Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
DSP Charge Rehoboth Man with DUI after Sideswiping Trooper’s Tahoe
A DSP Tahoe making a traffic stop was sideswiped by another vehicle just after midnight Saturday morning on Old Landing Road. The Trooper was just getting back into the vehicle when it was struck – the trooper was not injured but the driver’s side door was damaged. The Chrysler that struck the Trooper was also…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Man Wanted in February Assault Near Georgetown
A man wanted in connection with a February assault on Garden Circle near Georgetown has been arrested. Delaware State Police say 34 year old Alvaro Marroquinn allegedly shot an acquaintance in the head and then left the scene. Police learned that Marroquinn returned to Guatemala and Mexico – in June he was arrested by US…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Third Suspect for Theft & Burglary in Magnolia
UPDATED 8/25/20 – The third suspect in several burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the Magnolia area has been arrested. Delaware State Police say 19 year old Dominic Hurley of Dover turned him self in at Troop 3 on Monday. He is charged with multiple counts including felony 1st degree burglary and theft of a…
Read MoreDSP Release Names in Fatal Harrington Crash
UPDATED – 8/24/20 – Delaware State Police have identified the names of the of the individuals who died in a crash on August 21, 2020, on  southbound DuPont Highway (US 13) at State Fair Boulevard, as 81-year-old Joyce E. Thompson of Lincoln, DE and 80-year-old Terry L. Troutman of Lincoln, DE. The crash continues to…
Read MoreSeaford Woman Charged with 7th DUI
A Seaford woman has been charged with her 7th offense DUI after a vehicle crash near Bridgeville. Delaware State Police say 39 year old Melissa Jurado of Seaford was found near her vehicle around 3:30 Saturday morning – and showed signs of impairment. Police also detected an odor of alcohol. A DUI investigation was started…
Read MoreHouston Man Arrested After Leading DSP on Chase
A Houston man has been arrested after he led Delaware State Police on a chase while driving a stolen motorcycle. Police spotted the motorcycle on Greely traveling on the wrong side of the road, but when the trooper tried to stop the rider – he raced off leading police on a chase that ended at…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged in Domestic Incident
A Milford man has been charged after a domestic incident Friday night. Delaware State Police were called to the area of Cedar Creek Road and Heritage Road in Lincoln for a stabbing in a vehicle. Police found the vehicle and contacted the 40 year old female victim from Milford with cuts to her head and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Lopez Arrested; Missing 2 Year Old from Georgetown, DE found in California
UPDATED 8/21/10 – A woman who sparked an Amber Alert when she abducted her son has been arrested after turning herself into Georgetown Police. Police say 26 year old Angelina Lopez was originally charged with child abuse in June and was issued a no-contact order with her son and permitted supervised visitation. On July 26…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Thefts from Produce Stands
Delaware State Police need your help to identify the suspect wanted for taking cash from produce stands in the Millsboro and Laurel area. Police say on August 13th the suspect went into four produce stands breaking into locked cash boxes and taking any money inside. The suspect is white, about 20 to 30 years old…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Burglary at Milford’s Country Corner
Delaware State Police need your help to identify a suspect wanted in a burglary at the Country Corner on Bay Road in Milford. Police say the incident occurred during the first week of July – the suspect went into the store through the drive thru window and took several cartons of Newport cigarettes. The suspect…
Read MoreHarrington Area Crash Leaves Denton Man Dead
Delaware State Police were called for a crash on Flatiron Road west of Harrington just after 6:35 Friday evening.  Police say a Ford Explorer was eastbound when the driver, 34 year old Frederick Wildt of Ellendale, went off the roadway and into a shallow, grassy swale and overturned ejecting the driver and passenger. Neither was…
Read MoreLaurel Man Charged on Weapons & Drug Offenses
A search warrant was executed last Wednesday at a residence on Abner Road in Laurel where members of the Sussex Governor’s Task Force, Sussex Drug Task Force and Sussex Probation and Parole found a 3-foot tall potted marijuana plant, over 8 pounds of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and 8 firearms and ammunition. The resident, 55 year…
Read MoreWarrant Attempt Leads to Weapons Charges
