Posts Tagged ‘Laurel Police’
UPDATED: 2022 Laurel Bank Robber Convicted in Federal Court
UPDATED – 03/10/25 – A Newark man has been convicted of bank robbery after a two-day trial in federal court last week. A jury found 52 year old Justin Cabot guilty in the robbery of the Bank of Delmarva in Laurel in June of 2022. Court records show Cabot handed the teller a demand note…
Read MoreThree Arrested by Laurel Police on Drug & Weapons Charges after Traffic Stop
Laurel Police spotted a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Georgetown Road and conducted a traffic stop. While talking with the driver, 18 year old Marcus Lockwood of Bridgeville, police learned one passenger, 18 year old Isaiah Lecates of Dagsboro, was wanted on an active warrant. All three occupants were ordered out…
Read MoreFive Charged after Laurel Drug Investigation
A drug investigation by Laurel Police ended with the arrest of five people. Police executed a search warrant on Friday at the Hollybrook Apartment Complex where they seized crack cocaine, methamphetamine and U-S currency. Laurel Police arrested: 43 year old Paul Parker of Laurel 38 year old Otis Williams of Laurel 36 year old Brian…
Read MoreUPDATED: Images Released, DSP Requests Public’s Assistance in Identifying Suspects in 2023 Laurel Homicide
UPDATED 10/17/24: The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is asking for your help in identifying suspects in a homicide that occurred in Laurel last year. On October 29th, 2023, at approximately 2:47 p.m., Laurel Police Department and Delaware State Troopers responded to a reported shooting on the 500 block of West 7th Street in the…
Read MoreLaurel Police Investigating Shooting Incident at Hollybrook Apartments
Laurel Police are investigating a report of shots fired at the Hollybrook Apartments on Sunday. Police say they have found no casualties, but they can confirm that multiple shots were fired by an unknown person at another unknown person. Delaware State Police are assisting. Police ask anyone with information to contact Laurel Police at 302-875-2244…
Read MoreLaurel PD Attempt to Locate Suspect in July Vehicle Pursuit
Laurel Police continue to look for 23 year old Angieliah Whaley of Laurel in connection to a vehicle pursuit that occurred on July 6th of this year. Police attempted a traffic stop for a Jetta with a flagged registration. The driver failed to stop and led officers on a high=sped pursuit through residential streets in…
Read MoreUPDATED: Laurel Police Arrest Robbery Suspect in Fulton Bank Robbery
UPDATED – 07/31/24 – Laurel Police have arrested the man who robbed the Fulton Bank on Route 13 Monday morning. With help from the FBI police identified the suspect as 47 year old David Dorvilier of Laurel and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Dorvilier was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his home at the Hollybrook…
Read MoreLaurel Police Arrest 4 After Drug Dealing Investigations
Laurel Police have arrested 4 people after search warrants were executed simultaneously on Friday at two residences in the Hollybrook Apartment Complex – in the 800 Building and the 1400 Building. The search warrants end two multi-month drug dealing investigations which resulted in the recovery of a loaded firearm and the seizure of several hundred…
Read MoreLaurel PD Looking for Suspect after High Speed Chase Last Week
Laurel Police are looking for a suspect who fled from a traffic stop in the area of Locust and Poplar Streets in Laurel last Thursday, June 27 just before 1pm. Police saw a Camry with a fictitious tag, but the driver took off at a high rate of speed. Police broke off the chase on…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads to Felony Drug Charges
Laurel Police conducted a traffic stop near the Little Creek apartments after watching the driver, identified as 24 year old Heriberto Ortiz-Bedolla of Laurel, make a traffic violation. During the traffic stop the officer spotted a box with small bags that appeared to contain illegal drugs and the driver was detained. During a search police…
Read MoreUPDATED: 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Early Morning Laurel Shooting
UPDATED – 06/11/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 23-year-old Jahyeim Davis of Seaford, Delaware, as the victim of a homicide that occurred in Laurel on June 3. =============================================== UPDATED – 10am – Laurel Police and Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting at the Little Creek Apartments early Monday morning. Police say there was…
