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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/21/2015) A 29-year-old woman was robbed of her purse outside a restaurant near Wilmington, state police reported this morning. The crime happened about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday after the […]
MILTON, DELAWARE (1/21/2015) Nearly 15,000 bags of heroin with a street value of $150,000 were seized after troopers stopped a vehicle for speeding on Route 1 east of Milton, state police said this […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest tonight at an apartment complex on U.S. 13 near New Castle, according to police. The incident […]
PENNY HILL, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) A 29-year-old woman robbed a Wawa store this morning, then fled in a taxi but was later arrested, state police said. The taxi driver and an […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) A man wounded during a scuffle with Wilmington police was shot by two officers after the man pointed a gun at them, authorities said today. Police released […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) The death of a 24-year-old inmate from Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution near New Castle was an apparent suicide, prison officials said today. Felecia Morris, of Dover, died after she was removed from […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) Two masked robbers, one armed with a handgun, robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store near New Castle on Monday — the second time this month the store […]
BLADES, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday after he broke into a house southeast of Blades, assaulted a 60-year-old woman and fired a gun, state police said. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/20/2015) A masked robber fled empty-handed when a gas-station employee fired a gun at the bandit, state police said. The incident happened just before 6 p.m. Monday in the BP […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) A 7-Eleven clerk was assaulted by five juveniles after he caught them shoplifting and they ransacked the store, city police said. Three of the youths were later arrested. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) City police today released the name of the man apparently shot to death early Saturday in Wilmington’s third homicide of 2015. Devon Lindsay, 20, of Wilmington, was […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) Dover police chased and captured two suspects early today after shots were fired into a car with two women sitting in it, authorities reported. Police arrived on North […]
CAMDEN, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) Two downstate Delaware men have been charged in connection with appliance thefts from 52 homes in Kent and Sussex counties, some of them under construction or renovation, state […]
GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) A man questioned after multiple shots were fired near Vice President Joe Biden’s home was not charged in connection with the shooting, and the FBI has joined New […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/19/2015) A burglar came through the roof of a Dover liquor store and fled with two cash registers, city police said this morning. The theft at Happy 13 […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) A Dunkin’ Donuts employee was robbed at gunpoint today, Newark police report. The incident happened about 4:50 p.m. in the restaurant at 1142 Elkton Road. A man, […]
DELMAR, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) State police released surveillance images today of two men suspected of stealing a wallet earlier this month at a Delmar-area business. The theft happened about 9:30 a.m. […]
GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) Shots were fired near Vice President Joe Biden’s home in Greenville, according to media reports this morning. According to the reports, citing Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback, Biden […]
UPDATE: Police identify victim WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) A man was found dead in a minivan early today of an apparent gunshot wound to the head, city police report. The death is the […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/18/2015) A BP gas station in Bear was robbed at knifepoint, state police report, with two masked bandits fleeing with cash. The crime occurred about 4:20 p.m. Thursday at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) City police released surveillance photos today from the robbery of a downtown M&T Bank branch on Friday and asked for the public’s help in identifying the robber. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) A fire at a former car dealership in New Castle caused about $250,000 damage, investigators said today. The blaze broke out shortly after 11 p.m. in […]
[soliloquy id=”2986″] DOVER, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) State police say the arrest of 15 people came as a drug network was about to distribute a deadly mix of Fentanyl and heroin in Kent […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) A 37-year-old Newark man has been charged with buying stolen items for cash or drugs and reselling them on Craigslist, state police said Friday. Samuel D. Lewis allegedly […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with a month-long burglary spree, city police said Friday. Xavier Rivera was arrested Friday after he was released from […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/17/2015) After the theft of five vehicles in the U.S. 40 corridor, New Castle County police are warning residents about leaving their running cars unattended. Officer Tracey Duffy said the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/16/2015) A man robbed a downtown bank this afternoon, fleeing with cash, city police reported. The robbery happened about 1:20 p.m. at the M&T Bank branch at 1007 […]
