UD police seek tips in theft at pool
NEWARK, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) University of Delaware police have released a surveillance photo of a man suspected of stealing a bag from UD’s outdoor pool at 547 S. College Ave. and […]
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Officers rescue man collapsed in driveway
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) A man who collapsed in his driveway near New Castle was rescued by two mounted New Castle County police officers who were patrolling in the area, the […]
10-year-old boy shot in Wilmington in critical condition
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot in the head in Wilmington early today, city police said. The incident happened about 1:50 a.m. in the 700 […]
46-year-old man shot in legs in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) A 46-year-old man was shot in the legs in Wilmington early today, according to city police. The shooting happened about 2:15 a.m. in the 500 block of Vandever […]
Northbound I-95 overnight ramp closure at Route 7
CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) Overnight closure of an Interstate 95 ramp will continue through Thursday, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. Exit 4b from northbound I-95 to northbound Route 7 […]
Lancaster Pike, Route 41 closures this week for paving
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) Sections of Lancaster Pike (Route 48) in Hockessin will be closed today, Thursday and Friday, and a Route 41 closure is planned for Wednesday, to allow for paving near the […]
24-year-old man shot in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/17/2015) A 24-year-old man was shot at 10th and Bennett streets early today, Wilmington police said. The victim suffered gunshot woulds to his legs and abdominal area about 2:40 […]
Police cite van driver in I-95 dump truck crash
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (8/17/2015) A crash with an overturned dump truck carrying asphalt snarled Interstate 95 near Newport for several hours this morning, with delays on other highways approaching the area. The […]
2 teens with gun assault man, take bicycle
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/17/2015) Two teenage boys armed with a handgun escaped with a 48-year-old man’s bicycle after assaulting him north of New Castle, Delaware State Police said Sunday. The incident was […]
1 shot in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/16/2015) A male gunshot victim was rushed to Christiana Hospital this evening, according to reports from the scene. The victim, believed to be an adult, was shot in […]
Stolen vehicle starts series of crashes; college hit
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/16/2015) The driver of a stolen vehicle, refusing to stop for police, collided with an SUV that then hit a small car, and that car then struck the […]
32-year-old man shot to death in Wilmington
UPDATED STORY: Wilmington murder suspect arrested WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/16/2015) A 32-year-old Wilmington man was shot to death in the 800 block of Vandever Ave. late Saturday night, city police reported this […]
Gunfire hits home in Bear
BEAR, DELAWARE (8/16/2015) Bullets struck the front of a home in the Pinewoods Townhouses late Saturday night, New Castle County police said this morning. The shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. […]
Teen charged in robbery try at Valero in Smyrna
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/15/2015) A 16-year-old boy was arrested after Smyrna officers recognized him on surveillance video from an attempted robbery at a Valero gas station, police said this morning. The […]
Smyrna burglary suspect arrested
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/15/2015) A Smyrna man was arrested early today on burglary charges after he fled from officers, police reported. An officer spotted Ezekiel Sullivan, 22, of the 100 block of N. […]
Madison Street shooting victim in stable condition
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/14/2015) A 32-year-old man shot in the upper legs on Thursday is in stable condition, Wilmington police said this morning. The shooting about 7 p.m. in the 200 […]
2nd shooting of day in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) In what was apparently the second shooting of the day in Wilmington, a young man was wounded in the 200 block of N. Madison St., according to reports […]
Gunshots hit truck, home in Scottfield
NEWARK, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Gunfire erupted in the Scottfield development east of Newark late Wednesday night, striking a truck and a home, New Castle County police said this afternoon. The incident […]
2 arrested in robbery of elderly woman at Glasgow Kohl’s
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) Two people have been arrested in the robbery of an elderly woman in the parking lot outside the Kohl’s store on U.S. 40 in Glasgow last week, […]
Police warn of thefts from vehicles in Glasgow
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/18/2015) New Castle County police are warning residents of the Clear Creek at Lexington Farms community in Glasgow of recent thefts from unsecured vehicles. The incidents happened […]
Wilmington shooting reported
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) The city’s latest shooting happened this afternoon at Pleasant and Van Buren streets, according to reports from the scene. A male victim, struck […]
Wilmington officer arrests man with gun after chase
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2015) A Wilmington police officer spotted a man aiming a gun at another person and gave chase when the gunman ran, arresting him, authorities said today. The incident […]
Wilmington murder suspect arrested near Newark
[soliloquy id=”10748″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect near Newark today in the slaying of 25-year-old Latrice Blackshear in Wilmington. Tyler Carter, 21, of New Castle, was taken into […]
Hockessin crash injures teen girl
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A teenage girl was seriously injured in a crash on Old Wilmington Road this morning, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. […]
Woman sought in Brandywine Hundred shed burglaries
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (8/12/2015) A Brandywine Hundred woman is being sought by police in connection with six shed burglaries in the area, New Castle County police said today. Lauren Malatesta, […]
Wilmington man charged with murdering his mom
