Posts Tagged ‘Delaware State Police’
UPDATE: Victim Identified; Delaware State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash Near Ellendale
UPDATE: 12/19/24: The Delaware State Police have identified 38-year-old William Malachi of New Castle as the man who died in the single-vehicle crash yesterday morning, December 18th. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Original Post: Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred this morning (December…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Detectives Arrest Teen for Threat Made to Caesar Rodney High School
Delaware State Police have arrested an 18-year-old for threatening Caesar Rodney High School earlier this week. Police say Malik Cooper of Magnolia was charged for making the threat of violence on Tuesday, December 10th. The School Resource Officer assigned to Caesar Rodney High School on Old North Road in Camden, was contacted about a threat…
Read MoreThe DSP Announces Arrival of New Bell 429 Global Ranger Helicopters
The Delaware State Police (DSP) Aviation Section has announced the acquisition of two state-of-the-art Bell 429 Global Ranger helicopters. These cutting-edge aircraft, designed to save lives and combat crime, touched down in Delaware on December 3rd following a nearly year-long fabrication process in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, and Piney Flats, Tennessee. After years of operating with…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest Bridgeville Man for 5th Offense DUI
Delaware State Police have arrested a 59-year-old Bridgeville man for 5th offense felony DUI yesterday morning near Bridgeville. According to police, yesterday, December 4th, at shortly after 1:30 a.m., a trooper on patrol saw a Nissan Maxima speeding westbound on Seashore Highway near Wilson Hill Road and pulled it over. When the trooper spoke to…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest Pair for Organized Retail Theft at Rehoboth Beach Tanger Outlets
Delaware State Police have arrested two individuals–30-year-old Shakiel Carter of Dover and 24-year-old Tramel Wright of Hartly– for organized retail crime and related charges following shoplifting incidents at Tanger Outlets in Rehoboth Beach on November 16th. Police were called to The North Face after reports of shoplifting involving Carter and Wright. Carter, who provided false…
Read MoreUPDATED: Delaware State Police Cancel Gold Alert – Ellendale Woman Located
Delaware State Police Troop 7 has issued a Gold Alert for 30-year-old Nichole Sellers of Ellendale. She was last seen on November 11th at Royal Farms on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth. Attempts to contact or locate her have been unsuccessful, and there is a concern for her safety and well-being. Sellers is described as a…
Read MoreTroopers Investigating Road Rage Incident in Georgetown
Delaware State Police are investigating a road rage incident involving a gun that occurred yesterday in Georgetown. Police say that the incident happened on November 12th on Springfield Road and Gravel Hill Road in Georgetown. Police say that a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 37-year-old victim, was heading westbound on Johnson Road, approaching the intersection…
Read MoreDelaware 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 MoreDelaware State Police Investigating Assault in Georgetown
The Delaware State Police are investigating an assault that occurred on Sandhill Road in Georgetown. According to Delaware State Police on October 31st at approximately 1:30 a.m., detectives responded to Beebe Healthcare in Lewes for a report of an assault. Police say that on October 30th at about 10:30 p.m., a female victim was pulling…
Read MoreUPDATE: Victim Identified; Delaware State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash
UPDATE 10/31/24: The Delaware State Police have identified 49-year-old Damon Phares of Newark, Delaware, as the pedestrian who died in the crash on I-95 in New Castle on October 29th. The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Original Post Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that occurred last…
Read MoreNew Castle County Governor’s Task Force Arrest Maryland Man and One Other Person in Vehicle Stolen Out of Cambridge
Delaware State Police arrested two men–one from Wilmington, Delaware and the other from Cambridge, Maryland after members of the New Castle County Governor’s Task Force patrolling the area of New Castle Avenue and Rogers Road, located a Honda Accord that had been reported stolen out of Cambridge, following a registration computer check. Yesterday evening between…
Read MoreUPDATE: Victim Identified; State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Collision in Greenwood
UPDATE 10/17/24: Delaware State Police have identified 28-year-old Joshua Reynoso-Velasquez of Seaford as the man who died after his vehicle crashed on October 16th in Greenwood. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Additional Info: Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this crash to contact Master Corporal R.…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Charge Millsboro Man After Pursuit in Stolen Car with Additional Offenses
