Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach’
Susan Gay, Edward Chrzanowski Win Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Race!
The results from today’s annual election in Rehoboth Beach are in! Susan Gay and Edward Chrzanowski have won the two soon-to-be-vacant commissioner seats. Here are the 2019 election totals: Registered voters for 2019: 1501Number of voters: 701Number of absentee voters: 335Total voters: 1036 SEATS FOR COMMISSIONER (TWO): Mark Betchkal: 292 Edward Chrzanowski: 345 Charles Garlow:…
Read MoreUPDATED: Rehoboth’s “Pink Lady Bandit” Arrested in North Carolina by FBI
UPDATED – 7/29/19 – The Pink Lady Bandit has been arrested! FOXNews reports that the FBI arrested 35 year old Circe Baez of Harrisburg, PA in a hotel in Charlotte for allegedly robbing four banks – including the M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach last Tuesday. A second person, 28 year old Alexis Morales of Harrisburg,…
Read MoreIntoxicated Rehoboth Beach Woman Arrested for Trespassing, Resisting Arrest
Rehoboth Beach Police say they have arrested and charged a local woman for trespassing on private property and resisting arrest. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. on Sunday at a property at 235 Rehoboth Avenue. Police were called for a reported subject laying in the driveway, which is used for commercial and residential traffic.…
Read MoreDownstate 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…
Read More2 Motor Scooters Disappear in Downtown Rehoboth
Rehoboth Beach police are investigating the suspected theft of two motor scooters (mopeds) this past weekend. The first theft was actually reported this past Friday evening. A red 2009 ETon Beemer III with Delaware tag MP6591 was taken from the corner of 1st Street and Rehoboth Avenue in the scooter parking area around 7 p.m.…
Read MoreTeen Shines Laser Pointer into Eyes of SUV Driver
A motorist called Rehoboth Beach police this past Thursday after he said he was suffering eye problems after somebody shined a laser in his eye as he was driving his Nissan Xterra. It happened here at 1st Street and Brooklyn Avenue during a rain storm around 10:10 p.m. Lt. William Sullivan says the victim told…
Read MoreToddler Found Wandering Alone in South Rehoboth
Lost children are not unusual in Rehoboth Beach, but what is unusual is to find one, especially a toddler, wandering the back streets alone before 7 a.m. That is what happened this past Tuesday. A concerned citizen was out for a walk, says Lt. William Sullivan, when they found the 2-year-old boy in the area…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Plans Public Workshops on Development Plan
The City of Rehoboth Beach is welcoming the public’s input on a new Comprehensive Development Plan. The city is providing residents the opportunity to offer their input on the CDP’s advancement. The Planning Commission has scheduled two initial public workshops on July 20 and August 3, both beginning at 9 a.m. The workshops will focus…
Read MoreDSP Looking to Identify Robbery Suspect in Rehoboth
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a shoplifting turned robbery at the Marshall’s Department Store on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth just before 5pm Friday. Delaware State Police say the suspect took merchandise from a display and put it in a bag that he’d entered the store with. As he left with the…
Read MoreJill Biden Appears at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth for Book Signing
Dr. Jill Biden, the former Second Lady of the United States, wife to former Vice President and current Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden appeared at Rehoboth Beach’s Browseabout Books on Wednesday for a signing of her book “Where the Light Enters.” The signing took place between 10 a.m. and noon on July 3 and was…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Felony Assault in Rehoboth Beach
A Seaford man is behind bars after Rehoboth Beach Police say he became disorderly and got into a physical altercation. The incident happened on Sunday morning around 10 a.m. at Grove Park, next to the Rehoboth Beach Museum on Rehoboth Avenue. Police say they responded for a disorderly conduct complaint. Their investigation has uncovered that…
Read MoreDownstate 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,…
Read MoreRehoboth to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Water & Sewer Rates
A Town Hall meeting will be held on Saturday, July 13 in the Commissioners Room at the Rehoboth Beach City Hall to discuss the proposed water and sewer rates recommendations. The Town Hall will begin at 10am. The City of Rehoboth Beach utility rate working group is proposing a utility rate structure for Rehoboth Beach.…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Fugitive from Philadelphia in Rehoboth Beach
