Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
Lewes Woman Dies after May Crash in Harbeson
A Lewes woman injured in a crash at Route 5 and Cool Spring Road near Harbeson has died from her injuries. Delaware State Police say 87 year old Hella Lachman was a passenger in Honda that entered the intersection into the path of a Chevy Suburban. Both the driver and passenger were properly restrained and…
Read MorePA Man Injured in Frankford Motorcycle/Deer Crash Dies from Injuries
A Pennsylvania man who was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash on July 15th has died from his injuries at Christiana Medical Center. Delaware State Police say 52 year old Michael Dunlap from Temple, PA was not wearing a helmet when a deer entered Bennett Road in Frankford in front of his motorcycle. Police say he…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash Near Greenwood
UPDATED – 9pm – State Police have identified the man who was killed early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash near Greenwood as 28 year old Brandon Legrand of Greenwood. The investigation is continuing. ================================================== A Greenwood man is dead after a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning. Delaware State Police continue to investigate but say…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Fugitive from Florida
An investigation into illegal drug sales from a home on Magnolia Drive North in Lewes led Delaware State Police to 28 year old Rashad Sharp who was staying at the residence. Police learned that there was a warrant by the Dewey Beach Alderman Court for offensive touching and a warrant from the Brevard County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: Georgetown Woman Dies After Struck on Route 113 Thursday Night
UPDATED – 7/13/19 – 8:30am Delaware State Police have identified the woman who died in the pedestrian crash Thursday night as 28 year old Takeyia Hobbs of Georgetown. Their investigation is continuing. ===================================================== A Georgetown woman is dead after she was struck while crossing Route 113 near Ennis Street in Georgetown last night just after…
Read MoreUPDATED: Man Involved in Dover Barricade Situation in June Charged
UPDATED – 7/13/19 – 4am – A Dover man who held State Police at bay during a barricade situation last month has been arrested by Delaware State Police. Police say 38 year old Justin Topolski was released from the Rockford Center on Friday and taken to Troop 2 where he was charged with attempted 1st…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bicyclist Dies After Crash near South Bethany
UPDATED 7/8/19 – Delaware State Police report that 27-year-old Kelly M. Scruggs of Annapolis died Saturday from injuries she received after her bicycle was struck by a vehicle on the night of July 4th on Route 1 near Evergreen Road in South Bethany. The crash continues to remain under investigation and anyone with information regarding this incident…
Read MoreDSP Looking to Identify Robbery Suspect in Rehoboth
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a shoplifting turned robbery at the Marshall’s Department Store on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth just before 5pm Friday. Delaware State Police say the suspect took merchandise from a display and put it in a bag that he’d entered the store with. As he left with the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash Shuts Down NB Route 113 South of Georgetown
UPDATED – 5pm – The northbound lanes of Route 113 have been reopened to traffic. ============================== Part of Route 113 remains closed after a serious crash just before 10:30 in the northbound lanes at Governor Stockley Road. Delaware State Police say a 21 year old Georgetown man driving a Nissan failed to yield the right…
Read MoreMilford Woman Charged with 5th DUI after Shawnee Road Crash
A crash Saturday night just before 10 led to the arrest of a Milford woman. Delaware State Police found a vehicle overturned near Shawnee Road and Harvest Lane in Greenwood. When troopers contacted the driver, 53 year old Patricia Prettyman, they smelled alcohol. A computer check showed Prettyman had four previous DUI convictions. Two passengers…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Dover Shore Stop Robbery
Delaware State Police were called to the Shore Stop on South State Street in Dover at around 11:45 Saturday night for a robbery. Police learned the suspect entered the store with a knife and demanded cash from the clerk. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspect left with the money. …
Read MoreDSP Arrest Fugitive from Philadelphia in Rehoboth Beach
A fugitive from Philadelphia, who was wanted on weapons and assault charges, has been arrested in Rehoboth Beach. Delaware State Police say the First State Fugitive Task Force learned that 43 year old John Wolfe of Franklintown, Pennsylvania might be staying in a campground in the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach area. Police found his vehicle at the…
