Body found along Route 896 in Glasgow
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (12/16/2014) A body was found in a ditch this morning along southbound Route 896 (South College Avenue). According to reports from the scene, a passerby spotted the body […]
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Woman robbed outside Walgreens on Philadelphia Pike
BELLEFONTE, DELAWARE (12/16/2014) A 29-year-old woman walking in the Walgreens Pharmacy parking lot just east of Bellefonte was robbed of her purse, state police said Monday. The crime happened about […]
Inspections to close lanes on I-95 near Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) Inspections of the I-95 viaduct at the south end of Wilmington will cause lane closures on the highway through Monday, according to DelDOT. Contractor Pennoni Associates Inc. […]
Repairs to close 2 lanes on SB I-495
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) Repairs will close two lanes on southbound I-495 south of Wilmington starting Tuesday, DelDOT announced. The work begins at 9 a.m. at a bridge over an abandoned […]
Gunman robs gas station near New Castle
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A masked man with a handgun robbed a gas station near New Castle, state police reported Monday. The crime happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday at […]
Man robbed at knifepoint in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A 27-year-old bicyclist was robbed while riding to work by a man with a steak knife, Dover police reported today. The robbery happened about 5:15 p.m. Saturday […]
Pot buy brings robbery try, gunshots in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) An attempt to purchase marijuana led to a robbery try by the two sellers, a struggle over a gun and shots being fired, Dover police said today. […]
Police seek Hartly man after vehicles, house damaged near New Castle
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A Hartly man is being sought by police in connection with damage to two vehicles and a home in the Coventry neighborhood near New Castle on […]
Harrington man charged with fourth DUI
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A 55-year-old Harrington man was charged with his fourth DUI, police reported today. Harrington police said John W. Moffett, of the 200 block of Delaware Ave., was arrested […]
2 charged with robbing woman in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) Two Dover men were arrested and charged with robbing a woman on U.S. 13, police reported today. The incident happened about 12:55 a.m. Sunday at North DuPont […]
Teen shot in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A 17-year-old boy was shot in the hand today, but city police haven’t determined where it happened. Officers were called to the 900 block of N. Madiston […]
67-year-old man dies in Newark house fire
NEWARK, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A 67-year-old man died and a woman was injured this morning when fire swept through a home in the Elan Of Huntington Hills neighborhood in Newark. Three other occupants […]
Bicyclist killed crawling under train is identified
WYOMING, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A 37-year-old bicyclist was killed Sunday evening when, tired of waiting for a train stopped at a signal crossing, he decided to crawl under it and the train […]
21-year-old Dover man killed in crash
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) A 21-year-old man was killed when his car crossed the double yellow line and collided with an oncoming vehicle west of Dover early today, state police said. The […]
Truck pushes pickup into home near New Castle
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A tree-service truck hit a parked pickup in the Coventry neighborhood near New Castle early today, pushing it into a home. The front of the house […]
Resident forced to ground in home invasion robbery near Felton
FELTON, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) A 56-year-old man was forced to the ground during a home invasion robbery west of Felton early today, state police said. The robbery happened about 3:30 a.m. […]
Wilmington police seek witnesses to rollover crash
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) City police are seeking witnesses to a crash Friday involving an overturned vehicle in the 500 block of S. Market St. The female driver of the overturned […]
DUI charge after 3 hurt in crash near Lewes
LEWES, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) Three people were injured, two of them seriously, in a crash early today west of Lewes, state police said. The accident happened about 2 a.m. on Log […]
72-year-old struck in robbery try near Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) A 72-year-old Wilmington man was struck several times with a blunt object when a man tried to rob him after he left a bank southwest of the […]
Newark police: Truck had green light when bicyclist struck
NEWARK, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A bicyclist suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a Ford F-350 pickup truck, city police said. The accident happened about 5:55 p.m. Friday at the […]
Restaurant robbed near New Castle
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (12/15/2014) A man with a handgun robbed a restaurant on Route 141 near New Castle on Friday, state police reported Saturday. The robbery happened about 6:30 p.m. […]
N.J. man charged in Bear, Pike Creek home improvement fraud
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (12/13/2014) A New Jersey man has been charged with home improvement fraud for taking money for work he didn’t complete at two New Castle County homes, […]
Newport-area shooting victim, 22, dies
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (12/13/2014) A 22-year-old man wounded Friday night in the Cedar Heights community northwest of Newport died of his wounds, county police said this afternoon. Thomas Fergusen, of […]
12 homeless after fire hits Milltown home; $50,000 damage
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (12/13/2014) Fire caused heavy damage to a Kirkwood Gardens home early today, leaving 12 people homeless. The blaze was reported by a passing motorist about 2 a.m. at 2401 […]
Teen charged after Wilmington officer injured
