UPDATED: DSP Identify Victim in Route 24 Crash Near Peddler’s Village

UPDATED – 10-28-18 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim in Tuesday’s crash on Route 24 near Peddler’s Village as 28 year old Christopher Keech of Georgetown.  The investigation is continuing. ================================================= UPDATED – 10-26-18  11  11:30am – Delaware State Police say the 28 year old Georgetown man who was struck on his moped…

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DSP Trying to Identify Theft & Robbery Suspect in Kent County

Your help is needed to identify the suspect wanted in connection with three thefts and a robbery from gas stations in Kent County.  Delaware State Police have handled 4 incidents between October 20 and the 24th that occurred between 8 and 11pm.  Police say the suspect enters a business and approaches the register and removes…

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UPDATED: Second Man Charged in September Incident Near Seaford

UPDATED – 10-26-18  2pm –  A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at the Woodshed Bar on Bridgeville Highway on September 21st.  Delaware State Police say someone fired shots into an occupied vehicle the parking lot.  Further investigation led police to 23 year old Arslan Chaudhary of Seaford who allegedly…

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UPDATED: DSP Say Long Neck Death a Murder

UPDATED – MON 10am – A death investigation at a home on Schooner Lane in the Rehoboth Shores development has been ruled a murder and today Delaware State Police have charged 30 year old George Bailey with  1st degree murder and theft of a motor vehicle.  Saturday morning Delaware State Police went to the home…

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Lewes Woman Charged after Resisting Arrest & Assault on a Trooper

A Lewes woman has been arrested after an incident at the Wawa on Dartmouth Drive Sunday night.  Delaware State Police were called for a disorderly woman who was asking customers for gas money and cursing at them if they refused.  The suspect ran off when police located her, but as the Trooper tried to detain…

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Easton Man Charged with 4th Offense DUI after Crash in Rehoboth

An Easton man has been charged after he was involved in a crash Saturday evening on Coastal Highway north of Old Landing Road.  Delaware State Police say three vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash after the driver of a Volvo failed to slow for vehicles stopped in traffic.  When police contacted the driver,…

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UPDATED: DSP Identify Victim in Crash West of Magnolia

UPDATED – 10-20-18  3pm –  Delaware State Police say 62 year old Paul Schiller of Felton died in a crash Friday just after noon west of Magnolia.   Police continue to investigate but say Schiller’s motorcycle and a DART Transit Bus were heading towards each other on Irish Hill Road when the bus began to turn…

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DSP Looking for Dover Area Man for Domestic Incidents

Your help is needed to locate a Dover area man wanted for several domestic-related incidents – including harassment, terroristic threatening and stalking.  Delaware State Police are looking for 49 year old Darnell Bryant, who is also wanted for failure to re-register as a sex offender.  If you know where Bryant is – contact Delaware State…

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DSP Looking for Hit & Run Driver in Seaford

Delaware State Police need your help to find a man wanted in a hit and run crash on Monday, October 15 just before 4pm. Members of the Sussex Governor’s Task Force were on patrol in the Concord area and spotted a red Chevy Malibu with window tint.  A check on the registration showed no tint…

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Delmar Man Charged with Vehicular Assault & DUI

A Delmar man is charged with multiple counts of vehicular assault after a DUI-related crash Saturday afternoon east of Millsboro.  Delaware State Police say that just after 5pm a pickup driven by 38 year old James Cannon was stopped on Townsend Road but failed to stop when an SUV driven by a Milford man proceeded…

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DSP Investigate Apparent Drowning East of Millsboro

Delaware State Police are investigating an apparent drowning Friday morning in a retention pond at the Pelican Point development off Indian Mission Road.  Police say the body of a 27 year old man was pulled from the pond after a search and rescue effort by DNREC.  An acquaintance of the victim spotted him struggling in…

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4 Charged in Illegal Gambling Ring in Seaford Area

Several arrests have been made in connection with an illegal gambling ring that was operating in the Seaford area.  The Division of Gaming Enforcement was tipped in August that people were gambling through a scheme that involved placing lottery wagers.  A two-month investigating led to the arrest of four people at a Seaford residence on…

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DSP Investigating Lewes-Area Home Invasion

