Posts Tagged ‘FBI’
Secret Service, FBI Directors Questioned by Lawmakers About Security Failures Leading to Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump
The Acting Director of the Secret Service–Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate this week were questioned by lawmakers about security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. They appeared before a joint hearing conducted by the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and Judiciary Committees. Senator Tom Carper…
Read MoreCaroline County Sheriff’s Office and FBI Investigate Swatting Call; 17-Year-old Charged
According to a statement just released by the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton County Ohio Communications Center received a false report of a domestic shooting and a threat to shoot at first responders arriving to the Berry family home in Ohio. The people inside–a couple and their five children were ordered out of their house…
Read MoreFBI Agents at President Biden’s Rehoboth Beach Home
Fox News is reporting that the FBI is at President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach home today to search for potential classified documents. The FBI did not need a warrant to enter the home, and Biden consented to the search, according to his attorney. Classified materials were found at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware, as well…
Read MoreLaurel Father, Son Convicted For Roles In Jan. 6th Capitol Breach
A Sussex County father and son have been found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the U.S. Capitol breach January 6th, 2021. 53-year-old Kevin Seefried and his son, 24-year-old Hunter Seefried, were both arrested January 14th, 2021. Kevin Seefried was photographed while waving a Confederate battle flag inside the building. The…
Read MoreMissing Person Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Suspected Human Remains
An investigation into a 2020 missing person case in Delaware has resulted in the discovery of suspected human remains in the backyard of a residence in Henderson, Maryland. According to Delaware State Police, members of the Homicide Unit, Caroline County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI visited the 25,000-block of Schuyler Road Wednesday to follow up…
Read MoreFormer Del. Candidate Receives 12 Months In Prison For Threatening Messages
A man who ran for office in several Delaware Republican primaries is going to prison for 12 months for mailing a series of threatening communications to his ex-wife’s attorney. 64-year-old Michael Protack received the sentence this week, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss. Court documents indicated that there was a…
Read MoreReward Offered For Clues In Woman’s 2002 Disappearance
What happened to Patricia Dudek? It’s an open question, 20 years after the Salisbury woman went missing. Salisbury Police and the FBI have announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to a breakthrough in the search for her and why she disappeared. Dudek was last seen January 7th, 2002. She was 33 at the…
Read MoreMd. Judge, Apparently Close To Being Arrested, Takes His Own Life
Caroline County’s Circuit Court Administrative Judge Jonathan Newell, the county’s former State’s Attorney, is dead. Newell had been on leave since July and an investigation centering around him was underway. Early Friday morning, law enforcement officers surrounded his home near the state line, and were heard on loudspeaker demanding that he come out. Sounds resembling…
Read MoreDewey Beach Hires New Town Manager
Dewey Beach has a town manager on board who has law enforcement experience but also local connections. Bill Zolper emerged from the field of candidates and was hired at a special meeting Wednesday, according to Commissioner Paul Bauer. Bauer told WGMD News that the position drew extensive interest and a wide field of candidates was…
Read MoreOp. “Rise-N-Shyne” Results In 50+ Arrests
An investigation by Dover Police and other agencies into illegal gang activity and drug distribution has resulted in more than 50 arrests. Police said Thursday “Operation Rise N Shyne” began in early 2020 in response to an increase in violent crime. A multi-agency warrant round-up was completed in mid-November. Suspects from Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arrests Made in Smyrna Human Remains Case
UPDATED – 10/8/20 12pm – Smyrna Police detectives are still actively investigating the case involving the human remains discovered at the Little Lass fields in September 2019.  Days ago, we announced that persons of interest in this case were in custody out of state.  We can now identify the persons of interest as 28 year old Kristie…
Read MoreAnother Phone Scam to Watch and Listen For
Here’s another phone scam that is making the rounds. A WGMD listener emailed this story to us last week. Her mother received a call from a number she didn’t recognize – and didn’t answer the phone. However a computerized voice message was left in a threatening manner: “We (no identification of who the “we” is)…
Read MoreSuspicious Package Addressed to VP Joe Biden Turns up in Wilmington
The string of suspicious packages that have been received by politicians around the country now includes Delaware and former Vice President Joe Biden. FOX News is reporting that New Castle County Police, the FBI and postal inspectors are investigating a package addressed to Biden that was found at a Wilmington postal facility. Biden is no…
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