Route 113 and got…
Read MoreMan Charged With Striking Pedestrian With Pickup Truck
A Bishopville man is charged with striking a man with his vehicle in the parking lot of the Harris Teeter supermarket on Americana Parkway in Selbyville. Delaware State Police said a 53-year-old man left the store Tuesday afternoon and was trying to cross to a median. According to police, 19-year-old Robert Sadowski Junior accelerated and…
Read MoreGunshots Strike Vehicle, Home Near Seaford
An occupied vehicle and an occupied home in the Seaford area were struck by gunshots late Tuesday night, according to Delaware State Police. At about 10:26 p.m., three people were traveling in the area of the 500-block of Clearbrooke Boulevard when a dark-colored sedan came up from behind and started to travel recklessly. As a…
Read MoreHeadlight Out Leads To Man’s Arrest on Drugs-Weapons Charges
A traffic stop in Milford has resulted in the arrest of a Magnolia man on drugs-and-weapons related charges. Delaware State Police said troopers saw a vehicle traveling with a headlight out on Shawnee Road early Monday morning. A smell of marijuana led to an investigation. According to police, a search of the vehicle turned up…
Read MoreUPDATED: Stabbings, Shooting Death Under Investigation In Kent Co.
UPDATED – 5/28/21 – 4:30pm – The Delaware State Police are releasing the name of the individual that was shot and killed Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at a residence in the 700 block of Proctors Purchase Road as 37-year-old John H. Carter III of Ridgely, Maryland. Delaware State Police also tell WGMD that the two…
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