Posts Tagged ‘Lewes’
DSP Investigating Armed Robbery at Lewes Wawa
An armed robbery in the parking lot of the Lewes Wawa is being investigated by Delaware State Police. Police say just after midnight Friday morning a 17 year old was pumping gas when he was approached by three black men who asked for the victim’s wallet. The victim refused and was struck by one man…
Read MoreLewes man charged with burglarizing local church
A Lewes man was arrested after police say he broke into a church and stole donation money. According to Rehoboth Beach Police, on Monday, November 4, officers were called to the 400 block of King Charles Avenue for reports of a burglary at a local church. Church officials reported that approximately $100 had been removed…
Read MoreLewes Woman Charged with 6th Offense DUI
A Lewes woman was arrested after she was found driving under the influence Thursday night. Police were called for an accident on Conley Chapel Road just after 9:30pm where they found a GMC Sierra went off the roadway and overturned. Police smelled alcohol coming from the driver, 56 year old Cheryl Surber of Lewes. She…
Read MoreMilton man charged with DUI, arrested on drug charges in Lewes
A Milton man was arrested on drug charges after police say he was caught driving high with heroin, meth, and several other drugs in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Landrover SUV on Beaver Dam Road in Lewes after the driver…
Read MoreLewes man cut girlfriend with a knife during assault, police say
A Lewes man was arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and cut her with a knife during an argument. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday as troopers were dispatched to 19000 block of Beaver Dam Road in Lewes, for reports of an assault. Troopers arrived and met…
Read MoreLewes man, photographer indicted on federal tax evasion
A Lewes man has been indicted on tax evasion. Delaware’s U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Bruce Kevin Fleming, of Lewes, was indicted Tuesday in Delaware on tax charges. The indictment includes five counts of tax evasion from 2012 through 2016. Fleming operated Kevin Fleming, Inc., and reportedly generated personal income, for which he…
Read MoreLewes resident raises concerns over late night partying on the bike trail
A Lewes resident is raising concerns over people using the bike trail as a party spot, riding dirt bikes up and down the trail, leaving trash behind, and distrupting those who live nearby. JoAnn Elliott’s home sits in Nassau station about 30 feet from the trail. She’s hoping something can be done to deter the…
Read MoreLewes burglary suspect barricades himself inside home, creating standoff with police
Delaware State Police have taken a Lewes man into custody after he barricaded himself inside his home following a burglary. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the investigation began on shortly after 10 a.m., Sunday when Troopers were dispatched to the 17400 block of Taramino Place in Lewes for reports of a burglary. Troopers…
Read MoreDagsboro Couple Arrested for Burglary
A Dagsboro couple has been charged with burglary after they were found in a Lewes home. Delaware State Police were called to Derby Drive Saturday evening for a report of a burglary in progress. Police found two people in the garage and another in a van that was parked in the garage. The two adults…
Read MoreLewes Fire Leaves Man with Critical Injuries
One person was critically injured in a fire Friday evening west of Lewes. Firefighters were called to a mobile home on Matthew Circle in the Woods Edge development just of Route 24 around 5pm. They found a mobile home fully involved and a 73 year old man who suffered burns – he has been flown…
Read MoreLewes man arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach
A Lewes man was arrested on over 40 counts of falsifying business records in Rehoboth Beach. Michael J. Maricle, 48 of Lewes, DE, was arrested on Monday, October 14th for multiple counts of falsifying business records at his place of employment on North First Street in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department,…
Read MoreConstruction underway on new, $20 million brain injury rehab facility in Lewes
One of the region’s leading development and design/build construction firms, J.G. Petrucci Co., Inc., recently announced that it’s moving forward on a second project for a home and community-based brain injury rehabilitation center in Lewes, Delaware. The project features 78-units for PeachTree Health Group. The full-service, 24-hour assisted living facility, will provide the highest quality…
Read MoreLewes Woman Dies after September Crash on Route 9
A crash on September 25 on Route 9 at Nassau Commons Boulevard has turned deadly. Delaware State Police say the driver of the Dodge Caravan, 78 year old Virginia Moore of Lewes died last week from her injuries at Beebe Medical Center. The driver of the pickup was treated for minor injuries. Police say the…
