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UPDATED: Delaware State Police Locate Wanted Greenwood Man in Greensboro, MD
UPDATED – 12/01/23 – Delaware State Police located the attempted murder suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting in Greenwood on Tuesday, November 28. Troopers along with Maryland State Police and the US Marshal’s Task Force executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon at a camper on Holly Road in Greensboro, Maryland. Police attempted to get 27…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Arrested for 6th Offense DUI
Delaware State Police arrested a 63-year-old Greenwood man for 6th offense DUI after an attempted traffic stop on Tuesday evening in the area of Unity Lane and Deep Grass Lane in Greenwood. Police say that when the trooper tried to stop the pickup truck Ralph Cahall, III was driving, he disregarded the officer’s signal and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Flooding in Some Areas of Sussex County
Greenwood – the area of Greenwood and Route 16 between Route 13 and Hickman Road, also West Minor Street and North First Street. Multiple agencies on the scene due to flooding. Parts of Greenwood remain under water from today’s rain. The town has posted pictures on the Town of Greenwood Facebook page. UPDATED: Fenwick Island…
Read MoreDrive Thru Mobile Food Pantry Wednesday in Greenwood
The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a drive-through mobile food pantry Wednesday in Greenwood at the Greenwood United Methodist Church on West Market Street in Greenwood from 11am to 1pm or until supplies last. Pre-registration is urged, bring proof that you live in Delaware and bring your ticket either printed or digitally on your…
Read MoreRecovery & Cleanup Begin in Northwest Sussex County
Neighbors were helping neighbors Sunday to help begin the recovery after Saturday night’s tornado. Sussex Countians showed up with trucks, trailers, chainsaws and themselves to help begin the clean up – cutting trees away from houses, broken branches from damaged trees and clearing tons of debris. Numerous state and county officials were also on the…
Read MoreDSP Make Arrests in Greenwood & Ellendale Drug Dealing
Six men from the Greenwood and Ellendale areas have been arrested following a Delaware State Police drug investigation. Police are still looking for two suspects. During June and July the DSP and DEA identified several residences and property lots in the Unity Lane area of Greenwood and the Metz Lane area of Ellendale that were…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Today Downstate
Mosquito spraying will take place during daylight hours today by airplane near Milton and Lewes. There will also be spraying by truck mounted sprayer this evening in and near Rehoboth Beach and Milford and near Houston, Lincoln, Harrington, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Milton, Lewes and Millsboro This spraying will be done to control adult mosquitoes. For notification…
Read MoreUpdate: Del. State Police Identify Victim Of Recent Fatal Crash In Seaford Area
Delaware State Police have released the name of a man who died in a crash last week in the Seaford area.79-year-old Frank Breeding of Greenwood died in a local hospital Friday, one day after the crash at Ross Station Road and Herring Run Road.State Police are still investigating why Breeding did not stay stopped at…
Read MoreWoman Wanted On Warrants Arrested Following Traffic Stop
A Selbyville woman who was wanted on four active criminal warrants has been arrested.According to Delaware State Police, a Greenwood Police officer saw a car fail to stop at a red light on Sussex Highway in the area of Market Street Thursday. The driver was identified as 38-year-old Tara Madden. State Police said a computer…
Read MoreDriver Charged Following Crash With Del. State Police Cruiser
A Greenwood man is facing numerous charges following a crash involving a pick-up truck he was driving and a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle. Troopers this week were advised about a pick-up truck that was weaving on Coastal Highway before it turned into a motel parking lot, where the driver got out, vomited, and started…
Read MoreRabid Skunk Discovered In Greenwood
Delaware Public Health has determined that a skunk that attacked a feral cat in Greenwood tested positive for rabies.The cat got away but was later discovered dead. DPH officials said Delawareans should be very cautious around unknown wild animals, including feral cats and strays.Wild and stray animals should not be approached, touched or fed. According…
Read MoreBiting Fox In Greenwood Tests Positive For Rabies
A fox in the Greenwood area has tested positive for rabies. According to Delaware Public Health, a fox that bit a person last Friday has tested positive and the person has begun treatment for rabies exposure. Health officials are advising residents in the area of Route 16 between Judy Road and Century Farm Road, and…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying tonight in Sussex County
