Posts Tagged ‘Lewes’
Lewes Man Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Child
The Delaware Attorney General’s Office reports that 33-year-old Brandon Brennan of Lewes has been sentenced for a 2018 incident in which he sexually assaulted a young girl. Deputy Attorney General Rebecca Anderson says in June of 2018, Brennan was staying at a friend’s home because he was too intoxicated to drive home. Sometime during the…
Read MoreLewes Parking Meters Hungry for your Coins!
Parking meters in Lewes are now in operation daily from 9am to 8pm. They went into effect on May 1 and will remain in effect until October 14th in town and until September 30th in the beach parking lots. The parking fee is still $1.00 per hour in town and $2.00 at the beach, however…
Read MoreBlessing of the Fleet is Sunday in Lewes
The Blessing of the Fleet will take place on Sunday in Lewes. This is a tradition celebrated worldwide with a prayer for a safe and bountiful fishing season and a remembrance of sailors who have passed in the previous years. The blessing will take place at Fisherman’s Wharf beginning at 2pm. If you haven’t signed…
Read MoreArchie “Chip” Brittingham of Lewes Dies
WGMD has learned of the passing of Archie “Chip” Brittingham of Lewes last week. He worked at his family’s business, Lewes Dairy, as a child and then after college served as the company President. He still worked for the Lewes Dairy at the new Millsboro facility as an operations manager until he became ill. Brittingham…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with Multiple Drug Offenses
A Lewes man has been arrested for illegal drug sales. Delaware State Police learned that 26 year old Cody Christine was selling crack cocaine and heroin in the Lewes and Rehoboth area and Thursday spotting him in a car traveling over the speed limit on Route 9. The car was stopped and contact made with…
Read MoreDelaware Troopers Stress Importance of Bicyclist Safety on Roadways
As we approach the summer months, Delaware State Police are reminding the community of the importance of bicyclist safety as it partners with the DelDOT Bicycle Program to offer complimentary lighting to bicycles. Troopers say they are urging bicyclists and drivers to obey the rules of the road, and that bicyclists are expected to observe…
Read MoreUPDATED: SCCC Walk Away Apprehended
UPDATED – 4/15/19 – Delaware State Police arrested 34 year old Jacob Capozio on Saturday, April 13th. He was arraigned at JP 3 before being committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on an Escape after Conviction Warrant in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. ================================================== Corrections officials are looking for a 34 year old Lewes man…
Read MoreVIDEO: WGMD News Week in Review – 4/6/2019
*CLICK THE VIDEO ABOVE TO WATCH OUR WGMD NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW* Delaware’s own Joe Biden faces unwanted touching accusations, Maryland State Police investigate KKK fliers in a Talbot County town and a verdict is reached in the Hebron Horse Farm Trial. WGMD’s Hunter Landon has a look back at the week’s top stories!
Read MoreGov John Carney Town Hall in Lewes on Wednesday
Governor John Carney will be in Sussex County for a Town Hall meeting to discuss his State of the State and proposed budget. The meeting is Wednesday, April 3 at 6pm at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes. The presentation will be followed by time for questions and answers from the public.
