Posts Tagged ‘DSP’
UPDATE: Arrest Made; DSP Investigating 2 Reports of Shots Fired at Same Dover Residence
UPDATE: Delaware State Police Detectives have arrested a 17-year-old from Dover in connection with a shooting that occurred in Dover last month. He has been charged with several crimes, arraigned by Kent County Family Court, and committed to Stevenson House Detention Center on a $50,000 secured bond. The shooting occurred on the evening of January…
Read MoreLewes Man Arrested in Newark Carjacking
A Lewes man has been arrested for an armed robbery in Newark Friday morning just after 10. Delaware State Police were called to the Sonesta Suites for a reported carjacking and learned a handicapped victim was sitting in his car when a white male suspect approached and asked if he needed help with his wheelchair.…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested for 7th Offense DUI after Crash North of Milford
A Georgetown man has been arrested for his 7th DUI offense after a crash just after 12:30 Monday morning. Delaware State Police were called for a single-vehicle crash on Bay Road near Milford Neck Road north of Milford and found a pickup truck with visible damage and airbags deployed. Police contacted the driver, 52 year…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Shooting in Felton
Delaware State Police were called for a report of shots fired at a home in Felton Saturday afternoon. Police responded to Crowberry Drive just before 2pm and learned the victim’s residence had been struck by two bullets which caused interior damage. Police say no one was inside the home at the the time and investigation…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting East of Bridgeville Thursday Afternoon
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting in the Bridgeville area Thursday afternoon just before 4 on Coverdale Road. Police found a 41 year old man suffering from a gunshot would – he was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Detective Wideman at…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Weapon & Drug Charges after Traffic Stop
A Delaware State trooper on patrol in the area of South Dupont Highway and POW-MIA Parkway just before 11 Saturday night spotted a Hyundai with a registration violation. The trooper conducted a traffic stop and identified the driver as 39 year old William Ridgway of Dover and learned that Ridgway did not have a valid driver’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: Camden-Wyoming Man Dies after Crash Near Marydel Saturday
UPDATED – 02/09/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 66-year-old James Noble of Camden-Wyoming, Delaware, as the man who died in the single-vehicle fatal crash in Marydel on Saturday morning. ==================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 02/08/25 – A single vehicle crash near Marydel is under investigation by the Delaware State Police. Police say just before 1:30…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested after Pursuit on Drug and Gun Charges
A Salisbury man was arrested after leading Seaford and Delaware State Police on a pursuit in Seaford Tuesday night. After a Nissan failed to stop during a traffic stop by Seaford Police, State Police spotted the Nissan speeding eastbound on West Stein Highway, but again the driver sped off driving recklessly and colliding with a…
Read MoreKent County School Bus Crash Injures 3
A school bus crash Friday morning in Kent County sent three people to area hospitals. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that just after 6:45 a Bluebird school bus was eastbound on Seven Hickories Road near Kenton when the 75 year old bus driver from Hartly possibly experienced a medical emergency. The school…
Read MoreUPDATE: Suspect Identified and in Custody for Deadly Shooting at Bridgeville Party in 2023
UPDATE: 02-05-25: Delaware State Police Homicide Detectives have identified 20-year-old Daveon Showell of Bridgeville, Delaware as the suspect in a murder that happened in Bridgeville in 2023. He is in custody in Virginia awaiting extradition to Delaware. On May 14, 2023, troopers arrived on Mill Park Drive and found 23-year-old Orbby Holder of Bridgeville, Delaware…
Read MoreMagnolia Woman Charged after Road Rage Incident Near Dover
A Magnolia woman has been arrested by Delaware State Police after a road rage incident last Thursday in Dover. Police were called to the area of North Dupont Highway and West Denney’s Road just before 4pm where 24 year old Zoey Hickman had been arrested by Cheswold Police. Troopers learned that a Jetta, operated by…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Pedestrian Hit & Run in Camden
UPDATED – 02/02/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 93-year-old David Baird of Camden, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Camden on Friday morning. =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 01/31/25 – Delaware State Police are investigating a pedestrian hit and run around 6:30 Friday morning that left a 93…
Read MoreCrash on Oak Orchard Road Saturday – 1 Injured, 1 Cited for DUI
