Posts Tagged ‘kent county’
Hartly Man Arrested For Various Alleged Crimes
A Kent County man has been arrested for multiple felony crimes. According to Delaware State Police, 31-year-old Jeremiah Sandquist of Hartly was arrested Thursday after running into a barn when troopers spotted him in Clayton. State Police released these details of the investigation On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at approximately 8:45 p.m., troopers responded to…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Aug. Homicide In Kent Co.
A Smyrna man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in August. According to Delaware State Police, 37-year-old Christopher Porter was developed as a suspect in connection with the August 20th murder of 65-year-old Richard George Junior of Clayton. George was found dead in the living room of his home. An autopsy determined that…
Read MoreJuvenile Charged With Multiple Burglaries In Kent Co.
A 17-year-old male is charged with numerous burglaries and thefts in the Frederica area. According to Delaware State Police, in November detectives started to investigate burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles in the High Point, Barkers Landing, East Bay Point and Barkers Choice. The teenager was developed as a suspect on November 27th. Troopers took…
Read MoreKent Co. Crash Claims Life Of Georgetown Man
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash north of Dover on Route 1 early Tuesday morning that has left a Georgetown man dead. At about 5:47 a.m. Tuesday, a southbound car traveled partially into the center grass median, veered back into the roadway, rotated and traveled across both southbound lanes of traffic. The car then…
Read MoreUPDATED: Flooding Still Possible at Areas Statewide at High Tide
Last updated: 10/30/21 – 5:00pm Statewide – Motorists Should Use Caution for Flooding on Roadways and High Wind Gusts The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) advises motorists that roads may be closed and/or restricted due to flooding and/or downed trees and power lines. Widespread minor to major tidal flooding is expected with high tide cycles. East…
Read MoreReview Completed Into Dec. ’20 Police Use-of-Force Incident
Senate Releases Updated Maps; Slaughter Beach Back In District 18
Monday evening, the Delaware State Senate released final, revised maps of legislative districts based on the US Census, making them available in advance of the General Assembly’s special session devoted to redistricting next Monday, November 1st. Several revisions were made to maps that were released earlier in October: -Slaughter Beach is reunited with Milford as…
Read MoreGunshots Strike Kent Co. Home Twice In 3 Days
Two incidents involving gunshots are under investigation in Little Creek, east of Dover. According to Delaware State Police, residents in the 300-block of Main Street were awakened by gunfire early Friday at six minutes after midnight. One resident found bullet holes in the house, and 22 spent casings were found. Then, early Sunday morning at…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Killed In Kent Co. Crash
Update: Delaware State Police Sunday identified the man who died when a motorcycle and another vehicle collided Friday afternoon on Route 8 west of Dover as Corey Mayes, 25, of Henderson, Maryland. ———————————————————————————————————————————– A crash west of Dover has claimed the life of a man who was driving a motorcycle. According to Delaware State Police,…
Read MoreSussex Co. Woman Diagnosed With West Nile Virus
Delaware Public Health has confirmed the year’s second case of West Nile Virus in a person – a 79-year-old Sussex County woman who has tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus. Recently, a Kent County man was found to be the first person in Delaware to get West Nile since 2018. A horse in Kent County…
Read MoreUPDATED: Kent Co. Crash Leaves 1 Man Dead
UPDATED: 9/27/21 4pm – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in a fatal crash on September 26, 2021, as 22-year-old Logan Haxton of Hartly, DE. This collision remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information should contact Sergeant Wheatley by calling 302-698-8451. =================================================================== A crash on the…
Read More4 Arrested Following Drug Investigation
DE Coronavirus Numbers the Highest New Cases Since January
Delaware’s positive coronavirus cases took a huge jump at the end of last week – to the highest numbers since January. There were 657 new positive cases Thursday – 634 on Friday – with a 7-day average of positive cases at 9.1%. New Castle County has 334 positive cases, Sussex has 160 and Kent 140.…
Read MoreRetired Judge Charles Welch Announces Run for Delaware AG
Retired Judge Charles Welch has announced that he will seek the office of Attorney General in the November 2022 election. Welch was a judge in the Court of Common Pleas in Kent County – and is a long time champion of law enforcement. He’ll kick off his three county stump in New Castle County at…
Read MoreCarper Highlights Infrastructure Bill’s Clean Water Provisions
Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 could result in cleaner water in Delaware, according to Senator Tom Carper. Carper visited the Kent County Wastewater Facility in Milford Friday, saying that the bipartisan legislation will provide funding to update drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities and water system operators would have access…
Read MoreRabies Concern In Kent Co.
Delaware Public Health is alerting visitors and residents in the area of Route 1 and Route 42 in Kent County about a suspected rabies concern. A fox recently bit a person, but a rabies test on the fox produced indeterminate results. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH said the fox is assumed to be…
Read MoreKent Co. Agrees To Reassess Property In School Funding Case
Kent County has reached agreement in a school funding case to conduct a property reassessment for the first time since 1987. Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and the NAACP of Delaware, along with the ACLU of Delaware and Community Legal Aid Society, announced the resolution Thursday, similar to a previous agreement in New Castle County. Plaintiffs…
Read MoreSewer Rupture Pours Wastewater Into St. Jones River
Man Faces Charges Following Exchange Of Gunfire With Police
A Kent County man is facing charges after Delaware State Police say he opened fire on two troopers and pointed a weapon at a third trooper. The suspect was shot in the exchange of gunfire. Troopers were called to a home on East Evens Drive Wednesday evening about a disorderly person with a gun who…
Read MoreDeveloping: Heavy Police Presence In Viola Wed. Night
A criminal investigation in Viola, Kent County began Wednesday night, according to Delaware State Police. Citizens were advised that there would be a heavy police presence in the area of the 200-block of East Evens Road. There was a road closure, but it has since reopened. The area affected was west of Route 13. The…
Read MoreDel. State Police Probe Fatal Crash In Kent Co.
A crash in the Camden area has claimed the life of a 23-year-old man. According to Delaware State Police, a car left Willow Grove Road west of Steeles Ridge Road on a curve early Sunday morning, crashed into two trees and rolled over several times before it landed in a driveway. The driver, a Clayton…
Read MoreDE Coronavirus Hospitalizations Rising
On Friday, Delaware public health officials report 618 new positive coronavirus tests – with the bulk of them – over 400 in New Castle County. The fewest new positive tests were in Sussex County with 198. However the number of hospitalizations statewide has topped 300 – at 306 – with 36 of those people in…
Read MoreFires Damage Two Kent Co. Homes
Two house fires in Kent County are under investigation. A Sunday fire on Melissa Street in Magnolia’s Alexanders Village community started in the garage and spread to the main structure. Occupants discovered the fire and got out safely. Damage was estimated at $100,000. Also Sunday, fire swept through a two-story home in Jockey Hollow, Clayton.…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Catalytic Converter Thefts
Sunday is Deadline to Apply CARES Act Funds for Community & Faith-based Charitable Organizations
The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is reminding community- and faith-based 501c3 charitable organizations that primarily serve low-income and/or racial or ethnic minority populations in Kent or Sussex counties that CARES Act Relief funds are available for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline is Nov. 15, 2020, for eligible organizations…
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