Read MoreFire Damages Home at Rehoboth Yacht & Country Club Thursday
Delaware State Fire Marshal investigators are looking into a blaze on West Side Drive in the Rehoboth Beach Yacht & Country Club just after 9:30 Thursday night. Rehoboth Beach fire crews arriving at the scene found fire showing from the front of the house. The fire was quickly knocked down and crews from Lewes and…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged with 6th DUI
An accident at Savannah Road and Coastal Highway in Lewes Saturday evening led to the arrest of a Lewes man. Delaware State Police were called for a crash just after 7:30pm and found a pickup truck had rear-ended a Honda Accord. Police smelled alcohol on the driver of the truck, 63 year old John Trala,…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Target Distracted Driving Across Sussex County
Delaware State Police and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety joined forces over the weekend to crack down on distracted driving. In Sussex County on Saturday afternoon, Troopers conducted a series of statewide enforcement initiatives using undercover and unconventional vehicles. On secondary roads in the Lewes area, Troopers used a stationary unconventional vehicle to spot…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged with Drug Offenses
A Millsboro man has been arrested on multiple drug and other offenses. Delaware State Police say 29 year old Tevon Savage was a passenger in a car in the Love Creek Mobile Home Park near Lewes – and was known by police to have an active warrant. Police made a traffic stop and Savage was…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire at Colonial East Development near Rehoboth
Firefighters from Rehoboth Beach and Lewes were called just after midnight for a fire on Powder Horn Lane in the Colonial East development near Rehoboth. Crews arriving on the scene found heavy fire coming from a single story home. Multiple fire crews including Milton, Indian River and Bethany Beach helped to battle that blaze. Crews…
Read MoreLewes Man Wins 2019 Young Engineer Of the Year Award
A Lewes man has been named the Delaware Engineering Society’s 2019 Young Engineer of the Year. Scott Walls is a Supervising Engineer with DelDOT and leads a group of engineers and consultants from the start of a project through its completion. He started as a Project Engineer with DelDOT’s Bridge Design section and was the…
Read MoreUPDATE: Police Identify Victim Killed in Lewes Crash
Delaware State Police have released the identity of the man fatally struck during a crash in Lewes on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as 29-year-old Arturo Roblero-Velasquez of Georgetown. The incident happened around 1 p.m. in the area of Hazlett Road and the Governors development, when officials say the driver of a Freightliner concrete…
Read More29-Year-Old Georgetown Man Dies in Lewes Pedestrian Crash
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a Freightliner concrete pumper truck that happened Tuesday afternoon in Lewes. Troopers say the crash happened around 12:57 p.m. in the area of Hazlett Road within the Governors development. Authorities say the pumper truck was stopped while crews with another company worked on…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged after Domestic Incident
A Lewes man has been arrested after a domestic incident at Angola by the Bay late Saturday night where a man threatened his girlfriend with a gun. Delaware State Police contacted 28 year old Christopher Lare and arrested him. They found him in possession of a Glock magazine with 2 rounds of ammunition. Police learned…
Read MoreUPDATED: State Fire Marshal Investigating Deadly Morning Fire East of Millsboro
UPDATED 8:30am – A fire in a house trailer on Harmons Hill Road just before 4:30 this morning has left one person dead and another in stable condition at Beebe Hospital. Millsboro firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames shooting from the home. State Fire Marshal investigators say a 27 year old woman was…
Read MoreTwo Teens Charged in Rash of BB Gun Incidents
Two 17 year old boys from Bridgeville and Lewes have been arrested by Delaware State Police after a rash of incidents where homes and vehicles were damaged by a BB gun. Police learned that a BB gun was stolen from the Rehoboth Walmart on November 30th – then between December 1st and 8th at least…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Marshal Says Blaze that Destroyed Long Neck Apartment Complex was Arson
UPDATED 11/29/18 – An investigation into a fire at a Long Neck apartment complex that is under construction was arson. The State Fire Marshal has been investigating the fire since it broke out at Carillon Woods after 9pm on November 8th. They ask anyone who may have witnessed any activity at the complex to contact…
Read MoreFriday Morning Crash Injures 2 in Rehoboth Beach
A serious crash Friday morning shut down the southbound lanes on Route 1 just south of Route 24 in Rehoboth. Delaware State Police say just after 9:40 a car traveling northbound in the left turn lane crossed the concrete median and collided head on with a cement mixer. The driver of the car, a 48…
Read MoreLewes Woman Sentenced for Embezzling from Beebe Hospital
A Lewes woman has been sentenced for embezzling money from her employer. Officials say 49 year old Hope Abram, was the revenue director at Beebe Hospital, when she requested refund checks for fictitious people at made-up addresses, then deposited the checks into her own account when they were returned. She was sentenced to 25 years…
Read MoreNew Women’s Veterans Memorial to be Dedicated Saturday at Leg Hall in Dover
A new monument will be unveiled on Saturday on the grounds of Legislative Hall (Legislative Ave & Martin Luther King Blvd North). A dedication ceremony will begin at noon. The monument honors women who have served in the military or in support of military efforts and will pay tribute to Delaware women, both known and…
Read MoreLewes Woman Charged after Resisting Arrest & Assault on a Trooper
A Lewes woman has been arrested after an incident at the Wawa on Dartmouth Drive Sunday night. Delaware State Police were called for a disorderly woman who was asking customers for gas money and cursing at them if they refused. The suspect ran off when police located her, but as the Trooper tried to detain…
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