Delaware State Police have arrested 55 year old Calvin Wyatt of Milton for maintaining a drug property and 38 year old Jennifer Bachman of Georgetown on weapons charges. Police were trying to locate Wyatt after an incident on Thursday and found him and Bachman at the rear of Wyatt’s property on West Springside Drive. Bachman…
Read MoreFelton Area Home Struck by Gunfire Sunday Morning
Delaware State Police were called to Skinner Lane in Felton just before 4:30 Sunday morning for a report of shots being fired. Police learned that two men were inside a home when the outside was struck by gunfire. Investigation showed three round struck the home – one went through the wall – no one was…
Read MoreFiery Crash at Argos Corner Sends 4 to the Hospital
Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash near Argos Corner Saturday night. Police say for unknown reasons a Durango left southbound Route 1 – struck the guard rail and bridge – crossed the highway and overturned in the median several times. Eight people in the SUV were able to escape before the vehicle…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged with Drug & Weapons Offenses after Traffic Stop
A traffic stop near Millsboro led to the arrest of a man on drug and weapons charges. Delaware State Police stopped a vehicle for a broken headlamp and smelled marijuana as they contacted the driver, 31 year old Dionne Thomas. A search of the vehicle turned up over 56 grams of marijuana, 364 bags of…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Attempted Robbery in Greenwood
Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery of Stargate Pizza in Greenwood Friday night. Police say around 10:30 the owner was closing for the night when he was approached outside by a man with a machete who demanded money. The victim told the suspect he had no money and threw a pizza at him…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash Near Felton
Two people were injured after a single vehicle crash Friday night near Killens Pond State Park. Delaware State Police say a Tahoe, driven by a 40 year old man from Camden-Wyoming struck a tree at the intersection of Killens Pond Road and Scrap Tavern Road. Neither the driver or 44 year old female passenger from…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Bridgeville Man for Reckless Endangering
Your help is needed to find 18 year old Damaj Showell of Bridgeville. He is wanted on charges of reckless endangering and other offenses after an incident Thursday night. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Mill Park Drive for a domestic with shots fired. Police learned that Showell and his father were…
Read MoreDSP Troopers Assoc Offering Reward for Information into Memorial Vandalism in Dover
Delaware State Police continue to investigate the vandalism to the Delaware State Police Memorial at the DSP Headquarters complex in Dover but need your help to identify the suspects responsible. The vandalism occurred in the overnight hours of June 15 into the 16th – the memorial was spray painted with “Black Lives Matter.” The DSP…
Read MoreTwo Dead, Two Injured in Friday Night Crash on Mt Joy Road Near Millsboro
A crash on Mount Joy Road Friday night just after 6:30 has left two people dead. Delaware State Police say a Toyota driven by an 18 year old man from Georgetown and an Explorer driven by a 29 year old man from Selbyville collided in the area of Lawson Road east of Millsboro. Police say…
Read MoreCrash on Old Landing Road Near Rehoboth Leaves 1 Dead
A crash west of Rehoboth on Old Landing Road Friday, just after 6pm, left a Rehoboth Beach woman dead. Delaware State Police say a Mazda driven by an 86 year old Rehoboth woman was westbound on Old Landing Road, following behind a Lexus driven by a 17 year old man from Camden, DE. A vehicle…
Read MoreFiery Crash on Old Furnace Road West of Georgetown Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
UPDATED 7/4/20 3am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that took the life of a 64 year old Seaford man Friday afternoon. The call came in just after 1pm for a crash on Old Furnace Road in the area of Asbury Road west of Georgetown. Delaware State Police say for unknown reasons the…
Read MoreUPDATE: 2 Missing Swimmers Found Deceased in South Bowers Waters
UPDATE – 7/1/20 3:30pm – Tuesday afternoon several visitors to South Bowers Beach went swimming in the Delaware Bay, but when the tide turned the strong currents carried them into the Murderkill River. Assistant Chief of the South Bowers Fire Department, Michael Hignutt and his cousin rescued a 20 year old man from Philadelphia –…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Hate Crime in Seaford
Delaware State Police are investigating a trespass and hate crime complaint at the Holly View Mobile Home Park in Seaford. Police were called after a 59 year old black man said that someone trespassed on his property while he was at work on Friday and tied a small white cord tied like a noose on…
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