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Crime/Fires

Raw video: Tractor-trailer fire on I-295

March 19, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/19/2015) The wreckage of a tractor-trailer that caught fire on Intestate I-295 near New Castle this morning has been removed and all lanes have been reopened, Delaware Memorial […]

Crime/Fires

Fire causes $300,000 damage to Mill Creek home

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5601″] MILL CREEK, DELAWARE (3/19/2015) Fire caused $300,000 damage at a home in the Highland West community early today, officials said. Mill Creek firefighters found heavy flames and smoke showing when they arrived in […]

Local

Up to 3 inches of snow predicted

March 19, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELAWARE (3/19/2015) Snowfall up to 3 inches will mark the start of spring in Delaware on Friday, the National Weather Service says. The heaviest snow will fall in northern New […]

Crime/Fires

Rehoboth police seek suspect in theft at spa

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (3/18/2015) City police today released surveillance images of a man they suspect stole a purse containing $500 cash from the Renove Med Spa on Monday. The theft […]

Thieves target tailgates in New Castle County

March 18, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (3/18/2015) After the theft of eight tailgates from pickup trucks, New Castle County police are warning residents to use locking devices on their vehicles. Thieves are […]

Eric Bodenweiser plea brings sex offender status

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (3/18/2015) Eric Bodenweiser’s plea bargain today means he will be classified as a sex offender, the state Department of Justice says. Bodenweiser, 56, of Georgetown, entered a no-contest […]

Snow in forecast

March 18, 2015March 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELAWARE (3/18/2015) A day after the temperature climbed to 70 Degrees, snow is back in the forecast for Delaweare. The snow is expected to begin around 2 a.m. Friday with […]

Augustine Beach body found
Local

Body found at Augustine Beach identified

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

PORT PENN, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) The body found along the shore at Augustine Beach on Sunday was identified today as a 42-year-old man who walked away from St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington […]

Jogger killed in Dover
Roads

Wesley student, 19, struck, killed while jogging in Dover

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A 19-year-old Wesley College student was fatally injured when she was struck by a car while jogging across North State Street  on Monday afternoon, Dover police said today. The […]

Artisans' Bank in Bear, Delaware
Crime/Fires

Suspect identified in 2 Artisans’ Bank robberies in Bear

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

BEAR, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A suspect has been identified in two robberies of the Artisans’ Bank branch in Bear, state police said Monday. The robberies at 1124 Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40) […]

Man shot in Rodney Village near Dover

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A 25-year-old man was shot in the Rodney Village community south of Dover on Monday afternoon, state police said. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. in […]

Wesley College picks Navy veteran for president

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A Navy veteran will be Wesley College’s next president, taking the helm July 15. The college Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Robert E. Clark II […]

Roads

Northbound U.S. 202 closure at I-95 set

March 16, 2015March 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/16/2015) Construction will close northbound U.S. 202 at the ramp to northbound I-95 north of Wilmington this evening, state officials said. The closure begins at 7 p.m. and […]

Milford house fire causes $40,000 damage

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/16/2015) A fire heavily damaged a home south of Milford this morning, the state Fire Marshal’s Office reported. The blaze broke out shortly before 8 a.m. in the 600 […]

Oil spill spreads to New Castle shoreline

March 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/16/2015) Oil that spilled from a cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington last week has spread to the shoreline at New Castle, state environmental officials reported […]

Dover police arrest fugitive on cocaine charges

March 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A Dover man was arrested for possession of crack cocaine packaged for sale after city officers stopped him near Wesley College, city police said Sunday. Glenron T. Hooten, […]

Augustine Beach body found
Local

Body found at Augustine Beach

March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 Delaware Free News

PORT PENN, DELAWARE (3/15/2015) A body was found washed up on the shore at Augustine Beach, south of Port Penn, this afternoon. Someone walking on the beach discovered the decomposed […]

Roads

Vehicle pins pedestrian against wall at restaurant

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A pedestrian was taken to a hospital after being being pinned against the front window of a restaurant by a vehicle in the 3800 block of Lancaster Pike this […]

Accident scene on the Christina River Bridge
Roads

7 hurt in I-495 crash on Christina River Bridge

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A three-vehicle accident injured seven people, including children, on southbound Interstate 495 this evening, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 8 p.m. on […]

BP gas station, U.S. 40, Glasgow
Crime/Fires

2 gas stations robbed at knifepoint

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Two gas stations 8 miles apart were robbed this morning at knifepoint, state police reported. One of the stations had been robbed earlier this week. […]

Local

Wilmington holds St. Patrick’s parade in rain

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5518″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Despite steady rain this morning, Wilmington’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade went on as scheduled. Turnout was light. Dover’s parade was canceled due to the […]

21-year-old man struck, killed on U.S. 9 near Lewes

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

LEWES, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A 21-year-old man walking across U.S. 9 near Lewes was struck and killed early today, state police said. The accident happened about 12:45 a.m. on the road, […]

Crime/Fires

2 injured in Stanton house fire after wiring malfunction

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

STANTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Two women were injured when fire broke out in a single-story home in Stanton this morning, authorities said. Mill Creek, Belvedere, Christiana, Minquas of Newport, Cranston Heights, Hockessin, Elsmere and Five […]

Local

Delaware Tree Farmers of the Year honored

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

FELTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A Sussex County couple have been honored as Delaware’s Tree Farmers of the year. The award was presented to Bernice and Douglas Moore at the Delaware Forestry Association’s meeting […]

Lincoln man charged in theft of ammunition from Milford Walmart

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A Lincoln man has been charged with stealing thousands of rounds of ammunition from the Walmart store where he worked in Milford, city police said Friday. Linwood […]