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/14/2014) A 17-year-old boy was charged with assault and resisting arrest after a city police officer was injured during a struggle while investigating a domestic dispute. The 33-year-old […]
Elsmere shooting suspect arrested, heroin seized
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (12/12/2014) A suspect in a double shooting was arrested and 4,000 bags of heroin seized from his home early today, Elsmere police said.. Town police and a Wilmington […]
Police ID pedestrian killed on Kirkwood Highway
STANTON, DELAWARE (12/12/2014) State police today identified the victim in the state’s third pedestrian fatality in two days. Brian M. Dougherty, 32, of Wilmington, was trying to cross the eastbound […]
5 charged with making meth at Long Neck home
LONG NECK, DELAWARE (12/12/2014) Five people have been charged with operating a methamphetamine lab in a Long Neck home, state police said today. The five were arrested about 4:50 p.m. […]
2 arrested in ID theft after 100 mph chase
SMYRNA-DOVER, DELAWARE (12/12/2014) Smyrna police arrested two identity theft suspects after a high-speed chase down U.S. 13 that ended with a crash in Dover. The two suspects first tried to […]
Video: Package theft suspect
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (12/12/2014) County police have released video of a suspect in the theft of packages from a home in the Willow Run community. Anyone with information is […]
78-year-old man assaulted in home invasion
LAUREL, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) A 78-year-old man was assaulted, tied up and robbed in a home invasion southwest of Laurel early today, state police say. The victim was asleep in a […]
Teen charged with murdering father with crossbow
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) A 17-year-old Harrington-area boy is charged with murdering his father with a crossbow. Seth H. Ramsey, 17, is being held at Stevenson House detention center in Milford. […]
3rd pedestrian fatality in 2 days
STANTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) In the third pedestrian fatality in Delaware in the past two days, one man was killed this evening when he was struck by two cars on Kirkwood Highway. The […]
Photo released in Hockessin burglary investigation
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) New Castle County police released a surveillance image today in connection with a burglary in Hockessin last month. The burglary in the 800 block of Westridge Drive […]
Arrests in 3 Wilmington shootings
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) City police have made arrests in three recent shootings, police announced today. A 15-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted first-degree murder, possession with intent to deliver heroin […]
Light snow accumulates at spots; weather delays flights
DELAWARE (12/11/2014) Light snow falling across Delaware this afternoon may bring some accumulation, the National Weather Service says. And the weather is delaying flights at Philadelphia International Airport. Less than […]
Police ID pedestrian killed near Delaware Park
STANTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) A 30-year-old man who was struck and killed by a pickup truck Wednesday evening near the entrance to Delaware Park was identified by state police this afternoon as John […]
Plans for I-95/U.S. 202 interchange closures revised
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) DelDOT has revised plans for closures to allow work on the I-95/U.S. 202 interchange north of Wilmington, eliminating a planned weekend closure of northbound I-95. The new […]
5 tips for businesses to avoid robberies
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/11/2014) In the wake of three store robberies in the past week, Dover police are offering tips to businesses to avoid being the target of similar crimes: Control […]
Men with shotgun rob Glasgow 7-Eleven store
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) Two men, one armed with a shotgun, robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store at 100 Four Seasons Parkway early today, state police said. The robbers confronted the 54-year-old […]
Pizza deliveryman beaten, robbed in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) A pizza deliveryman was hospitalized after being beaten in the Captal Green neighborhood Tuesday night, Dover police said today. The incident happened about 10:25 p.m. in the 400 […]
Grant to help infants, toddlers
DELAWARE (12/10/2014) A $5.5 million federal grant will help Delaware offer more services for infants, toddlers and their families. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
25-year-old woman struck by car, killed in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) A 25-year-old woman was killed early today when she was struck by a car as she walked across Leipsic Road. City police said the accident happened about […]
Milford police arrest burglary suspect, recover items stolen
MILFORD, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) City police say the arrest of one burglary suspect led to the recovery of numerous stolen items but the man’s accomplices are still being sought. Wayne Waltman, […]
44 arrested in New Castle County drug probe
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) An 11-month investigation into drug trafficking in New Castle County has resulted in the arrest or indictment of 44 people, state police reported today. The […]
Dover clerk cut in 3rd store robbery in week
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/10/2014) A clerk was cut with a bandit’s knife during the third convenience store robbery in a week in Dover, city police said Tuesday. The latest robbery happened about […]
2 charged with arson in 3 church fires
UPDATE: 2 plead guilty in church arson FELTON, DELAWARE (12/9/2014) Two men have been charged with setting three fires at churches in the Felton area last week, officials reported late […]
Nor’easter dumps 2 inches of rain along coast; roads flood
DELAWARE (12/9/2014) A nor’easter pounded the Delaware coast overnight, with more than 2 inches of rain recorded by 6:30 a.m. at Bethany Beach and Long Neck. Flooding was reported on […]
Dover man charged with rape
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/8/2014) A 39-year-old Dover man was charged with first-degree rape over the weekend, city police reported today. The incident happened at a home on Chelsea Way while the […]