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UPDATED: Dover PD Make Arrest in Jan 20 Shooting Incident
UPDATED – 01/29/24 – A Dover man has been arrested for a January 20th shooting in the Whatcoat Apartments. Dover Police identified 20 year old Rakim Overton-Bolden as the suspect and obtained warrants for his arrest. On Friday Overton-Bolden turned himself in to police. He is charged with weapons and other offenses. Police say no…
Read MoreVehicle Crash Sunday Night Takes Down Utility Pole & Wires on Route 24
Indian River emergency personnel was called for a vehicle crash on Route 24 in the area of the Holly Lake Campsites around 11:30 Sunday night. Officials found a vehicle overturned in the marshy swamp area with a downed utility pole and wires that were impacting access to the vehicle. The occupant in the vehicle was…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Shooting Incident in Dover
Delaware State Police were called to the Capitol Park area of Dover on Wednesday, November 22, for a report of a shooting on North Governors Boulevard. Police found that the home and two unoccupied vehicles were struck by gunfire. Two adults and two children in the residence were not injured – and no suspect information…
Read MoreSeaford PD Investigating Shots Fired on Conwell Street
Seaford Police were called to Conwell Street – between Spruce and 3rd Streets for shots fired just after 8pm on Monday. Witnesses told police that an unknown male was firing at another group of people, then left the area in a white vehicle. Police say there were no injuries and several shell casings and other…
Read MoreOcean City Man Charged with Weapons Offenses and Aggravated Menacing in Dewey Beach
A disturbance at The Starboard in Dewey Beach Saturday night led to the arrest of 37 year old Matthew Slentz of Ocean City. Delaware State Police were called to assist Starboard employees with removing a disorderly subject from the premises, but he refused to comply. The subject, identified as Slentz, pulled a concealed razor blade…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Shots Fired in Angola by the Bay
Delaware State Police are investigating a report of shots fired at a door in a home in Angola by the Bay. Police learned that an entry door had been shot on Oak Street East – the home was unoccupied at the time of the incident. There is no description of a suspect. Police ask anyone…
Read MoreUS Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Kayakers at Burton Island
Two kayakers were rescued Thursday night after they were stranded on Burton Island in the Indian River. The US Coast Guard Station Indian River received a 9-1-1 report of the two who were in need of assistance. A shallow water crew were in the area conducting training and spotted a light the kayakers shined in…
Read MoreFire at Hooper’s Crab House in Ocean City Ruled Accidental
Ocean City Firefighters were called to Hooper’s Crab House on Route 50 for an appliance fire just after 7:30 Thursday night. Crews arriving at the scene found fire behind a cooking appliance and worked for about 3 hours to contain the fire that extended into the walls. The restaurant was at full capacity when the…
Read MoreSalisbury Teen Arrested in Saturday Night Shooting Incident
A 16 year old Salisbury teen has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident around 9 Saturday night on Fentral Avenue in Salisbury. Maryland State Police responded and found three uninjured victims. Inside a residence police found two bullets and a shell casing was found around the property. Sunday morning troopers executed a search…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shots Fired near Seaford
Delaware State Police were called to a home on North Front Street, Extension in Seaford for several reports of shots fired. When troopers arrive just after 11:30 they learned there had be a large party at a residence, but no one at the scene would provide information and the crowd dispersed. Bullet casings were found…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Shots Fired at Homes Near South Queen Street
Dover Police Department are investigating a shots fired complaint in the area of South Queen and West Reed Streets. The police investigation found two homes and a vehicle had been struck by gunfire. Both homes were occupied at the time of shooting – there were no injuries reported. Police say there are no leads at…
Read MoreUPDATED: Early Morning Fire Destroys Rehoboth Beach Home
UPDATED 4/23/23 – A Rehoboth Beach house was heavily damaged by fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called just after 1am to Corofin Lane in the Kinsale Glenn development and found a home heavily involved in fire with exposure to neighboring homes. Crews from Lewes, Bethany Beach and Indian River assisted Rehoboth Beach who were…
