Wilmington police: Masked man with gun arrested
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/11/2016) City police arrested a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest happened about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block […]
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/11/2016) City police arrested a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest happened about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (2/11/2016) City police arrested a 20-year-old man on drug charges after a month-long investigation, authorities said this morning. Cristo J. Aguilar, of Milford, was arrested Monday after […]
MILLSBORO, DELAWARE (2/10/2016) A man sought in connection with five bank robberies across the state and a gas station robbery has been arrested, Delaware State Police said. Darryl M. Trostle, of […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/9/2016) A robber escaped with cash from a TD Bank branch near New Castle this afternoon, Delaware State Police said. The robbery at 82 Christiana Road […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/9/2016) City police this afternoon released the name of a 48-year-old man shot to death Monday night outside T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurant on U.S. 13. The […]
SEAFORD, DELAWARE (2/9/2016) A gunshot was fired during an attempted home invasion east of Seaford, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The incident happened about 6:50 p.m. Monday in the […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (2/9/2016) Two Newark men were arrested during the attempted robbery of a Wawa store on U.S. 40 in Bear after an alert off-duty employee recognized their van, Delaware […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/8/2016) A 16-year-old girl was shot in Wilmington this evening, according to city police. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. at Second and Van Buren streets. The girl […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested in robbery of The Smoke Shop ELSMERE, DELAWARE (2/8/2016) An armed man robbed the The Smoke Shop on Kirkwood Highway west of Elsmere, the Delaware State Police […]
UPDATED STORY: Police seek witnesses after man shot to death at T.G.I. Friday’s NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/8/2016) One person was killed this evening in a shooting at the TGI Friday’s Restaurant […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/8/2016) A man robbed a WSFS Bank branch near Rehoboth Beach this afternoon, Delaware State Police said. The robbery happened about 1:55 p.m. at 19335 Coastal Highway […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (2/6/2016) Delaware State Police say a man robbed a Wawa store in Bear. The crime happened about 4 a.m. Friday at 1605 Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40). The robber […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/6/2016) Two Milford brothers sought on theft charges have been arrested, Delaware State Police said Friday. Matthew A. Meding, 26, and Joshua W. Meding, 24, were taken into […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (2/6/2016) A 42-year-old Claymont man detained by a witness to vehicle tampering has died, New Castle County police said Friday. John Fretchel, of the […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (2/5/2016) Two brothers from Milford are being sought on theft charges by Delaware State Police, who asked for the public’s help in finding them. Matthew A. Meding, 26, is […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/4/2016) Two men were arrested today in the wake of a home invasion last month that left one man dead and four others wounded by gunfire, Wilmington police said […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (2/3/2016) Less than a day after release of a surveillance image, a suspect in the robbery of a WSFS Bank branch and the attempted robbery of a Wells […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/3/2016) A 22-year-old Dover man was arrested on drug and weapon charges, city police said today. The arrest of Morris Savage came about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (2/2/2016) A witness held a theft suspect for police this morning and the suspect was in critical condition after suffering a medical emergency, authorities said. The incident happened […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/2/2016) A Wawa convenience store near Dover was robbed at gunpoint early this morning, Delaware State Police said. The robbery happened about 4:25 a.m. at 1525 E. Lebanon Road […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/30/2016) A Dunkin’ Donuts shop was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday along U.S. 13 near New Castle, the Delaware State Police said. The robbery at 201 S. […]
UPDATED STORY: Delaware murder suspect arrested in New York NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/29/2016) The death of a man in the Mallard Pointe commnunity near New Castle has been ruled a […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (1/29/2016) Two Pennsylvania men have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the 2013 slaying of a Claymont man. The body of Wayne Cappelli, 43, was […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/28/2016) Sen. Chris Coons’ stolen SUV was recovered this evening along with another stolen vehicle when they were spotted by a Wilmington police officer, according to reports from […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (1/28/2016) Three people were taken to a hospital after a blaze heavily damaged a Hockessin home this morning, authorities said. The fire, reported at 7:18 a.m. in the […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (1/27/2016) A woman forced her way into a Claymont home and took cash and credit cards from the elderly resident, New Castle County police said Tuesday. The theft happened […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/26/2016) Six people were displaced when fire broke out in a Wilmington apartment building Monday night, and one firefighter was injured, authorities said. The fire was reported […]
