Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of Millsboro Man on Drug Charges

A Millsboro man has been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Mount Joy Road Friday. Members of the Sussex County Drug Unit, Governor’s Task Force and DSP SORT team went into the home after an investigation of 38 year old Djuan Sheppard for distribution of illegal drugs from the residence.…

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MD Man Arrested for 5th DUI near Bridgeville Friday Night

Delaware State Police were called to the area of Routes 13 and 404 near Bridgeville Friday night around 9 for a report of a Yukon driving at a low speed in the left lane and swerving all over the roadway. Police initiated a traffic stop and contacted the driver – 51 year old Todd Kellner…

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Georgetown Man Dies from Injuries in Crash on Hardscrabble Road

A Georgetown man involved in a crash on Hardscrabble Road around 7pm Tuesday, August 19th has died from his injuries. Delaware State Police say the single vehicle crash occurred east of Tyndall Road after a Honda Pilot driven by 29 year old Marco Lobos-Simaj went off the roadway and into a ditch where it struck…

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Lewes Man Arrested for 4th Offense DUI

A Lewes man has been arrested after a trooper on patrol Saturday night spotted an Acura driving on the wrong side of Robinsonville Road near Kendale Road in the Lewes area. A traffic stop led to the trooper observing signs of impairment on the driver – 54 year old Nathaniel Spencer of Lewes. The trooper…

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Dagsboro Man Charged after Road Rage Incident near Milton

A Dagsboro man has been charged with aggravated menacing and gun offenses after a road rage incident that occurred Thursday on Coastal Highway in Milton. Delaware State Police were called to Eagle Crest Road just before 6pm and learned the victim was involved in a road rage incident with a Honda Pilot. During the incident…

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DSP Arrest Virginia Man on Gun & Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

A traffic stop in Frankford early Monday morning led to the arrest of a Virginia man on weapons and drug charges. Delaware State Police on patrol just before 1:30am spotted a Lincoln speeding southbound on Route 113 in Frankford. As the trooper spoke with the driver, identified as 19 year old Demetrius Daniels of Chesapeake,…

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Ellendale Man Arrested for Distribution of Drugs

An investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs from a home on South Old State Road in Ellendale led to the arrest of 53 year old Andre Mullen of Ellendale. Delaware SORT, Sussex County Drug Unit and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence on Monday. Three people, including Mullen,…

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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…

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4 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…

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DSP 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…

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6 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…

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DSP 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…

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UPDATED: 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…

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UPDATED: 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…

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Lincoln 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…

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DSP & 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…

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DSP 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…

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UPDATE: 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…

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