Seven arrested in Milford drug investigation

A drug investigation resulted in the arrests of seven people and the seizure of heroin. in Milford. The Milford Police Department’s Drug Unit executed several arrest warrants along with a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of McColley Street in Milford. As a result of the search warrant, detectives located heroin, marijuana,…

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Knife assault leads to synthetic drug charges for Milford man, police say

An argument led to counterfeit drug charges for a Milford man after police say he threatened someone with a knife. According to the Milford Police Department, just before 3 p.m., Monday officers were called to a residence in the 200 block of South Washington Street for reports of an incident involving a knife. Police arrived…

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Mosquito Spraying Downstate Tonight

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, August 19, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington and near Milton, Ellendale, Milford, Felton, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will…

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Sen. Chris Coons Town Hall Meeting in Milford on Wednesday

Delaware Senator Chris Coons will host a town hall meeting n Milford next week   The Town Hall is Wednesday at the Carlisle Fire Company starting at 7pm.  If you’d like to go, you’ll have to register first through his website – it is free. Click here to register for the Town Hall

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UPDATED: Milton Man Dies in Crash on Route 9 Tuesday Morning

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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…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Monday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, August 05, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Milford and Seaford and near Camden, Magnolia, Felton, Greenwood, Laurel, and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will be…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 16, 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 and near Ocean View, Frankford, Delmar, Seaford, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Milford, Houston, Magnolia, and Camden. For…

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Frankford Man Arrested in Milford on 6th DUI Offense

Milford Police say they arrested a Frankford man for his sixth offense of Driving Under the Influence in the early morning hours of Sunday following a car crash. Police say around 1:32 a.m. on July 14th, they responded to Northwest Front Street for a single vehicle crash, witnessing a Chevy Silverado crashed into a sign…

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Milford Doctor Indicted for Insurance Fraud

A Milford Doctor has been indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury following an investigation by the Department of Insurance’s Fraud Prevention Unit. Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro in a release says the indictment alleges that between August and October of 2017, 42 year old Doctor Jean Laine fraudulently billed two insurance companies for treatments that…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 02, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Houston, and Millsboro and near Camden, Felton, Magnolia, Frederica, Milford, Greenwood, Lincoln, Georgetown, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View,…

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Milford Woman Charged with 5th DUI after Shawnee Road Crash

A crash Saturday night just before 10 led to the arrest of a Milford woman.  Delaware State Police found a vehicle overturned near Shawnee Road and Harvest Lane in Greenwood.  When troopers contacted the driver, 53 year old Patricia Prettyman, they smelled alcohol.  A computer check showed Prettyman had four previous DUI convictions.  Two passengers…

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Milford Police Search for Royal Farms Robbery Suspects

Milford Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who robbed a Royal Farms convenience store in the early morning hours of Sunday. Officers say the incident happened around 2:27 a.m. on July 23 at the Royal Farms located at 566 South DuPont Boulevard. The suspects entered the store, displayed a revolver style…

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Lincoln Man Arrested in Milford After Foot Chase

The Milford Police Department says it has arrested a Lincoln man after he led officers on a brief foot pursuit. The incident happened Tuesday, June 18 around 8:26 p.m. An officer on patrol observed 22-year-old Louis Welch of Lincoln on foot in the 600 block of North DuPont Boulevard (U.S. Route 113). They later identified…

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Mosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday Evening

A message from DNREC-MOSQUITO CONTROL Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 18, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Milford, Ellendale, and Selbyville and near Ocean View, Frankford, Millsboro, Georgetown, Lewes,…

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Milford Man Arrested for Threat at Walmart

The Milford Police Department says they have arrested and charged a 61-year-old man for making threats toward an employee at a Walmart. Officers say they were called to the Walmart on North DuPont Highway in Milford on Tuesday. They took 61-year-old Allen Mohr of Milford into custody for making threats against a particular employee. Mohr…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 11, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Selbyville, Bethany, Greenwood, Harrington, Milford, Seaford and near Delmar, Felton, Frederica, Georgetown, Houston, Laurel, Lincoln, and Millsboro. For…

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Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 04, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Bowers Beach, Frederica, and Milford and near Camden, Marydel, Felton, Magnolia, Harrington, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Lincoln, Frankford, Selbyville, Dagsboro,…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Milford, Greenwood, Laurel, and Millsboro and near Milton, Dagsboro, Delmar, Seaford, Georgetown, Bridgeville, Harrington, Lewes, Bethany Beach, and…

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Sussex & Kent County Mosquito Spraying Tuesday

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 21, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Camden, Wyoming, and near Milford, Lincoln, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Felton, Magnolia, Rehoboth, Georgetown, Millsboro, Frankford, and Selbyville. For…

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Troopers Arrest Lincoln Kidnapping Suspect

Delaware State Police say they have apprehended a 27-year-old Milford man on kidnapping and related charges. On Monday, May 20 around 9:15 p.m., Troopers received information that 27-year-old Richard Stratton was en route to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution at 660 Baylor Boulevard in New Castle. Stratton was located in his vehicle in the parking…

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Downstate Skeeter Spraying Monday Evening – Kent & Sussex County

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, May 20, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Delmar and near Milford, Greenwood, Harrington, Laurel, Seaford, Frankford, and Millsboro. For notification purposes, spraying…

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DSP Find Theft Suspect Sleeping in Ransacked Vehicle in Lincoln

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A Milford man has been arrested in connection with multiple thefts from vehicles in the Lincoln areas.  Delaware State Police were called to a home on Johnson Road in Lincoln after the victims found their vehicles had been ransacked – with property missing and the suspect – 30 year old Marque Anthony – asleep inside…

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Mosquito Spraying in Kent & Sussex Thursday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Thursday, May 16, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: Near Camden, Frederica, Magnolia, Harrington, Ellendale, Greenwood, Lincoln, and Milford. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…

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