LITTLE HEAVEN, DELAWARE (1/23/2016) A fire that heavily damaged a home west of Little Heaven early today was started when ashes from a wood stove ignited a cardboard box they had been […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/23/2016) A woman was robbed outside the ShopRite store in Bear on Friday, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The 64-year-old woman was walking toward her car about […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/22/2016) A fire that heavily damaged a home in the Collins Park neighborhood near New Castle was ruled accidental, authorities said. The fire was reported shortly before […]
MILLSBORO, DELAWARE (1/22/2016) A Millsboro man was arrested Friday on charges of stealing $38,000 in jewelry from a home where he was doing work outside, Delaware State Police said. Colin E. […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (1/21/2016) A 19-year-old Bear man who was stabbed Saturday night in the Boxwood area near Elsmere has died of his wounds, New Castle County police reported today. Police […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/21/2016) A 31-year-old New Castle man has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a Wilmington woman in August, city police announced this morning. […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (1/20/2016) Delaware State Police released a surveillance image of a burglary suspect today in hopes someone recognizes the man. The burglary happened about 4 a.m. Jan. 7 at Steve’s […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (1/20/2016) One person died when fire swept through a home in the Dartmouth Woods neighborhood late Tuesday night, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office said this morning. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) A masked man with a gun robbed the Fox Point Oceanic gas station just east of the city limits, Delaware State Police said Monday. The robbery at […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/18/2016) A motel guest was charged with setting a fire inside his room this afternoon at the West Motel on U.S. 40 west of New Castle, authorities […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/18/2016) A burglar used a landscape paver to smash a rear window of a home in the Village of Westover, according to Dover police. The burglary happened between […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) City police are searching for three people in the armed robbery of a Wawa store on U.S. 13. The crime happened about 11:35 p.m. Thursday at 2800 […]
HARBESON, DELAWARE (1/18/2016) Fire destroyed a farm outbuilding south of Harbeson on Sunday night, authorities said. The blaze, reported about 6 p.m. in the 20000 block of Beaver Dam Road […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (1/17/2016) A robber trying to take a woman’s purse outside the Christiana Skating Center was thwarted when a witness threw a hot beverage on him, Delaware State Police […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) Six people were taken to a hospital tonight after being sickened by fumes in a home in the Sparrow Run community, according to reports from the scene. […]
UPDATED STORY: Bear man stabbed in Boxwood dies of wounds; 2 arrested NEWPORT, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) A man in his late teens or early 20s was found stabbed this evening in […]
FELTON, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) A 25-year-old Felton-area man was arrested Friday on charges of selling drugs, Delaware State Police said this morning, and his father was arrested on a weapons charge. […]
WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) A Dover man is being sought by Delaware State police on a first-degree murder charge. Anthony E. McDonald, 37, is wanted in connection with a March 2015 […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) Pockets Discount Liquors on U.S. 13 near New Castle was robbed at gunpoint early Friday, the Delaware State Police reported. The robbery at 337 S. DuPont […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) Delaware State Police are looking for three armed, masked robbers who escaped with cash from the Papa John’s pizza shop near New Castle. The robbery at 529 E. Basin […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) A trooper stopped a car for speeding north of Middletown and seized nearly a pound of marijuana from the vehicle after smelling a strong odor of the drug, […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) A 57-year-old Rehoboth Beach man was arrested for burglary after he arrived at the city’s police station to report he had been assaulted by a man […]
\WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/16/2016) City police have identified a 28-year-old man shot to death in a garage on Wednesday. The victim found in the 1200 block of N. Locust St. […]