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BEAR, DELAWARE (8/7/2016) A gunman escaped with cash and cigarettes from a Valero Shore Stop station on Old Baltimore Pike, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The armed robbery happened […]
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (8/6/2016) A 24-year-old man was shot this evening in a vehicle north of Newport, the Delaware State Police said. The incident was reported at 7:18 p.m. on Burnside Boulevard […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (8/5/2016) A 33-year-old man has been indicted in a 2009 cold case murder, Dover police announced today. Larry Pierce was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (8/5/2016) The Wawa convenience store at Naamans and Ridge roads in Claymont was robbed at gunpoint this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crime happened about […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (8/5/2016) A stolen pickup truck was recovered by Delaware State Police after the owner saw an ad listing it for sale on Craigslist, and a Newark man was […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/5/2016) A Wilmington police officer has been charged with arson after his vehicle was set ablaze, authorities said Thursday. Detective Ahmard Reddick, an 8-year veteran of the force, […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/4/2016) The treasurer of the Smyrna Parent Teacher Organization has been charged with stealing about $11,000 from the group, city police said early today. Kellie Sullivan-Mcgovern, 39, of Smyrna, […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/3/2016) A 31-year-old man was in stable condition after a shooting in Wilmington on Monday night, according to city police. The shooting happened about 7:10 p.m. at Ninth and […]
OCEAN VIEW, DELAWARE (8/1/2016) A burglary suspect was captured by Ocean View police early today after an officer stopped a car for traffic violations, Delaware State Police said. State troopers […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/1/2016) A Wilmington man is being sought for intentionally striking a woman with a vehicle, Smyrna police said Sunday. The incident happened about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/1/2016) A man was shot in the head in the 400 block of W. 23rd St. in Wilmington late Sunday night, according to reports from the scene. The […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (7/31/2016) A 34-year-old woman was injured in a Brandywine Hundred carjacking and the suspect was captured after crashing in Pennsylvania, the Delaware State Police said Saturday. The incident happened […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/30/2016) A robber with a knife escaped with cash from a Shore Stop convenience store north of Dover early Friday, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The […]
DELAWARE (7/29/2016) Delaware State Police have arrested four people and are looking for a fifth in connection with a series of burglaries in Kent and Sussex counties where chain saws and cash […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/29/2016) A BP gas station clerk swung a baseball bat at a robber confronting him with a knife, sending him away empty-handed, Delaware State Police said Thursday. […]
UPDATED STORY: 1 arrested, 1 sought in Harrington liquor store robbery HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (7/29/2016) An employee was struck in the face during an armed robbery at Bridle Bit Liquors in Harrington […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (7/27/2016) Delaware State Police homicide detectives are seeking tips from the public after the death of a 63-year-old Clayton man who was assaulted northwest of Smyrna in April. James Leager was […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (7/26/2016) A 21-year-old man was arrested after an officer found more than 500 bags of heroin in his vehicle following a traffic stop, Smyrna police said today. The vehicle […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/25/2016) A 30-year-old Harrington man has been charged with firing a gun at a state trooper Sunday at the Alder Park Apartments near Dover, the Delaware State Police said. […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (7/25/2016) A Lincoln man has been arrested for trying to run over a Grotto Pizza employee after not paying his bill at the restaurant, Milford police said today. The incident […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/25/2016) Fire swept through a house off Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach on Sunday morning. The fire at 37850 Oyster House Road was reported at 9:30 a.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/24/2016) A 27-year-old man was shot in the legs and arm at a Wilmington playground on Saturday night, according to city police. The shooting happened about 10:05 p.m. in […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/23/2016) Gunfire rang out in three communities near New Castle on Friday night, New Castle County police said this afternoon. The shooting was reported about 8 p.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/23/2016) A woman was shot multiple times early today in the 1300 block of W. Fifth St. in Wilmington, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/22/2016) A 39-year-old Wilmington man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman earlier this week, city police said this afternoon. Martin […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/22/2016) Badges were presented to 21 police officer recruits after their graduation from the New Castle County Police Department’s 42nd Police Academy. The presntation was held Thursday at […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/20/2016) Two people were injured at the Delaware Auto Court motel near New Castle in a fire that caused traffic delays at the 13/40 split this afternoon. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/20/2016) A body was found in a home in the 2900 block of N. Market St. this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. City police are investigating what […]
NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA (7/20/2016) Hockessin, Delaware, firefighters helped extinguish the flames when about 350 tons of hay burned in New Garden Township early today. The fire at Modern Mushroom […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/19/2016) A 20-year-old man was robbed while playing the Pokémon GO game on his cellphone, Dover police reported today. The crime happened about 3 a.m. Saturday in the […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/19/2016) A man taking a break from work was assaulted and robbed in the parking lot of the Home Depot store at 801 N. DuPont Highway (U.S. 13), […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/19/2016) Police now say the deaths of a man and woman along Dover’s southern border were a murder-suicide and have released their names. The man was killed early […]
UPDATED STORY: Police say 2 Dover-area deaths are murder-suicide DOVER, DELAWARE (7/18/2016) The death of a 25-year-old woman near Dover is being investigated by Delaware State Police homicide detectives. Her […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/18/2016) Two people who were found dead after gunfire in an apartment near New Castle have been identified. New Castle County police called the deaths a murder-suicide. The […]
UPDATED STORY: 2 dead after gunfire at Georgetown Manor Apartments NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/17/2016) A gun incident has closed Route 273 (Christiana Road) near New Castle, authorities said. New Castle […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (7/17/2016) A suspect in three TD Bank robberies was arrested Saturday after Delaware State Police chased him from Wilmington to west of New Castle, authorities said. […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect in 3 TD Bank robberies arrested after chase NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/16/2016) Delaware State Police say they have identified a man who robbed a TD Bank branch […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (7/16/2016) A tossed bottle damaged an Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Fire Company truck, Delaware State Police said Friday. The incident happened as the truck was responding to […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/15/2016) A 52-year-old Delaware man wanted on murder charges was arrested in New York City, the New Castle County police said Thursday. Gregory Parker was arrested Wednesday […]
LEWES, DELAWARE (7/15/2016) A woman was arrested for leaving a 2-year-old boy in a parked car while she went inside a store on a day when the temperature reached 94 degrees, Delaware […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (7/14/2016) Two men were wounded in a shooting in Ogletown on Wednesday night, New Castle County police said. Police learned of the shooting in the Hillside Heights community about […]
BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (7/14/2016) A 33-year-old man required hospital treatment after a home invasion southeast of Bridgeville, the Delaware State Police said Wednesday. The incident happened about 1:55 a.m. in the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/13/2016) A 16-year-old Elsmere boy was arrested this morning and charged in connection with the shooting of two people in Wilmington last week, authorities said. In the shootings […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested in murder of DSU student BEAR, DELAWARE (7/12/2016) A 19-year-old man shot to death Saturday near the entrance to the Rutledge development was a student at Delaware […]
UPDATED STORY: Man charged in murder of Delaware City woman DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE (7/10/2016) Delaware State Police have released the name of a Delaware City woman found dead in her home […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested in murder of DSU student UPDATED STORY: Man shot to death in Bear was DSU student BEAR, DELAWARE (7/9/2016) The victim of a shooting this morning […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (7/9/2016) Three robbers escaped with drugs from a Rite Aid pharmacy in Claymont after ordering customers down on the floor Friday night, Delaware State Police reported this morning. The robbery […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (7/8/2016) A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the first-degree murder last month of a man at the Apple Chase Apartments in Bear, the New Castle […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/8/2016) Three shootings were reported in Wilmington on Thursday night, with one victim in critical condition. The first happened about 8:05 p.m. at a home at 1210 […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (7/6/2016) A 24-year-old man was conscious and alert at a hospital following a shooting in Bear this afternoon, according to New Castle County police. The shooting happened about 3:40 p.m., said […]
