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Delaware State Police Detectives Arrest Camden, DE Man for Murder
Delaware State Police have arrested a 63-year-old Camden, Delaware man for murder. Gregory Bratcher was taken into custody on November 8th and charged with 1st Degree murder and Strangulation–both felonies. Bratcher was arraigned by Kent County Superior Court. He is now at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,000,000 cash bond. According to police, on June…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Camden
Delaware State Police Arrest Two New Yorkers for Identity Theft
Delaware State Police have arrested two New York men for trying to buy items using stolen IDs and fake credit cards at the Music and Arts Specialty Store on South Dupont Highway in Camden. On March 26th at about 1 p.m., troopers arrived and saw the two later identified as Richard Morgan and Trevin Griffith–both…
Read MoreTwo Teens Assaulted and Robbed by Group of Five in Camden
Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery that occurred yesterday evening on South State Street in Camden. Troopers responded to the report at about 5:42 p.m. Police say while two teenagers were walking, five unknown males approached them and assaulted them. They took their property and fled. The teens were being treated at an area hospital,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Identification of 3-Year-Old Struck and Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash
UPDATE- 8/10: 10 a.m. — Delaware State Police have identified three-year-old Kasai Bull of Dover as the boy who died in a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred in Camden on Tuesday. The DSP Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Master Corporal…
Read MoreAccidental Fire Destroys House in Camden, DE; One Adult, One Child Displaced
One adult and one child are receiving emergency assistance by the American Red Cross after a fire destroyed a house near Camden last night. The fire was accidental, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office. The blaze occurred around 10:30 pm on Apple Blossom Drive near Walnut Shade Road. The Camden Wyoming Fire Company…
Read MoreFatal Crash in Camden Involving Dirt Bike
State Police Investigating Weekend Theft at Caesar Rodney High School
State Police need your help in identifying someone who entered the parking lot of Caesar Rodney High School on Old North Road in Camden on Saturday, December 10th. Police say this person stole a generator and sound system worth over $1500. If you recognize the vehicle in the pictures or have information regarding this theft,…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2 Teens Dead As Vehicle Crashes, Lands In Water Near Milford
UPDATED – 02/18/22 12:55pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victims that died in a fatal motor vehicle collision early Thursday morning south of Milford as Blue Evans, 17, of Dover, and Jensen Reed, 17, of Camden. ================================================================== Two teenagers are dead following the crash of an SUV into the water where Route 1 crosses Cedar Creek,…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Identify Victim of Apparent Homicide In Wyoming, Kent Co.
UPDATED – 3:50pm – Delaware State Police have identified 37 year old Keyshawn Narcisse, of Wyoming, DE, as the individual who died during an early Sunday morning homicide on South Caesar Rodney Avenue in Woming. ================================================================== Delaware State Police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found lying in front of a residence…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Catalytic Converter Thefts
A man is charged with stealing several catalytic converters following a Delaware State Police investigation in Kent and Sussex Counties that began in September 2021. State Police said Thursday that troopers worked with other police agencies, and 33-year-old Jarrad Whitaker of Camden was developed as a suspect. A search warrant was executed at his residence…
Read MoreCamden Man Charged With Multiple Burglaries, Thefts
A Camden man is facing charges in connection with an investigation into burglaries and thefts that began in December 2020. Delaware State Police were investigating numerous burglaries and thefts of vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs and golf carts. State Police said 19-year-old William Figgatt Junior of Camden was identified as a suspect. Help from the community led…
Read MoreUPDATED: Criminal Investigation Continues in Dover by DSP
UPDATED: Clayton Man Dies After Camden Motorcycle Crash
UPDATED – 10/10/21 – 9:50am – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in a fatal motorcycle crash on October 8, 2021, as 57-year-old Alfred DeSomma of Clayton, DE. This collision remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information regarding the crash should contact Master…
Read MoreTwo Arrested for Thefts from Vehicles in Kent County
Two Harrington men have been arrested for stealing property from unlocked vehicles in Camden and Frederica. Police say the two took money, credit and debit cards, cell phones, identification and a firearm with ammunition and then went to various businesses in Camden and Harrington and used the stolen credit cards. Through their investigation police identified…
Read MoreBacking the Blue, One Stripe At a Time
An informal group of volunteers, known as the Blue Line Bandits, started showing its appreciation to Delaware police last month. The group’s mission, says John “Plunger” Peterson, one of its four founding members, is to “hit” every law enforcement agency in the state with some sort of blue lines in visual support of the police. Police…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
A message from DNREC-MOSQUITO CONTROL Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 11, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Selbyville, Camden, and Georgetown. Near Marydel, Felton, Harrington, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Millsboro,…
Read MoreShots Strike Occupied Home, Parked Pick-Up Truck In Kent Co.
A home and a parked pick-up truck were struck by gunfire in the Camden area of Kent County Monday morning. Delaware State Police say an unknown person fired the shots toward an occupied home in the 500-block of Cow Marsh Creek Road.No one was struck or injured. The front of the home was struck twice…
Read MoreDel. State Police Probe Fatal Crash In Kent Co.
UPDATED: First Cats from Camden Rescue Ready for Adoption
UPDATED – 9/13/20 – The first group of kitties starts going up for adoption tomorrow. Georgetown will have cats from this case available at 11am opening, West Chester and Dover by 1pm. New Castle will have some on Tuesday, and all campuses will have more added through the week. If you’ve been considering adopting, now’s…
Read MoreUpdate: Route 13 Crash in Camden Leaves Pedestrian Dead
UPDATED – Sunday 6/28, 4am – Delaware State Police have identified the man who was struck by an SUV on Route 13 near Lochmeath Way on Friday as 20 year old Thomas Hunt of Wildwood Crest, NJ. Hunt – a Delmarva Power employee – was walking away from his work truck wearing a florescent yellow…
Read MoreUPDATED: Arrest Made in Law Enforcement Memorial Statue Vandalizism
UPDATED – Saturday, June 13 – 9am – Arrest made in the vandalism of the Law Enforcement Memorial in Dover. Police arrested 42 year old Kyle Bullock, of Camden, after they found a cell phone at the scene. While police were there Bullock returned looking for his phone – saying he’d lost it during a…
Read MoreCamden Protest Turns Unruly; 22 Detained, Several Arrested
22 people are taken into custody south of Dover as a protest and march results in traffic blockages and alleged ‘aggressive acts’ toward motorists. Delaware State Police say the protest began in Dover then reconvened along Route 13 in Camden at a Wawa. Police say the group members were told numerous times that the protest…
Read MoreChain Reaction Crash in Camden Leaves 1 Dead
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a four vehicle chain reaction crash that left one person dead in Camden Monday evening. Police say just before 6pm several vehicles were stopped or slowed for a traffic light on Route 13 at Thomas Harmon Drive when the driver of a Chevy Van failed to see the stopped…
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