Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
DSP Announce the Retirement of Colonel Melissa A. Zebley
Delaware State Police Superintendent, Col. Melissa Zebley will retire on November 1st. She has served over 32 years – starting as a participant in the State Police Explorer Program. She completed the 61st Delaware State Police Academy Recruit Class and joined the DSP on July 16, 1992 – beginning at Troop 6 in Wilmington. In…
Read MoreMilton Man Charged with Home Improvement Fraud
After multiple investigations into home improvement fraud, Delaware State Police have arrested 46 year old Christopher Russell of Milton. The investigation began in March of this year as Financial Crimes Detectives from Troops 3 and 4 began investigating Russell of Great Outdoors Sunrooms and Shade Solutions. Police learned Russell signed contracts with five victims in…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Felony Drug Offenses
Delaware State Police were called to the Wawa at Dartmouth Drive on Thursday for an unconscious man in a Nissan Rogue in the parking lot. Police spotted the man slumped over the steering wheel and contacted him. When he awoke he appeared confused but did not require medical attention. After exiting the Rogue, the man,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Arrest Made After Wrong-Way Fatal Crash on Route 13 Near Seaford
UPDATED 10/17/24: Delaware State Police have arrested 24-year-old Luis Lucas-Mendez of Georgetown for vehicular homicide, DUI, and related charges following a fatal crash earlier this month that left two people dead. The crash occurred on October 6th on Sussex Highway near Cannon Road, involving a 2016 Nissan Rogue and a 2005 Honda Pilot. The Rogue, driven by a…
Read MoreMaryland Man Arrested after Crash on Coastal Highway Near Rehoboth Beach Sunday
Frederica Man Charged with Drug & Traffic Offenses after Pursuit
A Frederica man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after a pursuit Monday night near Frederica. Members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force were on patrol and spotted an Audi fail to signal when turning into a driveway on Old Beach Road. When detectives tried pull the Audi over – the driver sped…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Georgetown Area Crash
UPDATED – 10/14/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 20 year old John Cardona-Esquea of Georgetown, Delaware, as the man who died in a fatal two-vehicle crash on October 10 near Georgetown. =============================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 10/11/24 – A Georgetown man is dead after a vehicle crash just after 2:30 Thursday afternoon in the area…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Fatal Overnight Crash South of Milton
UPDATED – 10/14/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 66 year-old Sherman Jackson of Lewes fas the man who died in a single-vehicle fatal crash in Milton on October 13. =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 10/13/24 – Delaware State Police are investigating a vehicle crash early Sunday morning just after midnight on Stockley Road in the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fallen Tree & Downed Wires Cleared & Route 24 Near Angola Reopened
UPDATED – Route 24 was finally reopened around 11pm and power restored to the 28 or so DEC members. ========================================== Route 24 has been closed between Peddler’s Village and Robinsonville Road for much of the afternoon. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a 67 year old Millsboro man driving a Jeep Grand…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting in Capitol Park in Dover
A shooting in the Capitol Park area in Dover Saturday is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police were called just before 7:30pm to a home on South Governors Boulevard. Police learned that a 17 year old male and an acquaintance were outside when an unknown suspect approached looking for the victim. The suspect shot…
Read MoreDSP Investigating a Pedestrian Struck by Truck in Smyrna Friday Morning
A 31 year old Wilmington woman is dead after she walked from the grass median on South Dupont Boulevard near Spring Meadow Drive in Smyrna onto the highway in front of a dump truck Friday morning just before 6. Delaware State Police say the dump truck, driven by a 65 year old Dover man, struck…
Read MoreDagsboro Man Charged with Drug Offenses after Search Warrant
A Dagsboro man has been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Dupont Boulevard in Dagsboro on Thursday. The search warrant was obtained after a three-month long investigation on 62 year old John Rickards for a criminal nuisance property as well as manufacturing and distributing illegal narcotics. Police detained nine people…
Read MoreUPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Dover Robbery
UPDATE 10/09/24: Delaware State Police have arrested 34-year-old Carlton Harris of Dover, Delaware for a robbery that occurred earlier this week in Dover. Yesterday, October 8th Harris was arrested and taken to Troop 3. He was charged with Robbery 1st Degree (Felony) Conspiracy 2nd Degree (Felony) Assault 3rd Degree He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2,…
Read MoreCamden Man Charged with Theft of Bleachers from Marydel-Hartly Little League Complex
In late September Delaware State Police learned that an unknown black man removed four bleachers from the Marydel-Hartly Little League complex and drove off in a maroon SUV. Investigation led police to 34 year old Orlando Saunders of Camden as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Saunders turned himself in to Troop…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged with Home Improvement Fraud
A Millsboro man has been arrested for home improvement fraud as the result of multiple investigations. Delaware State Police Financial Crimes Detectives began their investigation of 51 year old Frank Stiles in February of 2023. Police say Stiles operated under several business names – including Heron Creek Landscaping and Pools, Premier Pools and Spas,Regal Water…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Route 113 Crash Friday Night
A crash Friday night just before 10 sent two people to area hospitals. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the 66 year old Millsboro man driving a Mustang crossed the northbound lanes of Route 113 at Avenue of Honor into the path of a Honda Pilot in the northbound lanes. Police say…
Read MoreUPDATED: Saturday AM Crash Shuts Down Beaver Dam Road; Broken Utility Pole
UPDATED – 4:15pm – A vehicle crash just after 1am Saturday shut down a portion of Beaver Dam Road because of a severed utility pole. Delaware State Police say that fun an unknown reason the driver of a Ford Expedition went off Beaver Dam Road and struck a utility pole causing the wires to fall…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident in Milton Early Saturday Morning
UPDATED: DSP Investigating September Burglaries & Thefts in Angola Area near Lewes
UPDATED – 10am – Delaware State Police are investigating multiple thefts and burglaries in the area of Angola Beach and Estates, Angola by the Bay and Daniels Mobile Home Park throughout the month of September. Police say the first incidents on September 1st involve two unknown suspects linked to the theft of a golf cart,…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Thefts of Diesel Generators from Sussex County Poultry Farms
Delaware State Police are investigating the theft of diesel generators from several poultry farms in Dagsboro, Frankford, Millsboro and Seaford. Police say the generators have been taken during overnight hours by a suspect operating a rollback truck. Police as anyone with information on the vehicle or suspect to contact Detective La Placa at 302-752-3798 or…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested after Shooting Incident Thursday
A Dover man has been arrested in a shooting incident that left one man injured in Dover. Delaware State Police were called to a home on David Hall Road Thursday just after 8:30pm where they found a 45 year old man with a gunshot wound to the arm. Investigation showed that 25 year old Cody…
Read MoreUPDATE: Chesapeake, Virginia man Arrested for Robbery at Laurel Restaurant Last Month
UPDATE 10/03/24: Delaware State Police have arrested a 24-year-old Chesapeake, Virginia man for a robbery that occurred at a restaurant in Laurel last month. The robbery happened at Tacos Chabelita on September 8th located on Sussex Highway in Laurel. According to police, the victims were assaulted, and money that the employees had on a table…
Read MoreUPDATE: Seaford Man Turns Himself in and Charged With Armed Robbery & Vehicle Theft
UPDATE 10/01/24 On October 1st, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Javontai Ricketts turned himself in at Troop 4. He was subsequently charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $163,000 cash bond. Robbery 1st Degree (Felony) Possession of a Firearm During the…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges in Lincoln
A Dover man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Lincoln last week. Delaware State Police and various agencies went into a home on Greentop Road after an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs and 44 year old Antonio Young of Dover. Twelve…
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