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Delaware State Police are investigating a home invasion Thursday night just after 11 at a home on Ward Road west of Lewes.  Police learned that a 61 year old man was asleep when two unknown armed suspects entered his home and demanded money.  Police say the suspects assaulted the victim – hitting him in the…

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Georgetown Man Injured after Colliding with Train near Dagsboro

Delaware State Police are investigating a crash between a pickup  and a train on Dagsboro Road Monday night just after 11.  Police say the driver of the pickup, 48 year old David Sayre of Georgetown tried to cross the railroad crossing and struck one of the train cars.  The operator of the train was able…

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Helicopter Crash East of Bridgeville

A helicopter made a hard landing in a soybean field east of Bridgeville Sunday afternoon. Delaware State Police say the helicopter had about 15 gallons of fuel on board and had lifted off from the Evans Farms Fall Festival of Rt 404 with the pilot and three passengers on board. The pilot says the helicopter…

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Industrial Accident at Allen Harim in Harbeson Under Investigation

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An industrial accident at the Allen Harim plant in Harbeson took the life of a Bridgeville man Friday night.  Delaware State Police say two employees were trying to change a battery on a pallet jack.  While the new battery was being lowered, the corner got hung up on the corner of another battery.  As the…

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DSP Find Meth Lab in Clayton

A Smyrna man has been arrested for operating a meth lab at a Clayton home.  Delaware State Police and officers from several other agencies conducted a warrant round up on Wednesday in Kent County – when they learned of a wanted man in the area of Lion Hope Road in Clayton.  As police tried to…

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DSP Trying to Locate Laurel Man Wanted for Vehicle Theft

Your help is needed to locate a man wanted by Delaware State Police for theft of a motor vehicle and other offenses.  Police are looking for 38 year old William “Billy” Betts of Laurel who has active warrants after an incident in September of 2017.  The stolen vehicle has been recovered but police have not…

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UPDATED: Crash North of Milford Leaves 1 Dead and 4 Injured

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UPDATED – 10-06- 2pm – A woman from Buffalo, New York was killed in a crash north of Milford Friday afternoon.  Delaware State Police say a Grand Marquis driven by 75 year old Rosemary Holmberg was the last vehicle struck in a chain reaction crash and ended up head on into a utility pole.  The…

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DSP Arrest Seaford Man for Burglary

A Seaford man has been arrested on charges of burglary.  Delaware State Police were called to a Concord Road home Tuesday evening for a burglary in progress after a neighbor contacted the homeowner who was not home – that someone was inside.  Police found a side door open – and a fire burning outside the…

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Sussex Central Student Tazed during Fight

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A Sussex Central student who was fighting with two school staff members on Monday was tazed by the school resource officer when the 17 year old tried to grab the officer’s gun belt.  The student was arrested and taken to a local hospital for evaluation – charges are pending upon his release.  Delaware State Police…

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UPDATED: Crash South of Harrington Leaves Milford Man Dead

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UPDATED – 10/3  12:30pm – A crash south of Harrington Tuesday after noon remains under investigation but Delaware State Police have released the name of the victim in the crash.  Police say 21 year old Anthony Mcrae of Milford was ejected from his car and his body struck by an SUV near the intersection of…

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UPDATED: 2nd Suspect Wanted in Murder of Laurel Man – In Custody

UPDATED 10-2 – 7pm – The second man wanted in connection with the murder of a 19 year old Laurel man has turned himself in to Delaware State Police. Police say 26 year old Jerry Reed of Georgetown turned himself in at Troop 5 on Tuesday – he is charged with 1st degree murder and…

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Shots Fired into Kelly Circle Home Near Seaford

Delaware State Police were called for shots fired on Kelly Circle east of Seaford Sunday afternoon just after 2. Police say someone banged on the front door of a home and when the 35 year old male resident answered the door, one of the supsects was holding a firearm – and fired two rounds into…

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Two Teens Arrested After Shots Fired in Harrington

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Harrington Police have arrested two juveniles – aged 14 and 17 – after an investigation into shots fired . Police from Harrington, Felton and State Police responded to Delaware Avenue after residents heard several shots fired. During a search of the area officers heard more shots and eventually located the 2 teens hiding in the…

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