Posts Tagged ‘Delaware State Police’
Girl Shot With BB Gun; Suspect Charged
Dagsboro Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charges
Two people are facing drug-related charges after being pulled over on Iron Branch Road in Dagsboro. Delaware State Police said the driver, 30-year-old Keion Sturgis of Dagsboro, was found to be driving with a suspended license.According to police, a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine was in plain view in the vehicle. Police said…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Weapons Charges After Traffic Stop
A Greenwood man is facing weapon-and-traffic related charges after being pulled over while driving on the shoulder of Beach Highway over the weekend. Delaware State Police said the smell of alcohol led to a DUI investigation. During the investigation, police said 57-year-old Kevin Drummond was found to be carrying a concealed loaded .380 handgun with…
Read More3 Cruisers Damaged At Investigation Scene
Three Delaware State Police vehicles were damaged Wednesday night as troopers were responding to a burglary in progress. Police said a 62-year-old Lewes man heading northbound on Harbeson Road approached the scene, drifted off the roadway and collided with a fully marked, unoccupied police vehicle with its rear emergency equipment activated that was parked on…
Read MoreMan Charged With Aggravated Menacing, Other Offenses
A Harbeson man is under arrest for aggravated menacing, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, criminal trespass and ‘drunk on a highway.’ Delaware State Police said Thursday that troopers were called the previous night to the 21,000-block of Harbeson Road. An investigation determined that a man and a woman in their 60s…
Read MoreUPDATE: Police ID Victim Of Pedestrian Fatality On Route 113
Update: Delaware State Police have released the identity of the Seaford man who died when he was hit by a car while on foot along Route 113 near Millsboro. 21-year-old Smith Florestal died in a hospital after he was struck Monday night. Original Story: A man who parked his vehicle along Route 113 and got…
Read MoreMan Charged With Striking Pedestrian With Pickup Truck
Gunshots Strike Vehicle, Home Near Seaford
An occupied vehicle and an occupied home in the Seaford area were struck by gunshots late Tuesday night, according to Delaware State Police. At about 10:26 p.m., three people were traveling in the area of the 500-block of Clearbrooke Boulevard when a dark-colored sedan came up from behind and started to travel recklessly. As a…
Read MoreHeadlight Out Leads To Man’s Arrest on Drugs-Weapons Charges
A traffic stop in Milford has resulted in the arrest of a Magnolia man on drugs-and-weapons related charges. Delaware State Police said troopers saw a vehicle traveling with a headlight out on Shawnee Road early Monday morning. A smell of marijuana led to an investigation. According to police, a search of the vehicle turned up…
Read MoreUPDATED: Stabbings, Shooting Death Under Investigation In Kent Co.
UPDATED – 5/28/21 – 4:30pm – The Delaware State Police are releasing the name of the individual that was shot and killed Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at a residence in the 700 block of Proctors Purchase Road as 37-year-old John H. Carter III of Ridgely, Maryland. Delaware State Police also tell WGMD that the two…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Killed In Ellendale Crash
Gunshots Strike Home, Parked Vehicle In Delmar Area
Delaware State Police are investigating reports of gunshots in the Delmar area. Troopers responded to Providence Church Road Tuesday morning. Sleeping residents heard a popping noise at about 2:30 a.m. It was later discovered that at least three rounds struck the home and their parked vehicle was hit four times. Several shell casings were discovered…
Read MoreLaurel Man Charged With Aggravated Menacing, Resisting Arrest
A Laurel man is charged with threatening a woman with a knife. Delaware State Police said troopers were called to a home on South Autumn Court about a disturbance. An investigation determined that a 53-year-old woman was walking past the man’s home when he approached her and showed a knife and made racial slurs and…
Read MoreUpdate: Newark Teen Charged; 3 Kids Hurt In Crash Involving Stolen Vehicle
UPDATED – 5/25/21 – 6:15pm – The Delaware State Police have charged 18 year old William Ackridge of Newark in the serious crash that occurred late Sunday afternoon south of Milford. Ackridge was taken into custody without incident at his residence by Probation and Parole Officers on Monday afternoon. He is charged with: Three counts…
Read MorePolice: Man Fired Shots After Being Asked To Leave Restaurant
A Laurel man is charged with firing his gun at a local restaurant after being asked to leave. Delaware State Police said Monday that troopers were dispatched to the R-n-R Grill n’ Bar on Sussex Highway Friday night. An investigation determined, according to police, that 38-year-old Aaron Givens took a handgun from his pants as…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Dies Of Injuries From Sunday Wreck
Update: The man who died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday on Route 13 at Route 404 has been identified as 55-year-old Earnest Lofland of Bridgeville. Updated story: A 55-year-old Bridgeville man has died of injuries suffered in a crash on Southbound Route 13 at the intersection with Seashore Highway. Delaware State Police said the man…
Read MoreUPDATED: Kent Co. Teenager Dies In Vehicle Crash
Burglary Investigation Leads To 2 Arrests
A man is charged with multiple burglaries in Kent County that Delaware State Police say have occurred since March of this year. Police started an investigation of burglaries and thefts at residences and sheds as well as reports of several stole vehicles. 33-year-old Stephen Lemmons of Felton, according to police, was identified as a possible…
Read MoreMan Charged With Pepper-Spray Attack
An Ellendale man is charged with pepper-spraying a 17-year-old girl he knows, who went to meet with him in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that 21-year-old Mardis Powell Junior became aggressive with the girl, grabbed her cellphone and threw it to the ground, then deployed the pepper spray.…
Read MoreUpdate: Police ID Suspect, Victim In JTVCC Homicide
Delaware State Police provided the following update Wednesday afternoon: The Delaware State Police have arrested 55-year-old聽John Cameron聽of Claymont, DE, for murder. The incident occurred on Monday, May 10, 2021, at approximately 08:13 a.m., when troopers responded to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center located at 1181 Paddock Road, Smyrna, for a reported homicide.聽 Investigation has…
Read MoreDSP Recruits For Troopers
Delaware State Police are encouraging people who are interested in becoming a State Trooper to apply for the current fall 2021 hiring process. Applications are due by this Friday at 8:00 a.m. for consideration. Delaware State Police are also accepting applications for the Spring 2022 Academy Class. For more information and to apply, please CLICK…
Read MoreBar-Restaurant Employee Charged With Decking Unruly Patron
An employee of a Millville establishment is charged with slugging a 26-year-old man who became unruly and who is himself facing a pending charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. According to Delaware State Police, troopers arrived at Hooked Up Ale House on Town Center Road last weekend, where the 26-year-old man was unconscious in…
Read MoreMemorial Service Honors Fallen Del. Troopers
Update: Police Locate Burglary Suspect
A man is in custody in connection with burglary, theft of a firearm and other offenses. Delaware State Police had been looking for 21-year-old Ryan Hicks of Felton. Police said Hicks was located Sunday at a home in Felton and taken into custody without incident. Hicks has been arraigned and released on his own recognizance.
Read MoreKitchen Clash Leads To Man’s Arrest
A fight in a home’s kitchen has led to charges against a Milton man. Delaware State Police said troopers were called about a situation on Mulberry Street Saturday night. An investigation determined that an argument escalated and that the man ‘aggressively displayed a kitchen knife’ toward a 14-year-old girl and a 47-year-old woman. A 12-year-old…
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