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FRANKFORD, DELAWARE (8/15/2015) Delaware State Police say a Greyhound bus struck and killed a pedestrian early today on U.S. 113 south of Frankford. The victim was identified as Sylvester O. Bailey, […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/14/2015) A 32-year-old man shot in the upper legs on Thursday is in stable condition, Wilmington police said this morning. The shooting about 7 p.m. in the 200 […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/14/2015) A man with a handgun robbed the Dollar Tree store in Dover late Thursday night, city police reported this morning. The crime happened about 10:30 p.m. at […]
[soliloquy id=”10843″] CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Classes began today for grades 1-5 at Maple Lane Elementary in Claymont. Friday is the first full day for kindergarten at the school, which is […]
BETHANY BEACH, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Fire that swept through a three-story home north of Bethany Beach late Wednesday caused an estimated $750,000 damage, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office said tonight. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) In what was apparently the second shooting of the day in Wilmington, a young man was wounded in the 200 block of N. Madison St., according to reports […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Gunfire erupted in the Scottfield development east of Newark late Wednesday night, striking a truck and a home, New Castle County police said this afternoon. The incident […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Two people have been arrested in the robbery of an elderly woman in the parking lot outside the Kohl’s store on U.S. 40 in Glasgow last week, […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) New Castle County police are warning residents of the Clear Creek at Lexington Farms community in Glasgow of recent thefts from unsecured vehicles. The incidents happened […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) The city’s latest shooting happened this afternoon at Pleasant and Van Buren streets, according to reports from the scene. A male victim, struck […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) A Wilmington police officer spotted a man aiming a gun at another person and gave chase when the gunman ran, arresting him, authorities said today. The incident […]
[soliloquy id=”10792″] DOVER, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) A dump truck crashed into an illegally parked tractor-trailer this morning, closing southbound Route 1 near Dover Air Force Base for about six hours but […]
[soliloquy id=”10748″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect near Newark today in the slaying of 25-year-old Latrice Blackshear in Wilmington. Tyler Carter, 21, of New Castle, was taken into […]
SEAFORD, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A 28-year-old woman was killed this afternoon when her car ran under the rear of a tractor-trailer that was slowing for a turn ahead of her on southbound U.S. 13 […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A teenage girl was seriously injured in a crash on Old Wilmington Road this morning, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A Brandywine Hundred woman is being sought by police in connection with six shed burglaries in the area, New Castle County police said today. Lauren Malatesta, […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A man with crack cocaine and a stolen gun was arrested in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, Dover police said Tuesday. The arrest at […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching off Delaware and nearby areas for a man missing from a freighter in the Atlantic Ocean. The Marshall Islands-flagged ship Ibrahim Dede […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Juanita Lara, whose body was found after fire swept through a building at […]
[soliloquy id=”10748″] UPDATED STORY: 2nd man charged in murder of Latrice Blackshear WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) About two dozen people gathered for a vigil this evening remembering a 25-year-old woman shot […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A 20-year-old man was charged with raping a boy in the Rambleton Acres community west of New Castle, police said today. Vito Maniscalco, of the first blcok […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) Dover police say two shootings happened minutes apart off White Oak Road. The first shooting was just after 3 p.m. Monday on Stevenson Drive in Manchester Square. […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A Newark woman has died from injuries in a crash southwest of Milford last month, Delaware State Police said today. Mary L. McDermott, 79, was injured July […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) An SUV crashed and overturned in heavy rain this afternoon on northbound Route 141 west of Elsmere, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened just […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) Eight people were arrested and a ninth is being sought after a drug investigation at 34 N. New St., Dover police reported Monday. Master Cpl. Mark Hoffman, a […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 25-year-old woman was shot to death in Wilmington this afternoon and a 4-year-old girl and another woman were wounded, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened shortly […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) Two teenagers riding bicycles knocked out and robbed a 50-year-old man, Dover police reported today. The crime was reported at 12:03 a.m. Saturday at East Division Street […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) Dover police today identified a suspect in the robbery of two men last month in the parking lot of the Pine Grove Apartments. The robbery happened about 11:20 […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) New Castle County police today released a sketch of a suspect in a home invasion in the Klair Estates neighborhood. The crime happened about 11:30 p.m. Friday […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 35-year-old man was shot in the hip by a robber he fought with at the Persimmon Tree apartments, Dover police reported today. The incident happened about 2:10 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 21-year-old man wounded in the leg is facing charges for threatening the man who shot him in self defense, Wilmington police said tonight. Police were called at 4:44 a.m. Sunday […]
LINCOLN, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 21-year-old Lincoln man was arrested Sunday after a gun he was handing to his mother discharged, with the bullet striking a child and a man inside […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A Lewes man who was struck by a car on U.S. 40 in Bear late Friday night has died of his injuries, Delaware State Police reported today. […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) Delaware State Police say they have charged a Newark man in a home invasion robbery in which a woman was shot and a man assaulted along U.S. 13 […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A shooting took place Sunday night in the Sunnyside Acres development, Smyrna police reported today. The incident happened about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Belmont Ave. […]
LAUREL, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 45-year-old man died Sunday night after his motorcycle collided with a deer, ejecting him onto the roadway where he was then run over by an oncoming […]
UPDATED STORY: 2 arrested in robbery of elderly woman outside Kohl’s in Glasgow GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) An 84-year-old woman was injured when she was robbed in the parking lot of […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) A 23-year-old man died after a car he was riding in crashed and overturned on Route 1 (Bay Road) north of Milford this morning, Delaware State Police said. […]
OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY(8/9/2015) Two people and their dog were rescued this morning after their 46-foot sailboat caught fire about 3 miles off Ocean City, the Coast Guard reports. One […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) Three people were injured when an unmarked New Castle County police SUV and a Cadillac sedan collided this morning at A and South Walnut streets in Wilmington, according to […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) A kitchen fire heavily damaged a home in the Nottingham Meadows neighborhood on Saturday. The fire at 101 Derbyshire Court was reported at 9:13 a.m., according to the […]
CAMDEN, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) A man sought on multiple shoplifting charges was captured after he fled from a traffic stop near Dover, crashed into another car while going the wrong way on U.S. […]
UPDATED STORY: 30-year-old man sought in Milford murder, home invasion MILFORD, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) Milford police have released the name of a 40-year-old city man fatally wounded during a home invasion […]
LAUREL, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) Delaware State Police released surveillance photos from two produce stand thefts today and asked for tips from the public to identify the culprits. The thefts happened July 24 and July […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) A Newark man has been charged with dealing in child pornography and jailed in lieu of $1.25 million cash bond, Delaware State Police said this morning. Benjamin […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) A 60-year-old Lewes man was in critical condition after being struck by a car while walking across U.S. 40 in Bear, Delaware State Police said this morning. A […]
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) A gunman robbed the Super 8 Motel on U.S. 13 in Harrington, city police said Friday. The robbery happened about 12:10 a.m. Thursday at 17010 South DuPont […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) New Castle County police said they arrested a resident of the Manor Park community near New Castle for promoting prostitution from his home. Mathew McQuay, of […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) A 27-year-old man was wounded by a gunshot in Wilmington this afternoon, according city police. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. in the 2400 block of Carter […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) Carbon monoxide fumes forced the evacuation of residents of a high-rise building at the Cokesbury Village retirement center in Hockessin for several hours today, according to reports […]
