Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
DSP Charge Bridgeville Man after Crash near Gumboro Thursday Night
A crash just after 11 Thursday night on Millsboro Highway south of Gumboro left a woman injured and a 20 year old charged with vehicular assault and DUI. Delaware State Police arrested Isaias Chavez-Chilel after his Fusion crossed the center line collided head-on with a SUV driven by a 24 year old woman. The driver…
Read MoreDover Man Charged in Bakery Burglary and Bicycle Flight
A Dover man has been arrested after a traffic stop – on a bicycle. Delaware State Police spotted 56 year old Samuel Curtis riding a bicycle on the wrong side of South Dupont Highway – with no lights or reflectors on his bicycle. Curtis was wearing all dark clothing and carrying a dark colored backpack…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Arrest Laurel Man for Felony Assault
UPDATED 1-18-20 9am – Delaware State Police have arrested a Laurel man wanted for a felony assault that occurred on January 3 at a block party in Bridgeville. Police say 48 year old Kenneth Greene turned himself in at Troop 4 where he was charged with felony assault. Police say a 28 year old woman…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged with 6th Offense DUI
A Bridgeville man has been arrested for his 6th offense DUI for drugs. Delaware State Police were called for a vehicle swerving all over the northbound Sussex Highway near Seaford on Sunday. They spotted the vehicle stopped at a red traffic light – but when the light turned green – the vehicle didn’t move. When…
Read MoreDSP Honor Cpl Stephen Ballard with New Street Name at Troop 2
Delaware State Police honored Cpl Stephen Ballard at Troop 2 in Newark yesterday with a sign dedication ceremony. The signs will change the street name where the troop is located – as well as Keene Elementary School and Glasgow Park from LaGrange Avenue to Cpl Stephen Ballard Way. Ballard was killed in 2017 when he…
Read MoreDSP Warns You About Social Security Phone Scams
According to the Social Security Administration in the last year, Social Security phone scams have skyrocketed, becoming the #1 type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and to Social Security. Similar to other types of telephone scams, the scammers are trying to trick you into giving them your personal information and money. Don’t…
Read MoreMillsboro Woman Charged after Assault
A domestic incident on Pot of Gold Circle in Millsboro led to the arrest of a Millsboro woman. Delaware State Police say they contacted a 54 year old man who was outside the home after he was assaulted by his girlfriend who then threatened him with a knife. Troopers found 42 year old Michelle Corbitt…
Read MoreTwo Arrested in Harbeson Drug Investigation
A six month investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs ended with the arrest of two people at a home on Woodcrest Drive in Harbeson on Thursday. Delaware State Police with help from SORT, the Sussex Drug Unit and Governors Task Force went into the home with a search and seizure warrant where they arrested…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged after Assault of Georgetown Man
A Milford man has been charged after violating a no contact order. Delaware State Police say 29 year old Tyler Melvin went to a home on Sussex Pines Road in Georgetown where he argued with a 65 year old man who advised Melvin of the no contact order and asked him to leave. Melvin refused…
Read MoreWoman Injured in Delmar Shooting
Delmar Police with help from Delaware State Police are investigating a shooing Wednesday night just after 8:30 on Buckingham Drive. Police say a 56 year old female victim was standing at the front door of her home ready to enter when she was struck by gunfire. She was taken to an area hospital with non-life…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route 1 in Rehoboth Beach
A 68 year old woman from Rehoboth Beach is dead after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night just after 8pm on Coastal Highway in the area of Munchy Branch Road. Delaware State Police believe the woman was crossing Coastal Highway and stepped from the median into the path of an SUV, operated by…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged After Leading DSP on Chase
A Milford man has been arrested after leading Delaware State Police on a chase in a stolen car. Police tried to stop a vehicle around 1:20 Saturday morning on Route 36 for a burned out headlight. However the driver, 30 year old Andree Mansfield, refused to stop – blowing through red lights and driving in…
Read MoreRoute 1 Crash near Milford Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
A crash at Route 1 in the area of Pine Haven Road near Lincoln is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say just before 1:30 a car was stopped on Pine Haven Road for the stop sign – then pulled out into the path of a pickup truck that was southbound on Coastal Highway. …