Read MoreDSP Make Arrest in Multiple Thefts
Over the past several weeks Delaware State Police have investigated multiple theft from vehicle complaints in the Milford, Lewes and Rehoboth areas. Police identified 28 year old Jared Camplesi as a suspect after he used a credit card taken during one of the thefts in the Lewes area. Police spotted Camplesi on a bicycle in…
Read MoreCountry star Jimmie Allen says people in Delaware are making fake GoFundMe pages for his Dad’s funeral
Country star Jimmie Allen says fake GoFundMe pages are being made in Delaware to fraudulently raise money for his Father’s funeral. Allen, who lived in Milton prior to his rise to fame, took to social media last week to express concerns over what he described as “fake gofundme pages” being made in Delaware, claiming to…
Read MoreGeorgetown man charged in carjacking incidents near Lewes
Delaware State Police have arrested a Georgetown man for two carjacking attempts that took place near Lewes. Police say two victims, a 49-year-old Milton man and a 68-year-old Harbeson man, were driving separate vehicles in the area of Beaver Dam Road in Lewes around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when they were flagged down by a shirtless…
Read MoreUPDATED: Power Outages the Early AM Wake-up for Bridgeville & Lewes
About 2000 people in Bridgeville were without power for a time this morning. Power went out around 6:30am and Delmarva Power spokesman Timothy Stokes tells WGMD, “Our operations team shared with me that we did experience an outage in the Bridgeville area this morning at 6:30 a.m., impacting 2,068 customers. The outage was caused by…
Read MoreInmate Dies after Attempted Suicide at SCI
An SCI inmate hospitalized after an attempted suicide has died. Corrections officials say officers found inmate Aron McNatt hanging from a bed sheet in his cell late Friday night. He was taken to Bayhealth’s Sussex campus where he died on Sunday night. McNatt had been held at SCI since May 8th serving a 2 year…
Read MoreUPDATED: Milton Man Dies in Crash on Route 9 Tuesday Morning
UPDATED – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who was killed in a crash on Tuesday, August 6 on Route 9 just east of Josephs Road near Harbeson as 50-year-old David Pierson, Jr. of Milton. The crash remains under investigation. ================================================= A crash on Route 9 at Josephs Road west of Lewes just before 8…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tonight
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, August 06, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Millsboro, Bridgeville, and Seaford and near Delmar, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View, Lewes, Milton, Ellendale, Frederica, and Felton. For…
Read MoreCelebration of Life for Ruth Harrington Set for Sunday, August 18
Ruth Ann Harrington of Milton – Passed away on June 14, 2019.Born December 22, 1936 in Camden New Jersey, Ruth was the youngest of four siblings and the daughter of Walter and Edna Daniels. Ruth is survived by her son James Harrington, daughter Stacey Murphy and daughter Dana Harrington Conner; son-in-laws Todd Conner and Michael…
Read MoreSCI Inmate & Visitor Charged in Prison Contraband Investigation
Two people have been arrested on charges they tried to smuggle the anti-opioid drug Suboxone into Sussex Correctional Institution. Department of Correction officials say 38 year old Teresa Cook, of Lewes, entered SCI in Georgetown for a scheduled visit and was found with Suboxone hidden on her person. Cook had been developed as a person…
Read MoreSussex County Council Honors Retiring Paramedic & Approves Event Venue
The Sussex County Council had a smaller agenda this week and held the full meeting in the afternoon. The Council recognized retiring Paramedic, Brent Hudson, who has worked for the county for over 28 years. Last Friday was his last day on the job. He’s grown as a paramedic as the service itself has grown…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Motorcycle Crash Near Lewes
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash between a motorcycle and a SUV on Plantation Road Friday evening around 5:30. Police say the operator of the motorcycle, 54 year old Robert Willoughby of Smyrna, was southbound on Plantation Road in the shoulder traveling at a high rate of speed in heavy traffic when a the…
Read MoreLewes Woman Dies after May Crash in Harbeson
A Lewes woman injured in a crash at Route 5 and Cool Spring Road near Harbeson has died from her injuries. Delaware State Police say 87 year old Hella Lachman was a passenger in Honda that entered the intersection into the path of a Chevy Suburban. Both the driver and passenger were properly restrained and…
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