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Delaware State Police Arrest Local Man for Felony DUI

Delaware State Police Arrest Local Man for Felony DUI

**Newark, DE** – The Delaware State Police apprehended Arturo Guerrero, aged 32, from New Castle, Delaware, on charges of a felony DUI after a police pursuit on Friday morning in Newark.

At approximately 1:10 a.m., in the Harmony Plaza area on Ogletown Stanton Road, a trooper on routine patrol noticed a 2014 Dodge Durango with a broken windshield. The vehicle was parked behind a dumpster, and as the trooper attempted to approach, the driver, Guerrero, ignored commands to stop and fled. During the chase, Guerrero committed several traffic violations until the vehicle stopped on Llangollen Boulevard, where he was arrested without incident. Troopers noted signs of impairment, including the scent of alcohol on Guerrero’s breath.

He was escorted to Troop 2, where his record indicated four prior DUI convictions. Guerrero faced several charges, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and was subsequently held at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $12,800 cash bond.

Charges against Guerrero include his fifth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, disregarding a police officer’s signal, aggressive driving, and additional

Pulaski Highway road rage escalates to shooting

Shooting Incident Investigated in Newark by Delaware Police

**Newark, DE** – Delaware State Police Detectives are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the Newark area on Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday, at approximately 1:21 p.m., troopers responded to a late report of a shooting on Pulaski Highway between LaGrange Parkway and Pleasant Valley Road. Investigations revealed a 37-year-old man was traveling westbound on Pulaski Highway between 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. when he engaged in a confrontation with an unknown black male in a separate vehicle. During the encounter, the suspect in a dark blue four-door sedan lowered the front passenger window and shot at the victim’s vehicle before escaping on Pleasant Valley Road. The victim’s vehicle was struck by gunfire, but no injuries were reported.

As of now, suspect details are not available, and no surveillance videos or images have been released. Troop 2 Criminal Investigations detectives are continuing the investigation into this incident. Detectives request that anyone with information or who witnessed the event contact Detective J. Lucyk at 302-365-8446. Information can also be shared via a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police