Read MoreMulti-Agency Operation Nets Weapons & Drugs in Dover’s Capital Park
After four shooting complaints in the Capital Park neighborhood in Dover in the past two weeks, Delaware State Police coordinated a multi-agency pro-active criminal operation to target violent crime. The two-day operation focused on seizing firearms and through investigation police learned that weapons, drugs and more were being hidden at the back of homes on…
Read MoreUPDATED & BREAKING | Milford Man Dies in Crash Involving Tractor Trailer Near Gumboro
UPDATED 1/4/20 7pm – Delaware State Police have released the name of the man who died in the crash Friday morning as 48 year old Howard Bowman of Milford. ===================================================== UPDATED 4:45pm – A Milford man was killed after a crash just before 7:30 Friday morning at the intersection of Millsboro Highway and Betts Road…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Looking for Suspect(s) in Two Capitol Green Shooting Incidents
Delaware State Police were called TO State Circle in Dover after shots were fired just before 7 Saturday night at a 31 year old man who left his Capitol Park home and was walking to his car which was parked at the end of his driveway. Police say the victim was not struck but seven…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged after Domestic Incident
A domestic incident on Friday in Seaford led to the arrest of a Seaford man on a variety of charges. Delaware State Police learned that an argument between 58 year old Brad Rippey and a 44 year old woman turned physical. Also in the house – a 26 year old man and two children aged…
Read MoreMarydel Man Charged after Shooting Incident in Hartly
A shooting investigation near Hartly has resulted in the arrest of a 20 year old Marydel man. Several roommates and friends were at a residence on Myers Drive in Hartly when Michael Rhinehardt started a fight and grabbed a firearm – firing multiple rounds. Rhinehardt’s girlfriend confronted him and he became angrier and he told…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Charged in Vehicle Theft
An investigation by Delaware State Police into a rash of thefts from vehicles in the Magnolia area ended with the arrest of a Magnolia man. Police say the thefts occurred during overnight hours. One vehicle was stolen when the victim left their keys in an unlocked vehicle. The stolen vehicle was located last week in…
Read MoreUPDATED: Seaford Police and DSP Arrest Suspect in Shooting
UPDATED – 12/22/19: A 25 year old Seaford man wanted by Seaford Police in connection with a shooting Friday evening has turned himself in to police.  Seaford Police were called to Collins Avenue where they found a person with gunshot wounds who was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.  Xavier Mills-Davis is charged…
Read MoreDSP Troop 5 Spreading Christmas Cheer
For the 36th year, the Delaware State Police Troop 5 Needy Family Christmas Initiative has made deliveries. This year Santa, troopers, officers and volunteers made deliveries in the Seaford, Lincoln and Milford areas. DSP also deliver to the Murphey School in Dover – the current-day equivalent of an orphanage or longer-term group foster care for…
Read MoreSelbyville Drug Investigation Leads to 7 Arrests and Seizure of Heroin and 19 Weapons
The Delaware State Police arrested multiple suspects in connection with a drug investigation. On Thursday, December 19, 2019, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit (SDU) and the Governor’s Task Force (GTF) concluded a three-month drug investigation that involves Janie C. Handy and Herbert Handy and the sale of illegal drugs at a residence located on Polly Branch…
Read MoreDSP Troop 7 Moving into New Home Today
The new Troop 7 opens this morning at 10am. The new location is on Mulberry Knoll Road in Lewes – just off Route 24 behind the new Love Creek Elementary School. The old Troop 7 on Coastal Highway will close to the public Thursday morning. A formal open house will be held at a later…
Read MoreOcean View Man Charged after Assaulting a Police Officer
An Ocean View man has been arrested for assaulting a police officer and other offenses. Police were called to Fox’s Pizza in Millville for a theft of a bicycle in progress. An Ocean View officer spotted the subject, 34 year old Christopher Thompson and tried to make contact with him. The officer told Thompson to…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Dover Home Invasion
Delaware State Police are looking for two men who forced their way into a Dover home on Mast Circle just after midnight Thursday morning. The suspects held two victims at gunpoint and demanded cash and firearms. The suspects left after getting two handguns and cash. No one in the home was injured – three juveniles…
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