UPDATED STORY: Police say 2 officers shot man after he pointed gun at them WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/16/2015) A 24-year-old man shot by a Wilmington police officer Thursday afternoon is in […]
LITTLE CREEK, DELAWARE (1/16/2015) A 64-year-old Little Creek man was arrested Thursday on 10 charges of dealing in child pornography on the Internet, authorities reported. Edward Angwin was arrested at […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/16/2015) A 23-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison for the Valentine’s Day slaying of a Smyrna-area man nearly five years ago. Juan Restrepo-Duque, of the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/15/2015) One person was shot when he opened fire as police were trying to remove him from a vehicle after a traffic stop this evening and an officer returned fire, police said. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/15/2015) A man shot in Wilmington on Wednesday night has died of his injuries, police said this morning, becoming Wilmington’s second homicide victim this year. Robert Bailey, 24, […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (1/15/2015) Two men were charged in the robbery of a Newark credit union after they passed dye-stained currency at the Delaware Park casino, city police reported today. The […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (1/15/2015) Town police are seeking tips from the public to help locate a suspect in an October armed robbery attempt. Roy Kolaco, 23, of the 300 block of […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (1/15/2015) Television sets and other electronic equipment were taken in a burglary, city police report. The theft was reported about 8 p.m. Monday at a home in […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/14/2015) A 24-year-old man was shot in Wilmington this evening and a paramedics spokesman said his wounds were “potentially fatal.” The incident happened just before 6 p.m. along […]
UPDATED: District suspends Howell with pay CAMDEN, DELAWARE (1/14/2015) Caesar Rodney wrestling coach and teacher Richard L. “Dickie” Howell II is accused of having sex with a student in the high school […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (1/14/2015) Two residents were assaulted during a home invasion in Townsend, state police reported today. The three male robbers forced their way into the home in the 600 […]
[soliloquy id=”2840″] SEAFORD, DELAWARE (1/14/2015) Eight people were arrested on drug charges after state police seized 3,560 bags of heroin from a home north of Seaford, authorities said Tuesday. The arrests in the 22000 block […]
[soliloquy id=”2657″] UPDATED STORY: Cortez Hamilton indicted on first-degree murder charge SMYRNA, DELAWARE (1/14/2015) A 32-year-old man found in Indiana after an Amber Alert was issued for his two […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/13/2015) Two men shot to death at a Bear apartment complex Monday night were identified this morning by New Castle County police. Both victims were found in the Vinings […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/13/2015) A man shot to death in Wilmington on Monday was identified by city police this morning. Keith Mason, 24, of Wilmington, was shot multiple times about 6:20 […]
SEAFORD, DELAWARE (1/13/2015) A 26-year-old Georgetown man was arrested in Millsboro about an hour after he robbed a customer Monday outside a deli near Seaford, state police said. The robbery […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (1/12/2015) Two young men are dead after gunshots rang out at a Bear apartment complex tonight. It happened about 7:20 p.m. in the 700 block of Vinings Way at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/12/2015) A man was fatally shot in Wilmington this evening, authorities said. The shooting happened about 6:20 p.m. in the 200 block of W. 23rd St. The victim was […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/12/2015) A 35-year-old man was charged with a third-offense felony DUI after causing a three-car accident that sent one driver to a hospital, Dover police said today. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (1/12/2015) City police have arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of a convenience store. The robbery happened just before 10 p.m. Friday at the King Star Convenience Store, […]
[soliloquy id=”2657″] SMYRNA, DELAWARE (1/11/2013) Two missing Smyrna-area children have been found safe in Indiana, but Delaware State Police issued a Gold Alert for their missing mother, Keisha S. Hamilton, […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (1/11/2015) A trespassing and assault complaint led to the arrest of one man on drug charges and police are seeking a second man, Smyrna police said Saturday. A […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (1/11/2015) A 20-year-old Wilmington man has been charged with first-degree murder after the death of a man shot Friday night at the Arbor Place Townhouses near New […]
