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MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (5/30/2015) More than two dozen people were arrested and others are being sought in a crackdown on illegal drug trafficking and violence, New Castle County police announced Friday. […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (5/30/2015) A Claymont tobacco store owner was arrested on drug sale charges and 450 bags of synthetic marijuana were seized from the shop after a month-long investigation, […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) A 39-year-old man was arrested today in the grabbing of a female jogger in Rittenhouse Park last week, Newark police said. Carlos Morciego was charged with offensive touching in […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) A 19-year-old man was wounded by a gunshot this morning, Wilmington police said. The incident happened about 5:30 a.m., when police were called to a home in the […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) A Newark High School student was arrested Thursday when a loaded gun was found in his backpack, city police said. The incident happened about 2 p.m. as […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) An explosive device was detonated at Iron Hill Park near Newark this morning, authorities said. Two males in a new dark gray Honda Accord entered the park […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/26/2015) City police have arrested a suspect in three burglaries in the Trolley Square area. Desmond Elliott, 20, of Wilmington, was arrested at a home in the 1900 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) A WSFS bank branch was robbed in Wilmington on Thursday, city police said, and they think the same man committed two other bank robberies in the city earlier […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/29/2015) Two men were arrested on drug charges after a search of a room at the Capital Inn motel on U.S. 13, Dover police said. The arrests happened about […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/28/2015) A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting in February, and Wilmington police said they seized a guns and drugs. Tommy L. Broomer, of […]
REHOBOTH, DELAWARE (5/28/2015) Two men have been arrested in the weekend robbery of the Capital One Bank branch near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware State Police said this morning. After receiving tips, police […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/28/2015) City police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Derrick Caudle, whose death in December made 2014 a record year for homicides in Wilmington. Marvin Swanson, […]
UPDATED STORY: Wilmington man named as suspect in home invasion near Towsend TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (5/26/2015) A 51-year-old woman was shot in an exchange of gunfire during a home invasion on […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/26/2015) Two armed robbers made off with cash from a Wawa convenience store just outside Newark city limits early today, Delaware State Police said. It was the second […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/25/2015) A 22-year-old woman was shot in her right leg this evening, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 6:50 p.m. in the 1900 block of West St. […]
[soliloquy id=”8193″] NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/25/2015) A fire that heavily damaged a single-family home in the West Minquadale neighborhood near New Castle this afternoon was accidental, authorities said. Investigators from the state […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/24/2015) A 22-year-old man was being treated at Christiana Hospital after being shot in the left knee, Wilmington police reported this morning. The victim arrived by private vehicle […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/24/2015) A man tried to rob a pizza deliveryman outside a Bear business but fled empty handed, Delaware State Police reported Saturday. The incident happened about 4:25 p.m. Friday […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (5/24/2015) A man robbed a Capital One Bank branch near Rehoboth Beach on Saturday, Delaware State Police said. The crime happened just after noon at 19268 Old Landing […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/23/2014) A shooting early today left a 41-year-old man with a graze wound to his right hand, Wilmington police reported. The victim walked into the St. Francis Hospital emergency […]
GREENWOOD, DELAWARE (5/23/2015) Delaware State Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect in the theft of a wallet east of Greenwood and are asking for the public’s help to […]
OAK ORCHARD, DELAWARE (5/23/2015) A gunman tried to rob a Shore Stop store in Oak Orchard but fled empty-handed when the elderly employee called for help from other workers, Delaware […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (5/23/2015) A gas station employee was charged with having unlawful sexual contact with a customer, Delaware State Police said. The incident happened about 12:20 a.m. Friday at the […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (5/23/2015) A 48-year-old man was charged with stealing from his former landlord, Smyrna police said Friday. Ronald Miles of Smyrna was charged with burglary and theft under $1,500. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/22/2015) Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with armed robberies in the New Castle area, Delaware State Police said. The teens were arrested following the most […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) A 22-year-old Dover man was arrested and charged with dealing heroin in the Capitol Green area, city police said this morning. Four people who allegedly made drug […]
[soliloquy id=”7086″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) Bail has been set at $1.5 million for a Wilmington man charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a woman last month. Mateo Pinkston, […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) A 24-year-old woman was in stable condition after being wounded by gunfire Wednesday afternoon, Wilmington police said. The shooting was reported at 3;23 p.m. near Sixth and […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) City police are looking for a man they say grabbed a female jogger in Rittenhouse Park. The incident happened about 8 a.m. Tuesday when she ran past […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) A Newark robbery suspect has been arrested in Philadelphia, Newark police said Wednesday. Stephanie Nichole Foster, 32, of Philadelphia, was arrested Tuesday by Delaware State Police and […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/21/2015) City police have released a surveillance image of a man they say robbed a WSFS bank branch on Wednesday. The robbery happened about 11 a.m. at 211 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/20/2015) A man with a gunshot wound to his right leg told police he was shot around 12th Street and Northeast Boulevard during a robbery attempt. Police were […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/20/2015) Four homeless people were arrested for heroin possession in the parking lot of the Courtside Apartments, Dover police reported this morning. The arrests happened about 2 p.m. […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/20/2015) A fugitive was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop, Dover police said this morning. The arrest came about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at South State Street […]
SEAFORD, DELAWARE (5/20/2015) Three people were arrested after troopers found 308 bags of heroin during a traffic stop east of Seaford, Delaware State Police said Monday. A silver Cadillac was […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/19/2015) Two men have been arrested in connection with the slaying of a 19-year-old Smyrna High School student last week in the Walker Woods neighborhood, Dover police announced […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/19/2015) A 27-year-old man was wounded after multiple shots were fired in a drive-by shooting in a Dover neighborhood, city police said this morning. The shooting happened about […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Police have released a surveillance photo and other details about a suspect in the theft of copper pipe from a vacant home in Pike Creek. The […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) A passing vehicle apparently scared off a robber outside a liquor store, Delaware State Police said today. The robbery attempt happened just before 11 p.m. Friday at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Wilmington police today asked for the public’s help in locating a murder suspect. Damian Thomas, 38, of Wilmington, was named earlier as a suspect in the fatal […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Dover police today brought back the department’s street crimes unit in the wake of four recent homicides and Friday’s shooting in the Capitol Green neighborhood. The unit had […]
PRICES CORNER, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) A 49-year-old man has died from injuries he received in an assault late last month, Delaware State Police reported today, and the death was ruled a […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) A liquor store was burglarized over the weekend, Dover police reported today. The burglary at the Eastside Package Store, 1018 S. Little Creek Road, happened just before […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Residents of the Gwinhurst community reported thefts from six unlocked vehicles, New Castle County police said today. The thefts happened in the early morning hours Sunday […]
[soliloquy id=”7924″] BEAR, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Fire heavily damaged car wash and detailing businesses on U.S. 40 in Bear early today, according to reports from the scene. The fire in a […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) A Harrington man is being sought by Milford police on theft charges. Police have a warrant for 35-year-old George Dale III and are asking for the public’s […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/18/2015) Dover police arrested two men on drug charges and seized a 9 mm handgun from the vehicle after a traffic stop, city police reported today. The arrests […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/16/2015) Dover police this afternoon named a suspect in the shooting of a 19-year-old man on Friday in the Capitol Green neighborhood. Rakim Strickland, 25, of 634 River […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/15/2015) Dover police and other agencies are looking for a suspect after a shooting Friday in the Capitol Green neighborhood. Access to the neighborhood was restricted as police investigated, and […]
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (5/15/2015) A man with a gun robbed the Artisans’ Bank branch at 3631 Silverside Road on Thursday, Delaware State Police reported today. The robbery happened about 9:15 a.m. […]