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Juanita Lara, whose body was found after fire swept through a building at […]
Vigil held for Wilmington homicide victim
[soliloquy id=”10748″] UPDATED STORY: 2nd man charged in murder of Latrice Blackshear WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) About two dozen people gathered for a vigil this evening remembering a 25-year-old woman shot […]
Rambleton Acres man charged with raping boy
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A 20-year-old man was charged with raping a boy in the Rambleton Acres community west of New Castle, police said today. Vito Maniscalco, of the first blcok […]
Newark woman dies of injuries from crash near Milford
MILFORD, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) A Newark woman has died from injuries in a crash southwest of Milford last month, Delaware State Police said today. Mary L. McDermott, 79, was injured July […]
SUV overturns on northbound Route 141
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (8/11/2015) An SUV crashed and overturned in heavy rain this afternoon on northbound Route 141 west of Elsmere, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened just […]
Woman shot to death in Wilmington; 2 others wounded
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 25-year-old woman was shot to death in Wilmington this afternoon and a 4-year-old girl and another woman were wounded, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened shortly […]
Police release sketch of home invasion suspect
STANTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) New Castle County police today released a sketch of a suspect in a home invasion in the Klair Estates neighborhood. The crime happened about 11:30 p.m. Friday […]
Man shot in Wilmington facing threat charges
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A 21-year-old man wounded in the leg is facing charges for threatening the man who shot him in self defense, Wilmington police said tonight. Police were called at 4:44 a.m. Sunday […]
Lewes man dies after being struck on U.S. 40 in Bear
BEAR, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A Lewes man who was struck by a car on U.S. 40 in Bear late Friday night has died of his injuries, Delaware State Police reported today. […]
Newark man charged in home invasion near Townsend
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) Delaware State Police say they have charged a Newark man in a home invasion robbery in which a woman was shot and a man assaulted along U.S. 13 […]
Shooting reported in Smyrna
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (8/10/2015) A shooting took place Sunday night in the Sunnyside Acres development, Smyrna police reported today. The incident happened about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Belmont Ave. […]
Elderly woman assaulted, robbed outside Kohl’s in Glasgow
UPDATED STORY: 2 arrested in robbery of elderly woman outside Kohl’s in Glasgow GLASGOW, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) An 84-year-old woman was injured when she was robbed in the parking lot of […]
3 hurt as county police SUV, Cadillac crash in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/9/2015) Three people were injured when an unmarked New Castle County police SUV and a Cadillac sedan collided this morning at A and South Walnut streets in Wilmington, according to […]
Lewes man struck on U.S. 40 in Bear in critical condition
BEAR, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) A 60-year-old Lewes man was in critical condition after being struck by a car while walking across U.S. 40 in Bear, Delaware State Police said this morning. A […]
Manor Park man charged with promoting prostitution
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/8/2015) New Castle County police said they arrested a resident of the Manor Park community near New Castle for promoting prostitution from his home. Mathew McQuay, of […]
Evacuated Cokesbury Village residents return home
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) Carbon monoxide fumes forced the evacuation of residents of a high-rise building at the Cokesbury Village retirement center in Hockessin for several hours today, according to reports […]
4 charged in Collins Park murder
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) Four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man in the Collins Park neighborhood near New Castle last week, authorities said today. […]
I-95/U.S. 202 interchange project completed
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) State officials held a ceremony today to mark the completion of a three-year project to improve the Interstate 95 and U.S. 202 interchange north of Wilmington. The […]
SUV crashes into Delaware Open MRI office
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (8/7/2015) An SUV struck the entrance to a Delaware MRI office at 3211 Concord Pike (U.S. 202) this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about […]
Motorcyclist injured in Wilmington crash
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/6/2015) A female motorcyclist was injured when her bike went out of control at Fourth and Spruce streets in Wilmington this evening, according to reports from the scene. […]
1-year-old boy found in water remains in critical condition
NEWARK, DELAWARE (8/5/2015) A 1-year-old boy found floating in water on the cover of an in-ground backyard pool remains in critical condition this evening, Delaware State Police said. The incident happened about 8:30 […]
Wilmington fire destroys 6 vehicles
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/5/2015) A fire destroyed six vehicles this afternoon , authorities said. The fire happened about 2 p.m. at S and R Automotive in the 1900 block of W. […]
DART bus crash in Wilmington injures 7
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/5/2015) A DART bus collided with an SUV this morning in downtown Wilmington, sending seven people to hospitals, authorities said. The accident happened just before 11 a.m. at […]
Claymont fire ruled accidental
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (8/5/2015) A fire that damaged two homes in the Colony North neighhborhood in Claymont was accidental, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office ruled today. The blaze broke out about 5:30 […]
Elsmere crash shuts eastbound Kirkwood Highway
ELSMERE, DELAWARE ( 8/5/2015) A car struck a pole in Elsmere about 8:30 this morning, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened on Kirkwood Highway and Leech Avenue. Emergency […]