Read MoreTWO ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE THEFTS FROM VEHICLES
Two people have been arrested in connection to multiple thefts from motor vehicles in the Ocean View area between June 22 and 25 during the overnight hours. Delaware State Police say Megan Parsons of Dagsboro and Harold Riley of Rehoboth – both 35 took cash, credit cards, prescriptions and electronics – many had been reported…
Read MoreMilton Teen Charged in Head-on Crash
A 15 year old from Milton is charged after a crash Saturday night on Cedar Creek Road just north of Isaacs Road. Delaware State Police say that just before 10 a vehicle driven by the Milton teen was northbound on Cedar Creek Road when it veered across the center line and collided head on with…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced for Rape and Murder
A man living at a Georgetown home who beat and raped a woman living in the home and killed another man will spend the next 67 years in prison. In 2016 Juan Tovar Cruz returned to the home on Wilson Hill Road where he’d just started living a week earlier and threatened the woman who…
Read MoreEllendale Woman Cited After Crash
A crash Friday evening just before 6pm on Beach Highway near Mennonite School Road left an Ellendale woman with minor injuries. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the 31 year old woman’s vehicle went off the side of the road and into a ditch where it overturned, struck a fence and came to rest on its…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested after Rehoboth Domestic Incident
A domestic incident at a home in Rehoboth Beach led to the arrest of 27 year old Jerron Ricketts of Georgetown. Delaware State Police say the victim and her boyfriend had been arguing all day when he threatened her with a large knife and began damaging items in the residence. They left to pick up…
Read MoreUPDATED: Thursday Crash on Old Furnace Road Leave Rehoboth Man Dead
UPDATED – 6:30am – A 73 year old Rehoboth Beach man is dead after a head-on crash Thursday afternoon west of Georgetown. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say the man was driving a mini-van registered as a taxi was eastbound on Old Furnace Road with two passengers. For an unknown reason, the mini…
Read More47th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race Set for Wed, July 10
Come One Come All – it’s the 47th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race will be held at the Delaware International Speedway on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 6:30 p.m. Rain date is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2019. The Delaware International Speedway is located…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Domestic Assault
A Seaford man has been arrested in connection with a domestic assault. Delaware State Police were called to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon for an assault victim. The 19 year old victim told police she was arguing with her boyfriend – 28 year old Rayshawn Sheppard at his home. As she left, he began throwing…
Read MoreTwo Seriously Injured in Early Morning Crash in Millsboro
A crash between a tractor trailer and Dodge Caliber occurred at 2:17am on Route 24 and Gravel Hill Road. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the driver of the Caliber, a 19-year-old male from Lincoln and a 17 year old male passenger from Millsboro were both seriously injured and both were transported to Christiana Hospital. Police…
Read MoreTwo Arrested After Long Neck/Angola Area Chase Saturday
Delaware State Police were in the Long Neck area Saturday afternoon when they spotted a car fail to stop at a stop sign at Banks Road and Route 24. Troopers tried to stop the car, but the driver kept going – turning onto Angola Road. As the car approached a curve in the road –…
Read MoreDrug Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests in Seaford
A two-month long drug investigation by Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit and the Governor’s Task Force has led to the arrest on Friday of 44 year old Roy Nichols of Seaford, who is known to live and sell drugs from a home on Sourwood Drive – but also supplied drugs to a home on…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting Incident at Ellendale Tavern
An investigation into an early morning shooting is underway in Ellendale. Delaware State Police found a 38 year old male victim who was outside the Gateway Tavern on DuPont Boulevard who had been shot by an unknown person. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police say that during a performance of several local…
Read MoreTwo Arrested After Multiple Frankford Area Burglaries
Two people have been arrested by Delaware State Police in connection with several burglaries in the Frankford area that have occurred between May 20th and 24th. Police have investigated four burglaries on Roxana and Jones Roads. In each case the suspects get into various out buildings on residential properties and took assorted property. Further investigation…
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