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Wednesday, August 25, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: Near Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Bridgeville, Greenwood, Ellendale, Milton, and Milford. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Charged With Assaulting Woman With Firearm
A Greenwood man faces charges in connection with an assault that resulted in a female acquaintance being injured. Delaware State Police say an investigation determined that 43-year-old Dennis Buckley struck a 42-year-old woman in the upper body with a firearm several times. The woman was treated for serious injuries at a local urgent care center.…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying this Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 20, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Milford, Millsboro, and Selbyville. And near Dagsboro, Felton, Frankford, Greenwood, Lewes, Lincoln, and Milton. For notification purposes,…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Wanted For Criminal Charges
Delaware State Police are looking for a 26-year-old Greenwood man on criminal charges stemming from incidents in March and May of this year. According to Delaware State Police, Aaron Jenkins is wanted for terroristic threatening, assault 3rd-degree, theft under $1,500 and theft by false pretense. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Aaron Jenkins of…
Read MoreHarrington Man & Teens Charged after Traffic Stop in Dover
Delaware State Police spotted a car speeding on DuPont Highway in Dover Thursday afternoon. Police stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver – who was an unlicensed 16 year old from Harrington. Also in the car, a 16 year old from Greenwood in the backseat and the owner of the car, 21 year old Bradley…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying: Milford, Harrington, Greenwood, Milton, Lincoln
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, June 21, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Milford and Near Harrington, Greenwood, Milton, and Lincoln. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following…
Read MoreHarrington Area Home Damaged by Fire
Farmington firefighters were called for a fire on Fox Hunters Road south west of Harrington around 3:30 this morning. Crews arriving at the scene found heavy fire through the roof of the home. Crews from Harrington, Houston, Greenwood and Greensboro assisted or provided backup. The State Fire Marshal is investigating.
Read MoreTombstones Stolen From Greenwood-Area Cemetery
Some of the oldest tombstones at the St. Johnstown Cemetery in the Greenwood area have been stolen. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that the groundskeeper has discovered that a total of seven tombstones have gone missing in the past three weeks. Thefts have apparently occurred on a weekly basis. Some of the tombstones date back…
Read MoreInvestigators: Greenwood Bar & Grill Fire Was Set
A fire that gutted The Pit Stop Bar and Grill in Greenwood last month was deliberately set, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire broke out at about 3:00 a.m. May 18th at the building on West Market Street. Investigators have since determined it was a case of arson. One firefighter suffered…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Weapons Charges After Traffic Stop
A Greenwood man is facing weapon-and-traffic related charges after being pulled over while driving on the shoulder of Beach Highway over the weekend. Delaware State Police said the smell of alcohol led to a DUI investigation. During the investigation, police said 57-year-old Kevin Drummond was found to be carrying a concealed loaded .380 handgun with…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Killed In Ellendale Crash
A 22-year-old Greenwood man has died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash on Route 16, Beach Highway in Ellendale. Delaware State Police said the man was heading westbound Thursday evening and approached Webbs Road at a high rate of speed. The driver of a stopped car at the intersection pulled into the road into…
Read MoreUpdate: 1 Firefighter Hurt In Greenwood Tavern Blaze
(Update) A fire early Tuesday morning caused significant damage at The Pit Stop Bar and Grill on West Market Street in Greenwood, and left a firefighter with minor injuries. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire was reported shortly after 3:00 a.m. Members of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company arrived and encountered…
Read MoreAttempted Murder Suspect Arrested
A Greenwood man who was wanted for attempted murder and related offenses has been arrested, according to Delaware State Police. Police said Thursday that 38-year-old Kasandan Clanton of Greenwood was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped on Route 16 Wednesday. Clanton was identified as a suspect in a December 4th shooting on Mill…
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