Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
Harrington Man Charged with 6th Offense DUI after Traffic Stop
A Harrington man has been charged after a traffic stop in Felton on Monday. Delaware State Police spotted an SUV on Holly Spring Road with no license plate. A traffic stop was made and the driver – 61 year old Paul Messick of Harrington – showed signs of impairment while speaking with troopers. Field sobriety…
Read More4 Arrested by DSP In Two Burglaries – in Sussex and Kent Counties
Delaware State Police have arrested 4 in connection with burglary and other offenses following two burglary investigations in Kent and Sussex Counties last month. Police were called to Marley’s Smoke Shop in Ocean View around 1am on July 24th where they found the front door had been forced and four suspects ransacked the business and…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting in Lewes Area
A Lewes woman was injured in a shooting incident that occurred early Friday morning on Evette Lane west of Lewes just after midnight. Delaware State Police learned that an unknown suspect fired shots at an occupied home – a 40 year old woman inside was struck by gunfire and taken to an area hospital with…
Read MoreLewes Man Arrested after Shooting in King’s Highway Parking Lot
Delaware State Police have arrested a Lewes man after a shooting that occurred in Lewes Monday night just after 11. Police were called to the parking lot of Mr. P’s Pizza on Kings Highway and learned that and 18 year old man drove to the restaurant to pick up a 16 and 17 year old…
Read More6 year old Dies after Crash East of Seaford
A vehicle crash at Coverdale and Hastings Farm Roads east of Seaford just before 4:30pm on July 27th. has left a 6 year old from Bridgeville dead. Delaware State Police say a Corolla failed to stop at the stop sign on Coverdale Road and entered into the path of a Tundra. The Trundra struck the…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested after Warrant Execution at Old Furnace Road Residence
A Seaford man has been arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Old Furnace Road in Seaford. This came after an investigation of 48 year old Robert Mumford for the distribution of drugs from the residence. Members of the Sussex County Drug Unit, Governor’s Task Force and State Police SORT…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident Friday in Rehoboth Beach
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Rehoboth Beach just before 11 Friday night. Police were called to Oyster House Road for a report of shots fired and found a Hyundai that had been struck by gunfire. Police learned that the Hyundai was traveling on Oyster House Road when unknown suspects…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Two Men for Gun and Drug Charges Following Pursuit in Bridgeville
Two men have been arrested after a pursuit in the Bridgeville area on Wednesday afternoon. Delaware State Police spotted a Dodge Charger with a registration violation on Coverdale Road near Route 404 and initiated at traffic stop. The Dodge failed to stop and sped off on Route 404 in a reckless manner – and police…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Arrest Suspect in April Home Invasion in Smyrna
UPDATED – 07/28/25 – Delaware State Police have arrested a suspect in an April home invasion on Ivy Ridge Court in Smyrna. Police on Sunday made contact with 33 year old Steven Mauthe on an unrelated complaint in Townsend and arrested him without incident. Mauthe was an acquaintance of the victim of the home invasion, which…
Read MoreUPDATED: Claymont Man Arrested for Fatal Milton Area Hit & Run Crash Saturday; Victim Identified
UPDATED – 07/28/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 67 year-old Sylvester Person of Milford as the man who died in a fatal hit-and-run collision on Saturday morning in Milton. ============================================================= ORIGINAL STORY – 07/27/25 – A Claymont man has been arrested after a fatal crash with a bicyclist Saturday morning just after 7:30 near…
Read MoreLincoln Woman Arrested for Assault
A Lincoln woman has been arrested by Delaware State Police after an incident Friday morning at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington. Police learned the victim was arguing with an acquaintance – a 26 year old man – while he was driving her to Sussex County. The victim requested to be dropped off at the…
Read MoreDSP & Ocean View Police investigate Smoke Shop Burglary in Millville
Ocean View and Delaware State Police responded to an burglar alarm activation at Marley’s Smoke Shop on Atlantic Avenue in Millville around 1am on Thursday. Police found the business had been forcibly entered through the front door and investigation showed four unidentified suspects – all with the faces covered and wearing gloves – who ransacked…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Millsboro Man on DUI & other Charges after a Check on the Welfare
Delaware State Police were called for an unconscious man behind the wheel of a vehicle parked along the shoulder of Iron Branch Road in Dagsboro on Sunday afternoon. Police found the car – with the driver leaning out the door – windshield wipers and right turn signal activated. Police contacted the driver, 62 year old…
