Townsend teen charged for shooting
TOWNSEND, DE – A 28-year-old man was shot inside a home on Cannery Lane in Townsend on Saturday. Today, police announced the arrest of 18-year-old Al Vandgorder for first-degree assault. According to…
Lewes man arrested for aggravated assault after weekend gun incident
LEWES, DE – A Lewes man has been arrested after arguing with a 37-year-old woman and pointing a gun at her. He fired a single shot and missed. Today, police announced the…
DSP provides update on William Penn school shooting
NEW CASTLE, DE – The Delaware State Police have confirmed a gunshot was fired inside William Penn High School after previously reporting ‘a report of a gunshot’ within the building. Related: Handgun…
Mexican National Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Firearm and Distribution of Methamphetamine
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Porfirio Jimenez-Arizmendi, age 31, a Mexican national unlawfully in the United States and residing in Lincoln, was…
1-year-old killed in motor vehicle crash on South Dupont Highway
HARRINGTON, DE – A one-year-old boy was killed in a crash involving two vehicle crash on South Dupont Highway on Saturday. According to the Delaware State Police, the crash occurred at around…
Furniture Barn employee threatened to kill co-workers with gun
NEW CASTLE, DE – An employee of Furniture Barn in New Castle has been arrested after threatening to shoot his coworkers with a gun on Saturday. According to the Delaware State Police,…
Former DSP Trooper Sentenced To Six Months Imprisonment for Civil Rights Violation
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that former Delaware State Trooper Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, was sentenced today to six months in…
Woman found dead, stabbed inside Wilmington motel room
WILMINGTON, DE – A woman was found dead, stabbed to death inside a motel room in Wilmington Friday night. According to the Delaware State Police, at approximately 5:03 p.m., troopers responded to…
One dead in crash involving tractor-trailer
WILMINGTON, DE – A 29-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in the Wilmington area early Friday morning. According to the Delaware State Police, at around 2:03 a.m., police…
Arrest made in Milford shooting rampage
MILFORD, DE – Police have arrested a Milford man who told family members he wanted to shoot somebody, then shot at three random occupied vehicles. According to the Delaware State Police, 65-year-old E.…
DUI driver charged after 16-year-old victim dies in hospital
OGLETOWN, DE – A Newark man is facing multiple charges including vehicular assault, DUI and reckless driving after causing a crash that led to the injury of a 16-year-old and the death…
Impaired driver charged for speeding through fatal crash investigation scene on Christmas
BEAR, DE – A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged after driving his vehicle through a fatal crash investigation scene on Christmas night. Driver arrested for DUI According to the Delaware State…
53-year-old man struck and killed in Bear on Christmas
BEAR, DE – A 53-year-old man walking on the shoulder of Route 40 was struck and killed on Christmas night. According to the Delaware State Police, detectives are investigating a fatal motor…
Three dead in Christmas Eve hit and run crash in Lewes
LEWES, DE – Three people are dead and the driver who caused the serious crash in Lewes on Christmas Eve fled the scene. Delaware State Police are investigating the crash that took…
Pawtucket Man Admits Role in Counterfeit Check Fraud Conspiracy
PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket man admitted to a federal judge on Tuesday that he conspired with others to deposit and cash counterfeit checks created using stolen business and personal banking information, announced…
Neighbor who came to the rescue of a woman, choked to death by boyfriend
MAGNOLIA, DE – A 27-year-old man killed his neighbor after her children ran to him for help because she was being assaulted by her boyfriend. Prior to the murder, the suspect beat…
Newark man killed in Crash on Route 141
NEW CASTLE, DE – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that occurred on Route 141 in New Castle on Friday. According to the Delaware State Police, at approximately 12:15 p.m.,a…
Traffic Alert: Route 141 closed in both directions due to motor vehicle crash
NEW CASTLE, DE – The DSP has issued the following traffic and public safety announcement regarding a collision on Route 41 near Stockton Drive and Frenchtown Road. Delaware State Police are currently…
Philadelphia woman arrested for stabbing, carjacking in Lewes
LEWES, DE – A Philadelphia woman was arrested after stabbing another woman and stealing her car in sight of a 1-year-old child in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police, Justice Bowser,…
53-year-old Middletown man killed in morning crash
TOWNSEND, DE – A 55-year-old man was killed in a crash in Townsend Wednesday morning during a motor vehicle crash being investigated by the Delaware State Police. Police in Delaware are investigating…