Read MoreState Fire Marshal Investigating Crawl Space Fire in Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach firefighters were called for smoke coming from a home on Sussex Street just before 6 Tuesday night. Crews arriving at the scene found smoke and flames coming from the crawl space and heavy smoke throughout the home. The fire under the home was quickly extinguished – there was minor extension inside the home,…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Shots Fired at a Seaford Home Early Friday Morning
An occupied home was damaged by gunfire just after midnight Friday morning on Nylon Avenue in Seaford. Delaware State Police were contacted by a 19 year old woman about the incident. There were two 21 year old men in the home at the time as well – no one was injured. Police did recover numerous…
Read MoreFour Juveniles Arrested in Magnolia Shooting Incident Monday
Delaware State Police have arrested four juveniles in connection with a shooting that occurred on Cherry Drive in Magnolia just after noon on Monday. Police found two occupied homes and a vehicle with a 19 year old man that were struck by gunfire. A suspect vehicle was spotted in a grocery store parking lot, but…
Read MoreEarly Morning Seaford-area Fire Accidental – Vehicle & Home Damaged
An early morning garage fire on Clark Road in Seaford Friday damaged a vehicle and a home and has been ruled accidental by the State Fire Marshal. Blades firefighters were called around 3:30am and found a vehicle on fire – and spreading to an adjacent home, which was occupied at the time. All the occupants…
Read MorePolice Investigating Shooting Incident at Hartly Home
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting incident in the Hartly area Friday night just around 8:15. Police say a 41 year old man was at home on Fords Corner Road when he heard 6 to 8 gunshots – one of which struck his house. Police say that one shot entered into an empty bedroom.…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Ellendale Area Shooting
A 74 year old Ellendale area man heard a single gunshot Monday afternoon – just before 5pm and contacted police. Delaware State Police responded to a home on Reynolds Pond Road and found that the home had been struck by one round – the victim was not injured. Police continue to investigate and ask anyone…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Dover Area Shooting Incident Saturday
Delaware State Police were called to the Eagle Meadows development Saturday night for a shooting on Vermont Drive. Police learned that a 36 year old man was standing outside a residence when a gray passenger car drove past – and an unknown subject fired several shots in the victim’s direction. The victim was not harmed…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Shooting in Dover’s Capitol Park Neighborhood
A shooting in the Capitol Park neighborhood in Dover left damage to a vehicle and a home. Delaware State Police say the shooting incident occurred just after 5:30 Sunday evening – when residents were at home. No one in the home or the area was injured and police say the motive behind the shooting is…
Read MoreDriver Cited for DUI after Crash on Lewes-Georgetown Hwy near Milton
A 21 year old driver has been cited for DUI after a crash Thursday night just after 11 that sent a car into a home off Lewes Georgetown Highway. Delaware State Police say a Lexus was eastbound and making left turn into a private residence when a Yucon traveling behind the Lexus struck it’s rear…
Read MoreDover Teen Charged in Shooting Incident
Delaware State Police have arrested a 16 year old boy after a shooting incident last Sunday on Joshua Clayton Road in Dover. Police learned that a 26 year old man was walking in the area when male suspect fired multiple shots in his direction – the victim was not struck or injured. The juvenile suspect…
Read More13 Rescued from Sinking Commercial Fishing Boat after Collision SE of Chincoteague
The US Coast Guard and two good Samaritans rescued 13 people from a sinking commercial fishing vessel early Friday morning. Coast Guard officials say the fishing boat “Tremont” was about 63 miles southeast of Chincoteague when it collided with a Panamanian-flagged container ship, “MSC Rita” around 2am. The 115-foot “Tremont” reported to watchstanders they were…
Read MoreDSP Investigate Shots Fired near Bridgeville
Delaware State Police were called to Mill Park Drive in the Coverdale area of Bridgeville Tuesday morning for a shooting. Police learned the incident occurred between 11 and 11:30 Monday night when an unknown suspect fired numerous shots in the area – with a home and unoccupied vehicle being struck by gunfire. A 25 year…
Read MoreDover PD Investigating Shooting Incident Near Ink Studio
A shooting incident at the Ink Studio on South State Street in Dover Thursday is under investigation by Dover Police. Police were called just before 4pm and began looking for possible victims when they arrived at the scene. The owner of the Ink Studio had no information related to the shooting police police noticed the…
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