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UPDATED STORY: Wilmington police charge 2 in wake of fatal home invasion in Browntown WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/14/2016) City police have released the name of a 20-year-old man shot to death during […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/14/2016) A 28-year-old man shot in the chest Wednesday evening died of his wounds, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. at a garage in the […]
UPDATED STORY: 28-year-old man shot to death in Wilmington WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/13/2016) A man was shot in the chest this evening, according to reports from the scene. The shooting […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/13/2016) Two students were arrested after a gun was fired Tuesday in a restroom at Central Middle School in Dover, city police reported. No one was injured but school […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/13/2016) Two young girls were killed when fire swept through a row home in Wilmington on Tuesday, city Fire Chief Anthony S. Goode said. The mother of […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (1/13/2016) A suspect in the robbery of a Little Caesar’s Pizza restaurant in Smyrna was captured a short time later in Cheswold, police said. The robbery happened about […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (1/13/2016) The Christmas Eve fire at Serpe’s Bakery was accidental, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office ruled Tuesday. The fire at 1411 Kirkwood Highway was reported about 6 p.m. and […]
UPDATED STORY: 2 students face charges DOVER, DELAWARE (1/12/2016) Two students are in custody following the firing of a gun at Central Middle School this afternoon, Dover police said. The […]
MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (1/12/2016) New Castle County Police Chief Col. Elmer M. Setting said today that changes the agency made in tactics three years ago have helped cut crime by 22 percent over […]
DELAWARE (1/12/2016) For the second day in a row, bomb threats were phoned to several schools in the state today, Delaware State Police said. Around 9:30 a.m., police evacuated Millsboro […]
UPDATED STORY: Wilmington police charge 2 in wake of fatal home invasion in Browntown UPDATED STORY: Wilmington police identify Browntown homicide victim WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/12/2016) A 20-year-old man was killed and […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/12/2016) A 41-year-old man was shot in the buttocks during a struggle with two people trying to rob him Monday night, city police said this morning. The incident happened […]
UPDATED STORY: 1 dead, 4 wounded in Wilmington home invasion shooting WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) Three people were shot in the 900 block of Brown St. in Wilmington this evening, according […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) A 28-year-old Middletown man has been charged with arson in three fires in the town, authorities said today. Nathaniel Odell is accused of intentionally igniting fires in two […]
DELAWARE (1/11/2016) Bomb threats were reported at several schools across Delaware today, authorities said. The latest came at Dover High School, city police said about 12:40 p.m. Officers were searching the building and students […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) A 35-year-old man subdued by a trooper’s stun gun last month has died, Delaware State Police reported Sunday. Lionel Waters, of Milford, died Saturday at the Hospice […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) Two customers were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a restaurant on U.S. 13 near New Castle, the Delaware State Police said Sunday. The […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) Several teenagers assaulted and robbed two people picking up trash in the Rodney Village neighborhood south of Dover, the Delaware State Police reported. The incident happened about […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) A 27-year-old man has been charged in four armed robberies where a pillowcase was used to carry away the cash, Dover police said Sunday. Leslie Spady was […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (1/11/2016) A Wawa convenience store was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, the Delaware State Police reported. The crime happened shortly before 2 a.m. at 2754 Pulaski Highway (U.S. […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (1/10/2016) Fire heavily damaged The Towers Bed & Breakfast in Milford after a vehicle struck a gas line and then fled, authorities said. The blaze at 101 N.W. Front […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/9/2016) A man fled empty-handed after trying to rob a hotel near Dover at gunpoint, Delaware State Police said early today. The robbery try at the Microtel Inn […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (1/8/2016) A 40-year-old Newark man was arrested on drug dealing charges, New Castle County police said this morning. The arrest of Renyle Martin happened Wednesday in the 200 […]
LAUREL, DELAWARE (1/8/2016) A 25-year-old Laurel man has been charged with murdering his mother in their home in Laurel, the Delaware State Police said. Yolande Georges, 61, was found dead […]
BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (1/8/2016) Gunfire broke out Thursday evening at the same home where a man was shot to death earlier in the day south of Bridgeville, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (1/8/2016) A man kicked by a Dover police officer in 2013 was arrested by Delaware State Police on a gun charge early Thursday. Lateef Dickerson, 31, of Middletown, was […]
UPDATED STORY: Gunfire hits home later in day at scene of homicide BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (1/7/2016) A 35-year-old man who was shot to death early today in a home invasion south […]
UPDATED STORY: 25-year-old man charged in mom’s murder LAUREL, DELAWARE (1/7/2016) Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old woman in a Laurel home. The woman’s body was […]
PEARSONS CORNER, DELAWARE (1/7/2016) Three people were arrested after a methamphetamine lab was found in a home, Delaware State Police said. Acting on a tip, troopers and probation officers went […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) Two computers and three men’s watches were taken in a Dover burglary on Monday, city police said this morning. The crime happened between 7:30 a.m. and 6 […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) An 18-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint while walking on a Dover street early today, city police said. The crime was reported at 12:12 a.m. on Maple […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) Three masked intruders escaped with a lunch box and two cellphones after a home invasion near Rehoboth Beach on Monday night, Delaware State Police said. The crime in […]
KENNETT TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA (1/5/2016) Delaware firefighters joined others battling a blaze that destroyed a 4,000-square-foot home in Kennett Township early today, according to reports from the scene. The fire […]
BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) One person was taken to a hospital after fire broke out in a Todd Estates home Monday evening, authorities said. The fire in the 100 block of […]
ARDENTOWN, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) Two people safely escaped when fire broke out in an Ardentown home Monday night, authorities said. The fire, reported shortly after 7 p.m., heavily damaged the home […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (1/5/2016) A 73-year-old man was rescued after falling down a steep embankment into Mill Creek, authorities said. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 2300 block […]
TYBOUTS CORNER, DELAWARE (1/4/2016) Two masked, armed robbers escaped with cash from a Valero gas station Sunday night on U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (1/4/2016) A 53-year-old woman was dragged to the ground by a man who stole her purse in the parking lot of Center Pointe Plaza, the Delaware State Police […]
BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (1/3/2016) A man shot this evening during a home invasion in the Brookside neighborhood is in critical condition, authorities said. The incident happened about 7:30 p.m. in the first block […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/3/2016) An 18-year-old man was in critical but stable condition after a shooting in Wilmington this afternoon, city police said. The shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. in the […]
MAGNOLIA, DELAWARE (1/3/2016) A Lewes man was arrested after threatening to blow up a Walgreens pharmacy north of Magnolia if he didn’t receive drugs, Delaware State Police said. No explosives […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/2/2016) Someone broke into a Dover restaurant early New Year’s Day, city police said this morning. The burglary at El Nopal restaurant, 627 W. Division St., happened about […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/2/2016) A Dover liquor store was robbed at gunpoint, city police reported this morning. The crime happened about 8:35 p.m. Friday at Super 9 Liquors, 348 N. DuPont […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (1/1/2016) A 16-year-old Edgemoor boy was arrested for carrying a concealed deadly weapon, New Castle County police said this morning. The incident began with a report of someone […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (1/1/2016) A youth stopped for jaywalking was arrested New Year’s Eve for concealing a 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun in his waistband, Elsmere police said. The youth, from Wilmington, was […]
CAMDEN, DELAWARE (1/1/2016) The Waffle House restaurant on U.S. 13 was robbed at gunpoint New Year’s Eve, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The robbery at 4003 S. DuPont […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (12/31/2015) Three people were taken to a hospital after a shooting in Middletown on Wednesday night, according to reports from the scene. The incident happened about 8:30 p.m. […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (12/29/2015) One person was found dead after fire swept through a travel trailer east of Townsend this morning, according to reports from the scene. The fire in the […]
MAGNOLIA, DELAWARE (12/29/2015) A 20-year-old Dover man was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting in June, the Delaware State Police reported today. Denzel D. Braker was arrested by the […]
LEWES, DELAWARE (12/29/2015) A piece of pipe left in a shopping cart at the Lowe’s parking lot near Lewes brought state troopers and a lockdown of the store on Monday. […]
