Posts Tagged ‘Investigation’
Scooter Operator Dies After Being Hit By Car
Maryland State Police are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a male who was riding a stand-up electric scooter in the area of westbound Route 50 and Riddle Lane in Worcester County. Troopers from the Berlin Barrack responded to the scene a few minutes after midnight (12:04 a.m. Tuesday). An investigation determined that…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed Following Dispute At Fast-Food Drive-Thru
A 31-year-old Laurel man is dead of gunshot wounds after being found shot in a parking lot along Norman Eskridge Highway, just off Route 13 in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, Seaford Police officers responded to the shooting right before 9:00 p.m. Sunday.The victim was taken to a local hospital where he died. The…
Read MoreLaurel Schools Go Virtual Tue. After Threats Are Found On Social Media
The Laurel School District will conduct virtual instruction today (Tuesday) as alleged terroristic threats made against the school system on social media are investigated. According to Laurel Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore, Laurel Police and Delaware State Police have been made aware of the threats and are investigating. The credibility of the threats has not…
Read MoreUpdate: Suspect Arrested For Fatal Bar Shooting
(Update: Monday, Delaware State Police identified the man who was shot to death in a Rehoboth Beach area bar Sunday as 41-year-old Arrick Richards of Lewes.) A Millsboro man is charged with shooting a man to death at a Rehoboth Beach – area bar, following an argument over a game of pool. According to Delaware…
Read MoreDeveloping: Seaford Police Investigate Sunday Night Shooting
Seaford Police are investigating a shooting in the 1,200-block of Norman Eskridge Highway. Reportedly, one adult male was shot Sunday evening. Suspects, possibly two, were being sought by Seaford Police.At one point, Delaware State Police Trooper 2 was in the air looking for possible suspects. Details are very preliminary, and WGMD News will have more…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2 Teens Dead As Vehicle Crashes, Lands In Water Near Milford
UPDATED – 02/18/22 12:55pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victims that died in a fatal motor vehicle collision early Thursday morning south of Milford as聽Blue Evans, 17, of Dover,聽and聽Jensen Reed, 17, of Camden. ================================================================== Two teenagers are dead following the crash of an SUV into the water where Route 1 crosses Cedar Creek,…
Read MoreSeaford Police Investigate Gunshot Heard Near 4th St.
Seaford Police are looking for the person who was responsible for a gunshot that was heard by officers as they were attempting to find two people who fled from a vehicle. Police said an officer tried to stop a vehicle on Stein Highway that was heading eastbound Wednesday night at about 11:45 p.m. The driver…
Read MoreLincoln Man Arrested For Crimes Related To Drugs, Weapons
A Lincoln man is facing weapons-and-drug-related charges following a report of suspicious activity at the High Point mobile home community in Frederica. According to Delaware State Police, troopers investigated a report that a man would not leave someone’s property, and he was found to be trespassing when officers arrived. Police said 34-year-old Emmanuel Vargas-Lopez of…
Read MoreFire Wrecks Garage, Contents In Wicomico Co.
Fire broke out in a small wood-frame garage on Old Ocean City Road over the weekend, damaging vehicles as well. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out early Saturday morning and was discovered by someone who was passing by. Salisbury firefighters had it under control in about half-an-hour. Damage is…
Read MoreCrash Near Blades Leaves Pick-up Truck Driver Dead
A pick-up truck crash on Seaford Road near Easter Lane has claimed the life of an 18-year-old Delmar man. According to Delaware State Police, the driver of the southbound vehicle left the roadway on a slight right-hand curve, crashed into a wooden fence, sideswiped a large tree, then started to overturn before it struck a…
Read More1 Dead Following Fire Connected To Outdoor Burning
One person is dead following a fire in Snow Hill. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, members of the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company and paramedics responded to the 100-block of North Ross Street Wednesday afternoon. One person died of burn injuries. Investigators said outdoor burning was taking place at the location. The…
Read MoreDriver Arrested Following Crash Involving Stolen Car
A Farmington man is facing numerous charges following a crash involving a stolen car. According to Delaware State Police, 28-year-old Levi Collins was traveling eastbound on Canterbury Road in the Milford area, when the car he was driving sideswiped an oncoming car. Police said during the investigation, Collins provided a false name and could not…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Dorchester Co. Double Homicide