UPDATED – 10/13/24 — A man already in prison for a vehicle pursuit involving a stolen vehicle from an incident last month near Millsboro has now been identified as the second suspect involved in the September 29th armed robbery in the area of Hollyville and Mount Joy Roads. Delaware State Police issued an arrest warrant…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Attempting to Identify DE State Fair Burglary Suspect
Delaware State Police Troop 3 Detectives need your help in identifying an individual in connection with a burglary that occurred in the early morning hours of July 23rd at the Delaware State Fair. Police say this person broke into a vendor’s trailer, stole an undisclosed amount of money, then fled in a silver Chevrolet Suburban.…
Read MoreFrankford School Bus Aide Arrested for Child Abuse
Delaware State Police have arrested an 80-year-old Frankford woman for child abuse after an incident on a school bus. On September 23rd, the Indian River School District notified State Police about the incident that occurred between the woman–a school bus aide and a student. Detectives learned that on September 16th, a bus contracted for the…
Read MoreLewes Woman Arrested for 6th Offense DUI
Delaware State Police have arrested a 62-year-old Lewes woman for her 6th felony DUI offense. The arrest happened yesterday October 2nd shortly before 5 p.m., when troopers responded to Old Orchard Road near New Road in Lewes. Police responded to the report of a vehicle that was swerving all over the road and had hit…
Read MoreUPDATE: Two Teens Arrested; Delaware State Police Detectives Investigating Millsboro Armed Robbery
UPDATED: 09/25/24 6 p.m.— Delaware State Police have arrested two 15-year-olds, both of Millsboro, Delaware, for an armed robbery that occurred last week at Uncle Willie’s in Millsboro. The investigation led to the identification of the two teenagers and arrest warrants. Detectives also learned that one of the teens was allegedly involved in a shoplifting…
Read MoreDelaware State Police investigating Shots Fired incident in Bridgeville
Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Bridgeville last night. According to police, at approximately 10:55 p.m., troopers responded to Baker Road in Bridgeville for a report of shots fired. When troopers arrived, they learned that someone fired an unknown number of shots from an unknown vehicle that hit a house and…
Read MoreUPDATE: Victim Identified; Delaware State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Felton
UPDATE 09/19/24: The Delaware State Police have identified 14-year-old Gabriel Whitley of Felton as the teenager who died in the single-vehicle crash on September 17th. The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this crash or might have more information to contact Master…
Read MoreSearch Warrant in Harrington Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses
Delaware State Police have arrested a 33-year-old Harrington man for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant at a house on Jackson Ditch Road in Harrington yesterday. On September 18th, members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed the search warrant. The search warrant…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest Seaford Man for Felony Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop
Delaware State Police have arrested a 46-year-old Seaford man on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in Seaford on the morning of September 17th around 11:30. According to DSP, detectives pulled the truck over and spoke to the driver, identified as Terrence Banks. During the traffic stop, detectives discovered the truck’s insurance was expired…
Read MoreUPDATED: State Police Detectives Make Arrest in Road Rage-Related Shooting in Lincoln
UPDATE – 09/14/24 – A Magnolia man has been arrested in connection with a road rage shooting that occurred in August in Lincoln. Delaware State Police identified the suspect vehicle as a Silverado pickup truck – and identified 35 year old James Cullen as the suspect involved in the shooting on Issacs Road on August…
Read MoreUPDATED: First DUI Checkpoint in Delaware Since 2019 –
UPDATED – 09/13/24 – Delaware State Police and local law enforcement and the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) held the first DUI Checkpoint since 2019 last weekend. The checkpoint was held in the Milford area and officials at OHS say 340 vehicles went through the checkpoint between 10pm and 2am. There were 4 arrests…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Arrested on Multiple Gun and Drug-Related Charges
Delaware State Police have arrested 47-year-old Richard Butcher of Smyrna on multiple gun and drug-related charges near Hartly. According to DSP, on September 8th, at about 8:50 p.m., a trooper on patrol saw a Chevrolet Equinox exit the parking lot of Royal Farms on Halltown Road in Hartly, with an equipment violation. The trooper attempted…
Read MoreDelaware State Police S.O.A.R. Searching for Wanted Sex Offenders
The Delaware State Police Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (S.O.A.R.) is currently looking for several wanted sex offenders (click the link below for their profiles) after they either failed to register or re-register at their current address. If anyone knows the location of these individuals, DSP wants you to call 302-672-5306. Information may also…
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