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Authorities Investigate Sunday Morning Shooting Near Dagsboro
Delaware State Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the early hours of Sunday morning at an address east of Dagsboro. Police say they received a criminal mischief complaint on Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. at a home in the 29000 block of Colony Drive in the Bay Colony neighborhood. Troopers met with…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire Heavily Damages Bishopville Home
Bishopville firefighters were called to a fire on Salt Point Rd in Bayview Estates in Bishopville, Maryland around 3:30 this morning. Crews arriving at the scene found heavy fire coming from a large home. Multiple crews from Maryland and Delaware helped to battle the blaze or provided cover. All Delaware fire companies have cleared from…
Read MoreOne Hospitalized after Crash in Dagsboro
A crash involving three vehicles shut down southbound Route 113 in Dagsboro for some time Saturday morning. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck was stopped for a red light on Clayton Avenue at Route 113, but for unknown reasons the driver accelerated and crossed both lanes of traffic – colliding with a car stopped…
Read MoreUPDATED: State Fire Marshal Investigating Deadly Morning Fire East of Millsboro
UPDATED 8:30am – A fire in a house trailer on Harmons Hill Road just before 4:30 this morning has left one person dead and another in stable condition at Beebe Hospital. Millsboro firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames shooting from the home. State Fire Marshal investigators say a 27 year old woman was…
Read MoreFamily Displaced After Fire Heavily Damages Millsboro Area Home
Fire broke out just before 11 o’clock Monday night at a home on Hollyville Road east of Millsboro. Firefighters from Millsboro arriving at the scene found smoke and flames throughout the single wide manufactured home. Crews from Indian River and Dagsboro assisted. The American Red Cross is helping the displaced residents. The State Fire Marshal…
Read MoreDagsboro Man Arrested on Drug & Weapons Offenses
A Dagsboro man has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after a pre-approved administrative search of his home. Members of the Governor’s Task Force assisted Probation and Parole officers in the search of 52 year old David Tharp’s home on Squirrel Lane and turned up methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a .380 semi-automatic handgun, ammo and…
Read MoreTwo Jet Skiers Rescued After Search
Marine units from Indian River, Millsboro and Dagsboro along with the Delaware State Police helicopter and Coast Guard were called just before midnight when two jet skiers were overdue after launching from the Gull Point Marina earlier in the day. The last anyone heard from them was around 5:30 to 6:30 – and pings of…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Two for Georgetown Burglaries
Your help is needed to find two women wanted in connection with two burglaries in early November. Delaware State Police say 45 year old Kathy Hunsucker and 49 year old Christina Harvey of Dagsboro forced their way into homes at the Fish Hook Mobile Home Park in Georgetown and took purses, jewelry and other items.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dagsboro Voters Send Truitt & Chandler Back to Town Council
UPDATED – Voters in Dagsboro have sent both incumbents back to the town council. Norwood Truitt received the most votes with 69 followed by William Chandler with 62. James Thompson received 21 votes. Truitt and Chandler will serve another 2 years each on the town council.  The next town council meeting is Tuesday, December 17th…
Read MoreDagsboro Man Charged with Theft
A Dagsboro man has been arrested multiple thefts from vehicles in the Millsboro area. Delaware State Police with help from Millsboro Police have arrested 36 year old Noah Whaley after a pedestrian stop on Thursday. He matched the description of the suspect in the thefts from vehicles. Police found Whaley in possession property that was…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Marshal Says Blaze that Destroyed Long Neck Apartment Complex was Arson
UPDATED 11/29/18 – An investigation into a fire at a Long Neck apartment complex that is under construction was arson. The State Fire Marshal has been investigating the fire since it broke out at Carillon Woods after 9pm on November 8th. They ask anyone who may have witnessed any activity at the complex to contact…
Read MoreSeveral Injured in Crash on Route 113 in Dagsboro