A fugitive from Philadelphia, who was wanted on weapons and assault charges, has been arrested in Rehoboth Beach. Delaware State Police say the First State Fugitive Task Force learned that 43 year old John Wolfe of Franklintown, Pennsylvania might be staying in a campground in the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach area. Police found his vehicle at the…
Read MoreTWO ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE THEFTS FROM VEHICLES
Two people have been arrested in connection to multiple thefts from motor vehicles in the Ocean View area between June 22 and 25 during the overnight hours. Delaware State Police say Megan Parsons of Dagsboro and Harold Riley of Rehoboth – both 35 took cash, credit cards, prescriptions and electronics – many had been reported…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Monday 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 Monday, June 24, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Seaford, Harrington, and Slaughter Beach and near Felton, Viola, Houston, Greenwood, Lincoln, Bridgeville,…
Read MoreMosquito 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,…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested after Rehoboth Domestic Incident
A domestic incident at a home in Rehoboth Beach led to the arrest of 27 year old Jerron Ricketts of Georgetown. Delaware State Police say the victim and her boyfriend had been arguing all day when he threatened her with a large knife and began damaging items in the residence. They left to pick up…
Read MoreUPDATED: Thursday Crash on Old Furnace Road Leave Rehoboth Man Dead
UPDATED – 6:30am – A 73 year old Rehoboth Beach man is dead after a head-on crash Thursday afternoon west of Georgetown. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say the man was driving a mini-van registered as a taxi was eastbound on Old Furnace Road with two passengers. For an unknown reason, the mini…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Introduces Solar-Powered Trash Compactors
The City of Rehoboth Beach is rolling out a new environmentally friendly trash collection system throughout the town. This week, officials installed 14 Bigbelly solar-powered compacting containers that are strategically located at Baltimore Avenue, Wilmington Avenue and First Street, which are locations heavily utilized by pedestrian traffic. Additionally, Grove Park and Stockley Street Park will…
Read MoreUPDATED: Man Crashes Scooter into VW, Abandons Boy and Flees on Foot!
Update (June 11, 2019): Rehoboth Beach police announced late tonight that Akeem L. Harris, the man who allegedly drove a rented motor scooter with a boy on board into a car last Saturday, has turned himself in. However, the police news release states that “Harris has not been charged at this time as this investigation…
Read MoreUPDATED (Arrest Made): Teen Reportedly Stabbed on Rehoboth Boardwalk
Update (June 5): Rehoboth Beach police announced today that there has been an arrest made in Saturday night’s stabbing that happened on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk. Rehoboth Beach police have apprehended and charged Marques J. Gantt, 23, of Milton. Police located him in a hotel room outside of Rehoboth. He was taken into custody without…
Read More*6* File for 2 Soon-to-Be-Open Rehoboth Commissioner Seats!
Petitions for six candidates for Rehoboth Beach commissioner were filed by Monday’s 4:30 p.m. deadline. They will be running for the two open commissioner seats currently held by Commissioners Stan Mills and Toni Sharp. The candidates are: Mark Betchkal Edward Chrzanowski Charles Garlow Susan Gay Gary Glass Suzanne Goode To be eligible to vote on…
Read MoreMen Arrested after They Destroy Punching-Bag Arcade Machine
Rehoboth Beach police arrested two men for smashing the “boxer” (punching machine) at Zelky’s Beach Arcade-South this past Saturday night as police were investigating the stabbing. They broke through the fiberglass body and Plexiglas display, says Matt Weiner, whose family owns the three Zelky’s arcades on the Rehoboth boardwalk. The machine appears to be a…
Read MoreDead Dolphin Washes to Shore off Rehoboth Avenue
One of several dolphin deaths investigated by the MERR Institute this past week. The remains of a dolphin calf came ashore around 4:15 p.m. this past Saturday just south of Rehoboth Avenue. Suzanne Thurman, executive director of the MERR Institute, said the calf was “Fairly decomposed so some of the clues were obliterated. It had some…
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