Delaware State Police and Indian River VFC were called for a vehicle crash on Oak Orchard Road in the area on Caravel Drive just after 8:30 Saturday night. Police learned that a pickup truck was stopped on Oak Orchard Road to make a left turn onto Caravel Drive when an SUV failed to stop or…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigate Deadly Pedestrian Crash in Lewes
UPDATED – 02/01/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 63-year-old Deborah Priddy of Milton, Delaware, as the woman who died in the fatal pedestrian crash in Lewes on Thursday afternoon. ====================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 01/31/25 – A Milton woman is dead after she was struck Thursday afternoon in the Weis Market parking lot in Lewes. Delaware State…
Read MoreTwo Men Arrested for Fraudulent Sale of Vehicles in Frankford
Two men have been arrested for theft and related charges by Delaware State Police. Police began investigating 49 year old Jason Griffith of Selbyville and 81 year old Robert Griffith of Bridgeville last November for the fraudulent sale of vehicles at Geared Up Trucks and More, LLC and Wicked Wrench on Route 113 in Frankford.…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shooting North of Millsboro
Delaware State Police are investigating a report of a shooting north of Millsboro early Saturday morning just before 2. Police say the victim was northbound on Route 113 near Avenue of Honor when an unknown vehicle passed the victim and a suspect fired a number of shots that struck the victim’s vehicle. The suspect vehicle…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged with Drug & Other Offenses after Crash on Indian Mission Road
A trooper on patrol east of Millsboro spotted an Audi southbound on Mount Joy Road near Cannon Road with an equipment violation Saturday night just after 6. The trooper attempted a traffic stop but the driver of the Audi drove off at a high rate of speed on Cannon Road. The Audi drove through the…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with 5th Offense DUI
Delaware State Police were called to Atlantic Avenue in Millville Friday evening for a report of a vehicle parked on a sidewalk. Troopers found a pickup on the sidewalk with the driver asleep. As police spoke to the driver, 46 year old Charles Graves of Seaford, he showed signs of impairment. He was arrested for…
Read MoreWilmington Man Arrested after Traffic Stop in Georgetown
A traffic stop on Route 113 in Georgetown led to the arrest of a Wilmington man early Friday morning. Delaware State Police spotted a vehicle speeding and swerving in the northbound lanes near Deer Forest Road and pulled the vehicle over. While speaking with the driver, 35 year old Douglas McLean, he showed signs of…
Read MoreTwo Dover Men Arrested on Drug Charges after Search
Two Dover men were arrested last week after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Gunning Bedford Drive in Dover on Thursday. The warrant was obtained following an investigation of 36 year old Dante Durham and the distribution of illegal drugs from the property. During the search, 48 year old Ernie Washington tossed…
Read MoreEllendale Man Arrested for Theft of Pull-Behind Campers
An Ellendale man has been arrested on theft and related charges in the theft of pull-behind campers. Delaware State Police were called to Blacksmith Shop Road in Greenwood on January 12 for a reported theft of two campers. Police learned that on January 10th an unknown suspect in a black pickup stole a 28-foot Keystone…
Read MoreThree from Magnolia Arrested on Weapons & Drug Charges
Three people from Magnolia have been arrested after members of the Kent County Drug Unit, Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police SORT executed a search warrant at a house on Gray’s Lane in Magnolia. The search warrant was the result of an investigation of 58 year old Tina Burris, 22 year old…
Read MoreTwo Vehicle Crash West of Millsboro Sends 7 to Area Hospitals
Seven people were injured in a two vehicle crash Saturday morning west of Millsboro. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the driver of a Nissan Altima that was southbound on Careys Camp Road failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with a Buick SUV that was eastbound on Millsboro Highway.…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Near Seaford Ends in Arrest for Weapons & Drug Charges
Seaford teen has been arrested after a traffic stop Wednesday in the Seaford area. Delaware State Police say that members of the Governor’s Task Force were patrolling on Concord Road near Tranquill Boulevard near Seaford when they saw a Ford Edge with a registration violation. Detectives stopped the Edge and spoke with the driver, 19…
Read MoreMotorcycle Operator Critical after Crash near Lewes
A motorcycle rider from Bear is in critical condition after he sped off from a traffic stop near Rehoboth Beach around 5:30 Monday evening. Delaware State Police in an unmarked Tahoe watched the motorcycle operator split the lane between two vehicles but sped off when the trooper attempted to stop the motorcycle. The motorcycle rider…
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