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Police charge Dickinson High student after gun found

November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) A Dickinson High School student was arrested Tuesday after administrators found a handgun in his book bag, Delaware State Police said. The incident happened about 11 a.m. […]

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$1 million bail for shooting suspect caught after chase

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

    WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) Bail has been set at $1 million for a shooting suspect captured after a car chase through Wilmington and nearby areas by city police on Tuesday. Two […]

Crime/Fires

2 charged with spotlighting deer on Christina River

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

STANTON, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) Two Newark men were charged with spotlighting deer from a boat on the Christina River near the Churchmans Marsh pond and multiple other hunting violations, state Fish & Wildlife […]

Crime/Fires

2 teens charged after gun pointed at Dickinson High

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) Two teenagers were arrested after a gun was pointed during a fight at Dickinson High School, the Delaware State Police reported Tuesday. The incident at 1801 Milltown […]

Crime/Fires

Man sought after shots fired into motel room door

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) A man fired shots into the door of a motel room on U.S. 13 near New Castle early Tuesday after a woman refused his request for […]

Crime/Fires

Suspect in Rodney Village home invasion, murder held without bail

November 4, 2015March 4, 2016 Delaware Free News

UPDATED STORY: Son of home invasion murder victim charged in death of woman, 18 DOVER, DELAWARE (11/4/2015)  A second suspect in a home invasion last month in the Rodney Village community south […]

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2 arrested after chase by Wilmington police

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/3/2015) At least two suspects were arrested after a vehicle was chased by Wilmington police for about 15 minutes this evening, according to reports from the scene. The […]

Crime/Fires

Gas station robbed at gunpoint on U.S. 13 in Dover

November 3, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (11/3/2015) A US Gas station on U.S. 13 was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday night, Dover police said today. The robbery at 461 N. DuPont Highway happened about […]

Crime/Fires

17-year-old boy shot in back in Wilmington, in critical condition; CDC report released

November 3, 2015November 4, 2015 Delaware Free News

  WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/3/2015) A 17-year-old boy shot in the 900 block of Maryland Avenue this afternoon was in critical condition, Wilmington police said. The shooting was reported just after […]

Crime/Fires

Man, 27, shot near Dover

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (11/3/2015) A 27-year-old man was shot Monday night in the Beechwood mobile home development near Dover, the Delaware State Police said. The shooting was reported at 8:43 p.m. in […]

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Motel robbed near Dover

November 2, 2015November 3, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (11/2/2015) A robber with a handgun escaped with cash from a motel near Dover, the Delaware State Police reported Monday. The robbery happened about 7:19 p.m. Sunday at […]

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Teen girl, 2 others shot in Wilmington

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/2/2015) Three people were shot in Wilmington late this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. One shooting was on North Harrison Street, before 5 p.m., with a […]

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Elderly woman seriously burned while melting wax

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/2/2015) An elderly woman was seriously burned while melting was in Wilmington this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. in […]

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Middletown man, 36, shot to death in Dover

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (11/2/2015) A 36-year-old Middletown man was shot to death on a Dover street late Sunday night, city police reported this morning. The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. […]

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2 shot in Wilmington

November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

  WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/1/2005) Two people were shot this evening in the 700 block of E. 10th St. in Wilmington, according to city police. The shootings happened about 6:15 p.m., […]

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Tires slashed along Wilmington, Elsmere border

November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON/ELSMERE, DELAWARE (11/1/2015) Homeowners in the 1900 block of Seneca Road in Canby Park Estates woke up this morning to find tires slashed on more than a dozen vehicles. Both Wilmington […]

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Cops: Woman hid heroin under neighbor’s house

November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

  DOVER, DELAWARE (11/1/2015) A 24-year-old woman hid heroin under a neighbor’s house so her parole officers wouldn’t find it, Delaware State Police said today. Emily A. Romero, of the […]

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Flames along Route 12

November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News
Crime/Fires

Vehicle bashed, shots fired into Milford home; 2 arrested

October 31, 2015November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) An argument that began over the phone escalated to violence with one man bashing a car with a crowbar and the other firing multiple gunshots into a home, […]

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Man shot in Dover Downs parking lot

October 31, 2015November 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) A 22-year-old man was shot during a fight in the parking lot of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, city police said. The shooting at 1131 N. DuPont […]

Elderly man injured in Prices Corner house fire

October 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

PRICES CORNER, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) A man in his 70s was in serious condition with burns and smoke inhalation after fire broke out in his home in the 2000 block of Faulkland Road, authorities […]

Crime/Fires

Sunoco gas station robbed near New Castle

October 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) A robber escaped with cash from a Sunoco station on Route 273 near New Castle, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The robbery happened about […]

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3 charged in string of robberies

October 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) Three people arrested by University of Delaware police in connection with thefts from vehicles were later charged by Delaware State Police in a string of armed robberies […]

Crime/Fires

Man robs 7-Eleven store in Bear

October 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

BEAR, DELAWARE (10/31/2015) A man robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Bear, the Delaware State Police reported Friday. The robber implied he had a gun but didn’t show one when […]

Crime/Fires

12 pot plants seized from home, man arrested

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Delaware Free News

LITTLE HEAVEN, DELAWARE (10/30/2015) A 54-year-old man was arrested Thursday after Delaware State Police seized a dozen marijuana plants from his home in the Barker’s Landing community in Little Heaven, […]