A Dorchester County man faces murder charges in connection with the deaths of two men who died of blunt force injuries. Maryland State Police said Thursday that Charles Jones III of Vienna, known as Trey, was arrested in front of his residence without incident Wednesday. Jones was burning items in his back yard at the…
Read MoreCaught On Camera: Police Look For Suspect In Vehicle Theft
Milford Police are looking for the person who swiped an unlocked, running motor vehicle from the parking lot of a coin-operated laundry business. According to police, the theft occurred in the 900-block of North Walnut Street Tuesday at about 7:18 p.m. The operator of the vehicle, a 2005 silver or gray Chevrolet Equinox, was in…
Read More2 Teens Shot In Salisbury Expected To Be OK
Two teenagers have been shot in Salisbury. Police investigated reports of gunfire Tuesday evening in the area of East Church Street and Naylor Street.Police said the victims were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening. At last word, the search was continuing for suspects. Anyone with information is asked to…
Read MoreUpdate: Fire Heavily Damages Laurel Apartment Structure
UPDATED: 1/28/22 – 1pm – The cause an origin of a fire that destroyed the Rigbie Apartments on North Central Avenue in Laurel Thursday night. Laurel firefighters were called just before 7pm and found smoke and flames coming from the 16 unit, 3 story building. All occupants were able to escape without injury, but 54…
Read More2 Men Found Apparently Murdered In Cambridge
(story update) Maryland State Police are investigating a double homicide in Cambridge. Cambridge Police responded Tuesday night before midnight to a building in the 800-block of Park Lane. Two men were found with multiple blunt force injuries. The victims have been identified as 36-year-old Cleon Mullings of Oxford, Maryland and 42-year-old Kelvin Wiggins of Cambridge.…
Read MoreFire Guts Upper Shore Family Dollar Store
A fire on the Upper Shore has left a Family Dollar store in ruins. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze Friday night in Chestertown apparently started in the ceiling of the business. The fire caused more than $2-million damage at the strip mall, and investigators say a fire-rated wall and fire…
Read MoreUpdate: Police ID Victims Of Georgetown Double-Homicide; Latest On Investigation
(story update) Delaware State Police have identified the victims of a double-homicide in Georgetown. 31-year-old Armando Vicente Chilel Lopez of Georgetown and 28-year-old Honorio Velasquez of Bridgeville died of gunshot wounds Saturday night, following an altercation at El Nopalito Restaurant. Delaware State Police have been looking for two suspects who were part of a group…
Read MoreFire Tears Through Single-Wide Camper With Addition
Local firefighters and the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to a fire in Dagsboro early Monday morning that gutted a single-wide camper trailer with an attached addition. According to the Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company, the blaze was reported from Sussex County EOC Monday at about 6:40 a.m. Firefighters encountered heavy fire when they arrived.…
Read MorePolice: Shooting Victim Uncooperative With Investigation
A 37-year-old man is in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, but Dover Police say he is not cooperating with their investigation. Officers responded to the 100-block of South New Street Sunday afternoon at about 2:18 p.m. for a report of shots fired. According to police, the victim denied he was shot…
Read MoreUpdate: Driver Charged Following Crash On Route 113 In Ellendale Involving Stolen Vehicle
(story update) A Dover man is charged with crashing a stolen pickup truck into the back of a work van on Route 113 near Route 16 in Ellendale. Delaware State Police said the pickup truck was reported stolen in Dover Sunday morning, and troopers initiated a traffic stop north of Milford, but the driver kept…
Read MorePolice Identify Local Teenager Who Died In Crash This Week
Delaware State Police have identified a teenager who died in a two-vehicle crash on Hollyville Road near Harmony Cemetery Road Monday afternoon. 13-year-old Josephine Fleming-Lloyd of Frankford died at the scene of the crash. She was a passenger in a Jeep driven by a 17-year-old Frankford girl that crossed into the path of a Freightliner…
Read MoreSeaford Police Investigate Gunshots, Arrest 2 Suspects, Seize Drugs & Cash
Seaford Police have made two arrests following a vehicle pursuit and reports of gunshots on Chandler Street in the area of Chandler Apartments. Drugs and money were seized during the incident Tuesday night, according to police. Responding officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed from the area with two occupants who…
Read MoreUpdate: West Ocean City Fire Leaves One Man Dead
(Story update from the Worcester Co. Fire Marshal’s Office) 鈥淭he Worcester County Fire Marshal鈥檚 Office investigated a fatality from a structure fire which occurred yesterday at 9961 Elm Street in West Ocean City. A Worcester County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy was on patrol in the area when he observed smoke and fire coming from a shed at…
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