29-year-old man shot to death in Dover
NEW STORY: Fatal shooting at Pine Grove Apartments on Webbs Lane in Dover DOVER, DELAWARE (4/26/2015) A 29-year-old man was shot to death early today in the first block of […]
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U.S. 13 crash topples pole, starts day care fire
CAMDEN, DELAWARE (4/26/2015) A crash on northbound U.S. 13 sent two people to a hospital, toppled a utility pole and started a fire in a nearby day care building, authorities […]
Barn fire near Felton ruled accidental
FELTON, DELAWARE (4/24/2015) A fire that heavily damaged a barn west of Felton early today was accidental, authorities said. Felton firefighters found the 40- by 60-foot building ablaze when they arrived […]
Space heater caused fire destroying 3 mobile homes
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/24/2015) A fire that destroyed three house trailers near Dover this morning and displaced 16 people was started by a malfunctioning space heater igniting nearby items in a bedroom, […]
Harrington woman charged with assault, strangulation
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/24/2015) A 33-year-old woman was arrested on assault and related charges after a domestic dispute that put a man in the hospital, city police said Thursday. The incident […]
Police find heroin, guns after Route 1 speeding stop
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (4/23/2015) A 31-year-old man was arrested after he was stopped for speeding on Route 1 and troopers found 6,900 bags of heroin in his minivan, Delaware State Police reported today. […]
New video from Dover police: #DashCamDuet
UPDATE: More than 162,000 views of new video DOVER, DELAWARE (4/22/2015) The Dover Police Department is back with another video. Will this one go viral? On the heels of the […]
Greenwood man arrested on drug charges in Milford
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/22/2015) A Greenwood man was arrested on drug charges after he fled from a traffic stop, Milford police said Tuesday. Jeremiah Bonville, 18, was arrested in the area […]
Milford man faces burglary, firearms charges
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/22/2015) A 26-year-old Milford man has been charged with stealing a firearm from a home, city police reported Tuesday. The burglary happened on the afternoon of April 14 […]
Milford woman charged with embezzlement
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/20/2015) A 31-year-old Milford woman has been accused of embezzling $75,000 from a local business where she worked, city police said today. Toni M. Stevens was charged with forgery, […]
Milford man charged in assault of elderly woman
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/20/2015) A Milford man has been charged with assaulting and threatening an elderly woman, city police reported today. Detective Dwight Young said the assault happened about 7 p.m. […]
Milford man charged in assault of 35-year-old woman
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/20/2015) A 26-year-old Milford man has been charged with assaulting a woman in what city police termed a domestic dispute. The incident happened about 11 a.m. April 11 in the […]
Domino’s Pizza deliveryman robbed in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/20/2015) A Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was robbed as he was making a delivery, Dover police reported this morning. The robbery happened about 9:45 p.m. Saturday in the first […]
Police overcome barricaded man in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/19/2015) After negotiating with a barricaded 39-year-old man for more than four hours early today, Dover police entered the home and safely removed him, authorities said this afternoon. […]
DSU president after shooting: Campus is safe
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/19/2015) In the wake of a weekend shooting that wounded three people, Delaware State University President Harry L. Williams says the campus is safe and normal operations and […]
Ride to the Tide underway
[soliloquy id=”6611″] NEWARK, DELAWARE (4/19/2015) The Ride to the Tide to benefit Special Olympics Delaware is underway today. The police-escorted ride began about 10:30 a.m. at the University of Delaware […]
3 shot at Delaware State University
UPDATED STORY: DSU president says campus safe; 3 shooting victims were not students DOVER, DELAWARE (4/18/2015) Three people were shot on the Delaware State University campus tonight, authorities said. The […]
Harrington man charged in stabbing near Frederica
[soliloquy id=”6561″] FREDERICA, DELAWARE (4/18/2015) A 20-year-old Harrington man has been charged in the stabbing of a Milford man at a home near Frederica, Delaware State Police said today. […]
Woman charged in sale of fake gold bars
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/13/2015) A 36-year-old woman was arrested after selling fake gold bars to a pawn shop for more than $16,000, Harrington police reported today. Rachel M. Zerbe, of the […]
Woman charged with leaving child alone at McDonald’s for hours
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/13/2015) A 34-year-old woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after leaving her 13-year-old alone for several hours while she went to Harrington Raceway & Casino, […]
Milton motorcyclist killed in fiery crash near Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/13/2015) A 26-year-old Milton man died Sunday night in a fiery crash on a stolen motorcycle south of Dover, Delaware State Police said early today. The accident happened […]
Fire heavily damages greenhouse
CHESWOLD, DELAWARE (4/12/2015) A fire heavily damaged a greenhouse west of Cheswold, authorities said. The fire at Broadmeadow Farms was reported about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 3000 block of Seven […]
Tips bring arrests in Treadway Towers burglaries
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/11/2015) City police say tips from the public led to three suspects in burglaries at the Treadway Towers complex. Two have been arrested and a third is being sought […]
Greenwood woman charged in Milford bank robbery
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/10/2015) A Greenwood woman has been charged as the accomplice of a man suspected in the robbery of a PNC Bank branch who police said committed suicide during […]
Route 1 interchange construction to bring lane closures
MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/10/2015) Construction of a new Route 1 interchange north of Milford will cause southbound lane closures next week. The interchange at Thompsonville Road will eliminate a traffic light […]
