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BEAR, DELAWARE (2/13/2015) A 15-year-old Wilmington boy has been charged with shooting a 20-year-old man Thursday night in the Sparrow Run community, New Castle County police said this morning. The shooting happened […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/13/2015) A stolen gun and 143 bags of heroin were seized and two men arrested at a home in Dover, city police said this morning. The arrests happened […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/12/2015) One brother was arrested and another is being sought by police after a man was stabbed in the hand during a robbery, city police reported Wednesday. The […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (2/12/2015) A hotel and two of its guests were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, state police said this morning. The robbery happened about 11:45 p.m. at the Red […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) A 30-year-old man was shot to death this morning at the William Penn Village apartments near New Castle, police said. Kelvin Powers was pronounced dead at the scene […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) A 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his right arm walked into Wilmington Hospital’s emergency room about 10:30 this morning, city police said. The shooting was […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) An 18-year-old bicyclist was arrested Tuesday on gun and drug charges, city police reported today. Tyreek Ducette, of Wilmington, was charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon — […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (2/15/2015) A 23-year-old man wanted in an October robbery attempt has been arrested, Smyrna police said today. Roy Kolaco, of the 300 block of Arctic Lane in Smyrna, […]
DELMAR, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) Two men have been arrested and a third is being sought in connection with numerous burglaries and the theft of appliances over the past year, state police […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) A tip from the public led to the arrest of two suspects in the burglary last month at the Rehoboth Toy and Kite Co., city police […]
[soliloquy id=”4241″] GLASGOW, DELAWARE (2/11/2015) State police have released surveillance images and asked for the public’s help in identifying three men sought in a robbery spree across New Castle County. […]
FREDERICA, DELAWARE (2/10/2015) A Wilmington man who fled from troopers on Route 1 at more than 100 mph crashed into two utility poles, was treated at a hospital and then arrested […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (2/10/2015) Police released a sketch this morning of a suspect in the distraction burglary of an elderly woman in the Bellemoor community south of Elsmere. A man approached […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (2/10/2015) Three men, armed with a handgun, robbed a Claymont hotel early today, state police say. The robbery happened about 12:30 a.m. at the Riverview Motel, 7811 Gov. […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/9/2015) A University of Delaware football player has been charged with assaulting three students after they asked him to leave a party, dislocating the top front teeth of […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/9/2015) A GameStop store at 326 Suburban Drive was robbed at gunpoint, Newark police reported today. The crime happened about 9 p.m. Friday, Cpl. James Spadola said. Employees […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/9/2015) An elderly woman was injured after fire broke out at her house in the Robscott Manor neighborhood near Newark early this morning, authorities said. The fire was […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/9/2015) A Dover man was arrested and 78 bags of heroin seized after a traffic stop on Saulsbury Road, city police reported today. The incident happened about 8:25 p.m.Thursday north […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (2/9/2015) An Ogletown man was arrested and five guns seized from his apartment after shots were fired into a neighbor’s apartment, New Castle County police said Sunday. The […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/8/2015) An argument inside Bubba’s night club in Dover continued outside as the business was closing early today, with a man assaulted and gunshots fired into an automobile, […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) A tip from an employee at Branmar Plaza led to the arrest of two Pennsylvania men on weapons charges, state police said today. Troopers began investigating […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) A man gave a ride to a stranger who said he was having car trouble in the parking lot of the Fuddruckers restaurant, then was stabbed and […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) A 23-year-old Bear man has been charged with stealing packages left at homes, New Castle County police said Friday. Duncan Smith, of the 200 block of W. […]
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) The city’s police department is offering a safe place to meet if you are buying from an online seller you don’t know. Harrington police say the transaction […]
NEW STORY: Pizza Hut robbed by masked gunman on U.S. 40 in Bear BEAR, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) Two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed a Pizza Hut restaurant on U.S. […]
SOUTH ST. GEORGES, DELAWARE (2/7/2015) Troopers arrested two out-of-state men and seized 4.6 pounds of cocaine after they stopped an SUV for speeding on Route 1, state police said Friday. The incident […]
UPDATE: Second arrest in Harrison Street shooting WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/6/2015) A Wilmington man has been charged with the shooting Thursday night of a 20-year-old woman in the 200 block of South […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/6/2015) Two armed robbers hopped the counter and emptied two cash drawers at the Embassy Suites hotel early this morning before fleeing, Newark police said. The crime happened […]
UPDATE: Second suspect arrested in Harrison Street shooting WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) A 20-year-old woman was wounded by gunfire this evening, city police said. The incident happened about 8:40 p.m. in […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) A carjacking attempt led to the arrest of five people and one other is still sought, city police said today. The incident began Jan. 28 when state […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) A Wawa convenience store was robbed at knifepoint early today, state police said. The robbery happened about 12:45 a.m. at 1 Salem Church Road. Master Cpl. Jeffrey […]
MILLSBORO, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) Three people were arrested Wednesday after police raided a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in a home near Millsboro, authorities said today. The arrests about 9 a.m. at 29200 Hickman […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) A driver struck a woman in the parking lot of a Wawa store in Claymont, knocking her down, then drove around her and fled the scene, state […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/5/2015) A 19-year-old man was shot in his left elbow on Wednesday night in the Southbridge community, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 7 p.m. at Lobdell […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) Milford police say a Dover woman wrote a bad check to lease furniture, then resold it but claimed it was stolen. Shanita L. Foster was charged with theft by false […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) An armed, masked robber made off with cash Tuesday from a pizza shop on U.S. 40 west of New Castle, state police said today. The incident […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) A 29-year-old New Castle woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with two burglaries at homes in Newark, city police said today. Emily Popkey allegedly took a wallet and […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) A 26-year-old Dover man was charged with child abuse after shaking his child over a 2-month period and causing serious injury, city police said this morning. Brendon […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) A suspect in the robbery of M&T Bank downtown last month has been taken into custody by Wilmington police. Officials said Tuesday they were asking for the public’s help […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) A handgun was seized and a man arrested after officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, city police said Tuesday. The incident happened about midnight Saturday […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/4/2015) A home was burglarized in the 300 block of Laurel St., city police reported Tuesday. The break-in happened sometime between Jan. 18 and Jan. 31. A […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) Three people have been arrested in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a 23-year-old woman last month, city police reported today. The crime happened about 10 […]
LITTLE HEAVEN, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) An armed man escaped with cash from a Valero gas station on Route 1, state police said this morning. The robbery happened about 11:20 a.m. Monday […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) A man suspected of a burglary at the Star of the Sea Condominiums — who stayed inside 3 hours while eating and watching TV — was […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) A vehicle stolen when the owner left it running outside a Dunkin’ Donuts store was recovered later in the day by New Castle’s police chief. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) In the city’s second shooting of the day, a man was hit in the buttocks just before 8 p.m. Monday at Marshall and Stroud streets. The 32-year-old […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/2/2015) Less than a day after the city’s seventh homicide of the year, another shooting has happened in Wilmington. The latest came just before 3 p.m. today in the 800 […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (2/2/2015) The shooting of a 39-year-old man at the Mermaid Run Condominiums was not a random act, New Castle County police said this afternoon. The victim remains […]
UPDATE: Police arrest suspect REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/2/2015) A man who broke into the Star of the Sea Condominiums on the boardwalk stayed inside for three hours, eating food and […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (2/2/2015) A burglar broke into the Rehoboth Toy and Kite store on the boardwalk, suffered cuts to his hands and wrists in the process before fleeing with cash […]