Crime/Fires

2 flee after attempted robbery in Canterbury Crossing

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Delaware Free News

WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (10/30/2015) Two masked robbers fled empty-handed after fighting with the victim in the Canterbury Crossing development off U.S. 13, Delaware State Police said Thursday. The incident happened about […]

Crime/Fires

Dover man, 22, faces new drug charges, held without bail

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Delaware Free News

CANTERBURY, DELAWARE (10/30/2015) A Dover man charged with racketeering last month and out on bail was arrested this week on new drug and gun charges after he was pulled over for […]

Crime/Fires

Man charged in shooting of 6-year-old girl

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

  WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/29/2015) City police today announced an arrest in the shooting of a 6-year-old girl earlier this month. Korie D. Henry, 31, of New Castle, was taken into […]

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GameStop store robbed in Newark

October 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/29/2015) Newark police are looking for two men who robbed the GameStop store at 326 Suburban Drive. The men, both with handguns, took money from the cash register […]

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Wilmington police charge 2 after double shooting

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/28/2015) Wilmington police have arrested a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man who was wounded after a double shooting in the area of the 1300 block of Lancaster Ave. The […]

Crime/Fires

Man faces heroin charges after chase

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (10/28/2015) A 31-year-old man was arrested on drug charges after bags of heroin fell from his pocket following a foot chase by a state trooper, Delaware State Police said this […]

Crime/Fires

37-year-old man shot in Wilmington

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/28/2015) A 37-year-old man was wounded by gunfire in Canby Park late Tuesday night, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened before 11 p.m. in the […]

Crime/Fires

Autism teacher charged with assaulting student, 6

October 27, 2015October 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (10/27/2015) A teacher in the Delaware Autism Program has been charged with assaulting a 6-year-old student, state police said today. Anne Gullo, 52, of Newark, was charged […]

Crime/Fires

7-Eleven store robbed at gunpoint

October 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (10/27/2015) Three gunmen robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store early today, Delaware State Police said. The robbery was reported at 2:16 a.m. at 699 E. Chestnut Hill Road (Route […]

Crime/Fires

Liquor store, customer robbed on Old Baltimore Pike

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/26/2015) A man armed with a handgun robbed the American Liquors store at 790 Old Baltimore Pike east of Newark, the Delaware State Police reported Sunday. The robbery […]

Crime/Fires

Fire damages 3 townhomes in Middletown

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

    MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (10/23/2015) A fire that heavily damaged a town house in Middletown and displaced six residents in three homes was ruled accidental, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office […]

Crime/Fires

2nd suspect arrested in fatal home invasion near Dover

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (10/23/2015) Delaware State Police say the second suspect in a home invasion that left two people dead and another wounded  in the Rodney Village community south of Dover […]

Crime/Fires

3 Wilmington shooting victims in stable condition

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/23/2015) City police say three men wounded by gunfire Thursday night were taken to a hospital in stable condition. The shootings were reported at 7:37 p.m. in the […]

Crime/Fires

Wilmington police seek tips to find murder suspect

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/23/2015) City police are asking for tips from the public to help find a murder suspect. Damian Thomas, 38, of Wilmington is sought on a first-degree murder charge […]

Attempted sex assault reported at UD

October 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/23/2015) An attempted sex assault was reported by a University of Delaware student, campus police said. The incident happened between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the area of […]

Crime/Fires

3 shot in Wilmington

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/22/2015) Three people were wounded by gunfire this evening on Vandever Avenue,. according to reports from the scene. The shootings happened about 7:30 p.m. More than a dozen […]

Crime/Fires

Pennsylvania couple donates Kevlar vest to New Castle K-9

October 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

  NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/22/2015) Police in the city of New Castle received a donation today from a dog-loving Pennsylvania couple to provide a Kevlar protective vest for the department’s […]

Crime/Fires

Gunfire wounds man in Wilmington

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”13283″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/22/2015) About 20-30 gunshots were fired and a man wounded in Wilmington late Wednesday, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened about 10:35 p.m. […]

Crime/Fires

2 arrested after employees thwart liquor store robbery on U.S. 13

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/22/2015) Employees at Pockets Discount Liquors on U.S. 13 near New Castle thwarted a robbery attempt and held a suspect until Delaware State Police arrived, authorities said. Another […]

Crime/Fires

3 suspects named in Dover pizza delivery robbery

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (10/21/2015) City police today identified three suspects in the robbery of a pizza delivery woman on Saturday night. The robbery happened just before 10 p.m. in the 200 […]

Crime/Fires

22-year-old man shot to death in Wilmington

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”13249″]   WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/21/2015) A 22-year-old man was shot to death in Wilmington late Tuesday night, according to city police. The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. in the […]

Crime/Fires

Blaze damages home owned by firefighter in Wilmington

October 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/20/2015) A blaze damaged a home owned by a Wilmington firefighter this afternoon, officials said. The fire at 911 W. 29th St. was reported at 2:10 p.m. Fire […]

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Rare painting recovered after Greenville jewelry suspect arrested

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (10/20/2015) A Wilmington man has been charged in connection with the theft of $100,000 in jewelry and designer handbags taken in burglaries in the Greenville area, and a rare […]

Police: Heroin dealer arrested after two-state chase

October 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

SALISBURY, MARYLAND (10/20/2015) A Delaware man suspected of being involved in the distribution of heroin was arrested after a high-speed chase across the state line, Maryland State Police said today. […]

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Motel fire on U.S. 13 ruled accidental; 2 injured

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

  NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/20/2015) A fire that broke out at the Budget Motor Lodge on U.S. 13 near New Castle this morning was accidental, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office ruled. […]

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