Serial burglary suspect arrested
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/9/2015) A 49-year-old Maryland man faces charges in connection with 18 burglaries in Dover, city police announced today. Thomas K. Jenkins, of Capital Heights, was arrested in Maryland by the Prince George’s […]
Burglar gets cash at China King restaurant in Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/9/2015) The China King restaurant at 760 Walker Road was burgarized early Wednesday, Dover police said. The burglar broke in by prying open a rear door sometime between […]
Cortez Hamilton indicted in murder of missing wife
[soliloquy id=”2657″] DOVER, DELAWARE (4/8/2015) A Kent County man has been indicted on a charge of first degree murder in the death of his wife, who has been missing since […]
Dover police: 2 arrested after 2.7 pounds of pot found
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/7/2015) Two people were arrested after officers found 2.7 pounds of marijuana in their possession, Dover police said today. The arrests came about 1 p.m. Monday at 55 […]
Police identify man who killed self during chase
UPDATE: More details on three bank robberies, search for robber MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/7/2015) Milford police have confirmed the identify of a man who apparently committed suicide during a pursuit by state […]
Warm weather warning: Keep the noise down
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/6/2015) With warm spring weather arriving, Dover police are warning residents to keep the noise down. City police say spring typically brings an increase in calls complaining of […]
Theft reported at Country Village Apartments
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/6/2015) A burglar took a Toshiba television, HP laptop computer and jewelry from a home in the County Village Apartments, city police said today. The burglar entered the […]
Felton man sought on theft charges
FELTON, DELAWARE (4/6/2015) A 31-year-old Felton man is being sought in connection with numerous thefts since December, authorities said today. Pablo Jackson is wanted on multiple counts of felony theft including […]
Burglar gets TV at Dover home
DOVER, DELAWARE (4/6/2015) City police say a burglar made off with a television from a home in the 100 block of N. Kirkwood St. The theft happened about 8:15 p.m. […]
Police: Man kills self in car linked to bank robbery; suspect ID’d
BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (4/4/2015) A 35-year-old man died Friday night in an apparent suicide as police pursued a car linked to a Milford bank robbery, state police said. The driver of the car, […]
3 charged in illegal drug sales near Polytech
WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (4/4/2015) Three people were arrested after illegal drugs were found to be sold from a home in the Meadowbrook Acres community, state police said Friday. The arrests […]
PNC Bank in Milford robbed at gunpoint
UPDATE: Police say man commits suicide in car linked to Milford bank robbery after chase MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/3/2015) An armed man escaped with cash from a PNC Bank branch on Thursday, […]
Harrington police charge Felton man with 3rd DUI
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/1/2015) A Felton man has been charged with a third DUI offense, Harrington police said. James H. Baines Jr., 49, of the first block of Pinewood Acres Road, […]
Treadway Towers offices burglarized
UPDATE: Tips bring arrests in Treadway Towers burglaries; 1 still sought DOVER, DELAWARE (3/31/2015) Five offices in the Treadway Towers complex were burglarized, Dover police reported this morning. The thefts at […]
Burglary suspect arrested; stolen gun found
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/31/2015) A 23-year-old burglary suspect was arrested with a stolen handgun after a traffic stop near Queen and Cecil streets, Dover police said Monday. Emilio Freeman, of Darby, […]
Dover woman injured in crash near Hartly
HARTLY, DELAWARE (3/29/2015) A Dover woman was seriously injured this morning in a single-vehicle crash east of Hartly, Delaware State Police said. The crash happened about 11:50 a.m. in the […]
Police identify homicide victim
UPDATED STORY: Police identify Dover man as suspect in 2015 homicide WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) State police have released the name of a 44-year-old Dover man shot to death in the Meadowbrook […]
Woman injured in fire near Dover
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) A 50-year-old woman was injured in a fire near Dover this afternoon, authorities said. The fire happened shortly before 3 p.m. in the first block of State […]
Dover police arrest man after chase, find gun
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) A 27-year-old man was arrested after he fled when Dover police approached him, authorities reported today. The incident happened about 4:35 a.m. Friday in the first block […]
Blood found at scene of Dover burglary
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/25/2015) City police found small droplets of blood at a tanning salon where a burglar smashed a window to get inside and officers suspect the burglar was injured. […]
Dover police say burglar caught in the act
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A Dover man was surprised in mid-burglary when the residents arrived home, city police said today. The incident happened about 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of […]
Felton man charged in Smyrna jewelry heist
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) A 40-year-old Felton man was charged with stealing $4,600 worth of jewelry from a home where he was working, Smyrna police reported today. The homeowner in the 600 […]
Man wounded near Dover charged in earlier shooting
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) A man wounded Monday in a shooting in the Rodney Village neighborhood south of Dover has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting north of the […]
Stun gun used in Harrington arrest; 301 bags of heroin seized
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Harrington police used a stun gun to subdue a man who fought with officers and later was found to have 301 bags of heroin on him, authorities […]
Sex offender charged with rape after 15-year-old gives birth
DOVER, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) A 59-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with 20 counts of fourth-degree rape after a 15-year-old girl delivered his child, Dover police said. Larry Cunningham, of […]