4 teens arrested, heroin seized in Smyrna

March 13, 2015March 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

SMYRNA, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) Four teenagers were arrested on drug charges after fleeing from police this afternoon, authorities said. A fifth suspect escaped. Police said they found 226 bags of heroin in […]

The Oceanmart Deli in Kirkwood
Crime/Fires

Gunman robs Oceanmart Deli in Kirkwood

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

KIRKWOOD, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A robber with a handgun and wearing a ski mask escaped with cash from the Oceanmart Deli in Kirkwood, state police said today. The robbery happened about 7:50 […]

Heroin seized by FBI task force
Crime/Fires

Police seize 6,200 bags of heroin, arrest 2 men

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) Two Wilmington men described as high-level heroin dealers were arrested after officers in an FBI task force seized more than 6,200 bags of heroin from four locations […]

Milford man arrested on ecstasy drug charges

March 13, 2015March 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A 38-year-old Milford man has been arrested on ecstasy drug charges, city police reported today. The arrest of Lavar S. Sienna happened at the Parson Thorne Apartments […]

Mayor Dennis Williams
Roads

Street closures set for Wilmington St. Patrick’s parade on Saturday

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) The city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held Saturday and close numerous streets from 10 a.m. until about 3 p.m., police announced this morning. Streets closed […]

Crime/Fires

29-year-old man faces child pornography charges

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

BELLEFONTE, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A 29-year-old man was arrested on child pornography charges after investigators seized computers from his home near Bellefonte, authorities said. Samuel Diamond, of 1223 Kynlyn Drive in […]

Milford police alerted public to scam advertisement.
Crime/Fires

Milford police warn of new scam

March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) City police are warning the public about a new scam that targets high-mileage drivers. Advertisements solicit anyone driving at least 200 miles a week in their personal […]

Crime/Fires

Ex-Maryland cop faces sex charges in Delaware

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A Maryland registered sex offender has been charged with sexual solicitation of a minor in Delaware, where he was working in Newark as a martial arts instructor under […]

Bridgeville man arrested in Milford Shore Stop burglaries

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A Bridgeville man has been arrested in connection with two burglaries at a Shore Stop store on Bay Road (Route 1), Milford police said Thursday. The after-hours […]

Jewelry store robbed near Wilmington

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/12/2015) A jewelry store was robbed at gunpoint near Wilmington on Wednesday, state police said. The robbery happened about 12:15 p.m. at East Coast Jewelry Exchange, 2800 Lancaster Pike, […]

Woman shot in Wilmington

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/12/2015) A 32-year-old woman was shot in the left knee early today at Second and North Scott streets, city police said. As police responded to a report of […]

Crime/Fires

Georgetown man arrested in 1967 Arkansas murder

March 11, 2015March 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) A Georgetown man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a 1967 cold case murder in Arkansas, authorities said. James Leon Clay, 67, was being held at Sussex […]

Lewes veterinarian’s license suspended after death of 2 dogs

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) The license of a Lewes veterinarian has been suspended for 60 days, state officials announced today, following the death of two dogs in her care. The temporary […]

Delaware River oil spill cleanup underway

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) Multiple agencies are involved in the cleanup of about 100 gallons of oil that spilled from a foreign freighter into the Delaware River near Wilmington, the Coast […]

Local

Delaware State Fair announces 2015 entertainment lineup

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) The Delaware State Fair entertainment lineup for this year was announced Tuesday. Shows include Casting Crowns with For King & Country, New Kids On The Block, Bryan Adams, […]

Milford man charged in assault on pregnant woman

March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) A Milford man has been jailed after being charged with kicking a pregnant woman during a domestic dispute, city police reported Tuesday. The incident happened about 5:40 […]

Harrington, Delaware, Police Department
Crime/Fires

Harrington theft suspect arrested

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (3/11/2014) A man suspected in the theft of money and prescription drugs at the Clarks Corner Apartments has been arrested, Harrington police said Tuesday. Hodges L. Brown 46, […]

Local

Rain barrel painting contest deadlines extended

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER (3/11/2015) The deadline for artists to participate in two rain barrel painting contests has been extended until March 20, state officials announced. The separate competitions are held for adult artists and […]

Pike Creek shooting suspect found dead in Pennsylvania

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (3/10/2014) A suspect in a shooting last month at the Mermaid Run condominium complex was later found dead in Pennsylvania, New Castle County police reported Tuesday, and […]

Dover officer injured in drug bust at Red Roof Inn

March 10, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/10/2015) A Dover police officer was injured Monday during the arrest of two people on drug charges at the Red Roof Inn on U.S. 13, authorities said. The […]

RV rolls at DMV, pins man against wall

March 10, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (3/10/2015) A 75-year-old Millsboro man was seriously injured Monday when a recreational vehicle he had stopped in the state motor vehicle inspection lanes began rolling and pinned him against […]

Crime/Fires

Fire hits home near Felton

March 9, 2015March 11, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5347″] FELTON, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) Fire damaged a home on Route 12 east of Felton this morning. The fire in the 3700 block of Midstate Road (Route 12) was reported just […]

Crime/Fires

Man shot at Dover motel

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) A 23-year-old Magnolia man was shot in the leg at a motel on U.S. 13 early today, city police said. The incident happened at the Superlodge Motel, 246 […]

Crime/Fires

Woman loses $800 in Apple iPad Air 2 scam

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) A woman paid $800 for two Apple iPad Air 2 tablet computers but later discovered the items in the boxes were only ceramic tiles, New Castle police […]

BP gas station, U.S. 40, Glasgow
Crime/Fires

BP gas station in Glasgow robbed at gunpoint

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Delaware Free News

GLASGOW, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) Two robbers with a handgun escaped with cash from the BP gas station on U.S. 40 in Glasgow, state police reported today. The robbery at at 2360 Pulaski […]

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