Posts Tagged ‘Investigation’
2 Dead In Dorchester Co. House Fire
Two people have died following a house fire in southern Dorchester County. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out Saturday night at a one-story wood-frame home in the 2,600-block of Toddville Road. The fire was reported by a neighbor. Local firefighters discovered the bodies. The victims have not been identified.…
Read MoreUpdate: Crash On Lewes-Georgetown Highway Leaves Teenager Dead
Update: Delaware State Police have identified the Georgetown teenager who died as a result of injuries from a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning. 17-year-old Ryan Carbajal died in a local hospital following the crash on Lewes-Georgetown Highway near Hudson Road. A Georgetown teenager is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Lewes-Georgetown Highway Saturday morning. According to…
Read MoreVehicle Rolls Over On John J. Williams Highway
Late Friday night, a vehicle rolled over on John J. Williams Highway, just west of the combined Rehoboth Beach – Lewes Fire Station. Firefighters from both departments responded and extricated the lone occupant from the vehicle, which landed on its side. The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. Delaware State Police are investigating…
Read MoreWoman Shot In Salisbury; Police Search For Suspect
Salisbury Police are looking for the person who shot a 35-year-old woman Monday at Dollar General on North Salisbury Boulevard. Officers responded to the store Monday at about 10:45 a.m. The woman was shot during an altercation with a man. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police at one point believed that…
Read MoreFire In Whaleyville Leaves 1 Person Dead
One person is dead following a house fire in Whaleyville. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, a neighbor reported that a fire had broken out in the 11,500-block of Sheppard’s Crossing Road Monday afternoon at 2:38 p.m. The neighbor went inside and rescued the occupant, but members of the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company…
Read MoreFire Scorches Home In Cambridge, Md.
A fire left a single-family home in Cambridge with heavy damage Monday. No one was injured in Monday evening’s fire along School House Lane, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire apparently began in a second-floor bedroom. Smoke alarms were present and activated. Damage is estimated at $100,000 to the home and…
Read MoreGeorgetown Crash Leaves 1 Person Dead, 2 Injured
A Millsboro man is dead and two other people are injured following a wreck on Vaughn Road in the Georgetown area. According to Delaware State Police, a 42-year-old woman ran off the roadway on a curve Thursday afternoon, then swerved. The car crashed into a tree. A 31-year-old Millsboro man who was a front-seat passenger…
Read MoreUpdate: Millsboro Man Charged With Shooting Ex-Wife To Death In Bridgeville
Update, Friday Dec. 24th – Delaware State Police have identified the female victim who died during a shooting incident on December 22, 2021, as Hilda Donaway, 70, of Bridgeville. A Millsboro man has been charged with murder and related crimes following the shooting death of his ex-wife who was inside a Bridgeville home as the shots…
Read MoreDSP Seek Person Of Interest In Nov. Rehoboth-Area Shooting Incidents
Delaware State Police are hoping you can help identify a person of interest in connection with two shooting incidents a month ago in the Rehoboth Beach area. State Police said Thursday that an investigation helped to identify the person in these photos as a person of interest in the shooting incidents that took place early…
Read MoreSeaford Police Investigate Recent Robberies
Seaford Police are investigating a hold-up at Dunkin’ Donuts in the 500-block of Bridgeville Highway, and possible connections to other robberies since early October at a gas station on West Stein Highway. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash Monday night at about 7:30. p.m. No injuries were reported. Seaford Police have…
Read MoreCrash Investigation Leads To Selbyville Man’s Arrest In Dewey Beach
A Selbyville man is facing a lengthy list of charges after being pulled over in Dewey Beach while driving an SUV with heavy front end damage. Dewey Beach police said the driver was also passing vehicles on the shoulder. An investigation determined that the vehicle had been involved in a personal injury accident a few…
Read MoreLaurel-Area Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured
A head-on crash in the Laurel area has claimed one life. According to Delaware State Police, a 25-year-old Seaford man was driving northbound on Seaford Road just south of Mount Zion Road Thursday afternoon. A 55-year-old Delmar man was traveling southbound. The vehicles crashed head-on, in the northbound lane of Seaford Road, for still-unknown reasons.…
Read MoreMay Homicide In Frankford Remains Unsolved; Reward Offered