Read MoreUPDATE: Third Suspect Arrested in Shooting in Slaughter Beach in June
UPDATE – 07/18/25 – Delaware State Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a shooting in June near the Slaughter Beach Memorial Volunteer Fire Company. Police say 21 year old Deonte King of Lincoln turned himself in at Troop 3 on Thursday after police identified him as a suspect in the June 12th…
Read MoreDSP Arrest 2 on Weapons and Drug Offenses near Millsboro
Two people have been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a Millsboro area residence on Tuesday. Members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force and Sussex County Drug Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Trinity Road following an investigation into the distribution of narcotics from the residence. Delaware State Police…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arrests Made in Rodney Village Drive-by Shooting Case
UPDATE: 7/17/25: Delaware State Police have arrested 41-year-old Tyrell Clark and a 16-year-old girl, both from Dover, in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened in Rodney Village this past May. According to State Police, shortly before 5:00 a.m. troopers were called to a home on Samuel Paynter Drive after reports of gunfire. Investigators say…
Read MoreUPDATED: Body of Missing Swimmer in Rehoboth Beach Saturday has been Located
UPDATED – 07/16/25 – The body of man who went missing in the ocean off Olive Avenue in Rehoboth Beach Saturday evening has been located. Rehoboth Beach Police were called around 1:30pm Wednesday when the body of 27 year old Gregory Karitu of Kenya was found in the water off the coast of Cape Henlopen…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges in Milford
A search warrant executed at a Milford residence over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 2 people and the recovery of fentanyl and cocaine. Members of the Kent County Drug Unit and Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police SORT Team went into a residence on Valley Drive in Milford Saturday after an investigation…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash Near Bridgeville
UPDATED – 07/13/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 27 year old Devin Flamer from Bridgeville as the man who died in the single-vehicle fatal crash yesterday near Bridgeville. ======================================================================= A crash early Saturday morning south of Bridgeville has left one man dead. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say a 27 year old…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Identify Victim in 4 Vehicle Crash near Argos Corner Friday Morning
UPDATED – 07/14/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 71 year old Peter Surdo from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania as the man who died in the fatal four-vehicle crash on Friday south of Milford. The investigation remains ongoing. ===================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 07/11/25 – A four vehicle crash in the area of Argos Corner south of…
Read MoreUPDATE: Route 54 Crash Tuesday Leaves 2 Dead; Victims Identified
UPDATE 7/9/25: The Delaware State Police have identified 22-year-old Veronika McCoy from Berlin, Maryland, and 77-year-old Douglas Bachtell from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, as the two people who died in the two-vehicle crash yesterday near Selbyville. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information is asked to contact Master Corporal K. Argo at (302) 703-3264.…
Read MoreA Lewes Man was Injured in Crash on Route 1 near Milton Tuesday
A Lewes man was injured in a crash Tuesday morning around 11 on Route 1 at Eagles Crest Road. Delaware State Police say the 75 year old driver of a Mazda was stopped at the stop sign on Eagles Crest Road, but failed to remain stopped and entered the path of a Hyundai that was…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested for Thefts in the Lincoln, Milton & Lewes
A Laurel man has been arrested in connection with several thefts that occurred in June in various communities in Lincoln, Milton and Lewes. Delaware State Police say that in each theft, unknown suspects trespassed onto various properties in the overnight hours and took money and property from unsecured vehicles. Police identified a silver Chevy Cruz…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash on Route 1 at Hudson Road near Milton Tuesday Morning
Two people were injured in a crash just after 9:30 Tuesday morning at Route 1 and Hudson Road near Milton. Delaware State Police say the driver of a Cadillac, a 73 year old man from Millsboro stopped at the stop sign on Hudson Road, but failed to remain stopped and attempted to cross the southbound…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident in Angola Area
Delaware State Police were called to the Acadia Landing development near Angola on Monday for a shooting that occurred on July 3rd. Police learned that an unknown suspect fired an unknown number of shots at an occupied home on Frenchman Bay Drive. Two adults were inside the home at the time, but there were no…
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