A 4-vehicle crash near Dagsboro is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say a Hyundai was southbound on Route 113 near Clayton Road when an unknown vehicle began to enter its lane. The Hyundai left the roadway, crossed the center median and struck a Volkswagen Golf and then a Honda Civic which were both…
Read MoreDNREC & Allen Harim Enter into Conciliation Order by Consent On Wastewater Violations
DNREC and Allen Harim, LLC have signed a Conciliation Order by Consent, Secretary’s Order No. 2018-W-0057, in settlement of past violations at Allen Harim’s poultry processing facility in Harbeson and at Allen Harim’s hatchery facility in Dagsboro, and including DNREC assessing an administrative penalty of $300,000 to Allen Harim. The Conciliation Order also calls for…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Injured after Colliding with Train near Dagsboro
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash between a pickup  and a train on Dagsboro Road Monday night just after 11. Police say the driver of the pickup, 48 year old David Sayre of Georgetown tried to cross the railroad crossing and struck one of the train cars. The operator of the train was able…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash West of Millsboro Leaves 1 Dead; Millsboro Hwy Reopened
UPDATED:Â A 6 year old is dead after a 3 vehicle crash west of Millsboro Sunday morning. Delaware State Police say a Cherokee was eastbound on Lowes Crossing Road when the driver, a 30 year old woman from Frankford failed to stop for a posted stop sign and collided with a van that was northbound…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Dagsboro Home Invasion
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a home invasion at a home on Power Plant Road in Dagsboro Sunday around 2:20am. The 51 year old victim told police that someone knocked on his travel trailer door and 5 black, masked suspects with guns forced their way inside. They ransacked the trailer and took the victim’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Damages Home in Oak Orchard Area
UPDATED – 7/21/18 – A family of five is being helped by the American Red Cross after firefighters from Indian River were called to Devon Drive in the River Winds development just after midnight for a trailer fire. Crews arriving at the scene found fire coming from the home. Fire officials believe an outside shed…
Read MoreRabid Fox Found in Dagsboro Area
If you live in the area between Colonial Estates Avenue and Thorogoods Road in Dagsboro – a rabid fox came in contact with a human this week. Delaware Public Health officials say the fox was killed – and was confirmed with rabies on Monday. The fox bit the person in the heel of their shoe,…
Read MoreChemical Spill at Mountaire Poultry in Selbyville
Crews from Selbyville and several area fire companies were called for a chemical spill at Mountaire Poultry in Selbyville just before noon. Selbyville Police Chief Scott Collins tells WGMD that its believed that a forklift punctured a 350-gallon tank of Peracetic Acid, which is used as a dilution for the sterilization of equipment. The spill…
Read MoreHeavy Rain & Flooding in Parts of Delmarva Saturday
SUNDAY MORNING Kruger Road/Georgetown – betw Breasure Rd & Rt 113 Snake Rd/Laurel – betw Woodland Ferry Rd & Bethel Rd Fire Tower Road/e of Seaford – betw Cool Branch Rd & Concord Rd For several hours Saturday afternoon as the rains fell, Fenwick Island and Ocean City took the brunt of the storms that…
Read MoreGolf Cart DUI Crash Near Dagsboro Injures 2
Delaware State Police say just after 8pm a Pennsylvania man lost control of a golf cart he was driving at the Tuckahoe Acres Camping Resort near Dagsboro. Police say 47 year old Thomas Rivera and a 47 year old female passenger were ejected and thrown to the roadway. The passenger suffered serious injuries and was…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged with Hunting Violations
A Millsboro man has been arrested by Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police on hunting violations. Police have charged 37 year old Sean Moore with 14 counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited and 4 counts of possession or transport of antlerless deer that were killed illegally.  Police contacted Moore…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dagsboro Man Sentenced for Multiple Rapes & Attempted Murder
UPDATED – 1-19-18 – A Dagsboro man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after he was convicted for a number of crimes against a series of women in 2015 and 2016. Officials say 31 year old Temourise Taylor pleaded no contest to several charges, including 2nd degree rape and was found guilty of…
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