More than six months after a man was shot to death in Frankford, there has been no arrest. Delaware State Police said Thursday that an investigation continues into the killing of 33-year-old Dioandre Gibbs of Lincoln. A reward of $6,000 is available in partnership with Delaware Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest.…
Read MoreUpdate: Investigation Finds Former Caroline Co. Judge Did Not Distribute Child Porn
An investigation into the late Caroline County Circuit Judge Jonathan Newell, who took his own life in September, has determined that he did not distribute any images of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron and officials with the FBI Baltimore Field Office, Maryland State Police and the States Attorneys…
Read MoreUpdate: Laurel School Threat Found NOT Credible; Classes Resume Friday
Update: An investigation into a social media threat that led to a decision to close Laurel School District schools Thursday has been completed. According to Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore, the Laurel Police Department Criminal Division worked in concert with state authorities to track down a social media threat that surfaced Wednesday. The threat was…
Read MoreMan Shot Tuesday Night In Georgetown; 2nd Shooting Investigated
A man was shot in Georgetown Tuesday night, and police are also investigating an incident Wednesday morning during which a shot was fired. According to Georgetown Police, police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of East Laurel Street and North Race Street Tuesday at about 8:41 p.m. A male was found…
Read MoreSchellville Holiday Lights Vandalized
A holiday light spectacular is drawing out some Grinch-like behavior. Strings of lights at Schellville’s Enchanted Winter celebration on Coastal Highway have been found cut. Others were unplugged. Schell Brothers said Monday on social media that they are committed to keeping the village bright and fun, and spreading its mission of happiness. Two police officers…
Read MoreUpdate: Police Identify Shooter, Victim In Bridgeville Homicide-Suicide
Delaware State Police have identified the two people who died in a homicide-suicide in the Bridgeville area late Thursday night. According to Delaware State Police, 58-year-old Joseph Caldarera shot his brother-in-law to death, 71-year-old Peter Colletti. Colletti’s wife found him dead in the family room of their home on Emily’s Pintail Drive, after hearing footsteps…
Read MoreDel. State Police Investigate Apparent Homicide-Suicide In Bridgeville Area
Delaware State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the Bridgeville area. An investigation has determined that late Thursday night, a 71-year-old man and his wife had returned to their home on Emily’s Pintail Drive. The woman was in a first-floor bathroom and heard footsteps from the second floor, where her 58-year-old brother lived, followed…
Read MoreTanger Sunglass Hut Burglarized Over Past Weekend
Delaware State Police are investigating a burglary that nearly wiped out the inventory The Sunglass Hut at Midway Tanger Outlets. Troopers were dispatched to the store Sunday morning about a break-in during the overnight hours. Cash was also taken from the register before the male suspect got away in a Chrysler Town and Country mini-van…
Read MoreMan Badly Burned In Georgetown Fire
A 37-year-old man has been critically injured in a fire that ignited vegetation and an apparent homeless campsite in Georgetown. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, local firefighters and paramedics responded to Douglas Street Monday night and found the burn victim. He was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County, Pennsylvania for…
Read MoreWorking Smoke Alarm Alerts Occupants To Fire
A fire in Wicomico County over the weekend has caused about $100,000 damage to a home and its contents. The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon on Downing Street in Hebron. No injuries were reported and firefighters had the fire under control in about half-an-hour. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, a working smoke…
Read MoreSkimmer Scam Discovered In Pocomoke City
Three card skimmers have been discovered on commercial gas pumps in Pocomoke City. According to police, the devices were found attached to pumps at the 1,600-block of Market Street, an Exxon station in Pocomoke. Anyone who may have used a credit card to buy gas there recently is urged to contact their local bank or…
Read MoreDover Convenience Store Robbed; Employee Injured
Dover Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Dover Express convenience store on Saulsbury Road. An employee was closing the business Thursday night at about 7:33 p.m. when someone came in and showed a gun.The employee was forced to go behind the counter, and the suspect stole some cash from two registers before shoving…
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