Read MoreTwo Juveniles Arrested in Hollybrook for Firearm & Drug Offenses
Early Monday morning Laurel Police conducting a property check of the Hollybrook Farms Apartment Complex, spotted two subjects on bicycles who had been loitering in the breezeways of multiple buildings and knocking on windows of an occupied apartment. When police tried to contact them they rode away, but were stopped by additional officers already in…
Read MoreLaurel Police Warn of Survey/Donation Scam
Laurel Police are warning of a donation scam. Police say Laurel residents are receiving a survey and donation request form from Citizens Behind the Badge, which claims to be associated with Laurel Police. Laurel PD says this organization is NOT associated with them – nor any other Delaware law enforcement agency – and they will…
Read MoreLaurel Police Investigate Vehicle into House Saturday
Laurel Police and Fire were called for a vehicle crash Saturday afternoon just before 4pm on West Street. Emergency personnel arriving at the scene found a vehicle struck a pedestrian before colliding with a house. Police say a 6 year boy was sitting on stairs outside the home and was struck as the vehicle dove…
Read MoreLaurel PD Arrest Two After Hit & Run and Chase – Third Suspect at Large
A Laurel Police officer northbound on Sussex Highway just after 2:30 Saturday afternoon saw a Toyota 4-Runner driving erratically and then strike the vehicle in front of it. The driver of the Toyota swerved into the right shoulder to pass stopped traffic and hit a vehicle turning out of a driveway causing significant damage to…
Read MoreFour Teens Arrested After Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle in Laurel
Four juvenile occupants of a stolen 2015 Kia Soul vehicle face charges after leading Laurel police on a chase that ended with a collision on the property of the Laurel Historical Society after midnight on April 23rd. The occupants include a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl from Seaford, DE, as well as a 13-year-old boy…
Read MoreUPDATED: Warrant Issued for 17-Year-Old in Connection With Carvel Gardens Shooting Incident Following Arrest of First Suspect
UPDATED–4/3/24–Laurel Police have obtained warrants for the arrest of a second individual who was identified in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on February 11th at the Carvel Gardens Apartment Complex. According to police, this individual–a 17-year-old male from Seaford–was incarcerated in Maryland for an unrelated matter when the warrant was issued and will…
Read MoreLaurel PD Looking to Identify Hit & Run Driver
Laurel Police are investigating a hit and run collision that occurred Saturday just after 11am. Police say a white man was driving a green pickup truck – possibly a Silverado – in the parking lot of the Food Lion in Laurel. As he left the parking lot, the pickup collided with a legally parked vehicle…
Read MoreLaurel Police Looking for Suspect in Oct 16 Pursuit
Laurel Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a high-speed vehicle pursuit that occurred on Monday, October 16th just before 8pm. A patrol officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on a green Civic that was in excess of 100mph in a 55mph zone and had fictitious registration. The officer discontinued pursuit after…
Read MoreLaurel Police Looking for Stolen Motorized Bicycle
Your help is needed to locate a motorized bicycle that was taken from a Gibson Avenue home in Laurel around midnight Friday morning. If you have any information on the location of the motorized bicycle or this incident – contact Laurel Police at 302-875-2244 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333. . .
Read MoreUPDATED: Suspect in Shooting at Hollybrook Apartments in Laurel in Custody
UPDATED – 10/03/23 – Laurel Police say the suspect in a shooting at the Hollybrook Apartments on September 27th turned himself in to police on Monday. Police say 25 year old James Surratt of Laurel is charged with weapons offenses, 1st and 3rd degree assault and 2 counts of reckless endangering. He is being held…
Read MoreLaurel PD Make Arrest in Year-Long Fraud Investigation
Laurel Police have made an arrest in a year-long fraud investigation. Police began their investigation in April of 2022 after a check fraud complaint reported by the Bank of Delmarva. The investigation expanded to include banks in Dover, Seaford, Delmar, Maryland & Delaware, Salisbury and Fruitland. Police say two homeless subjects were contacted by a…
Read MoreDelmar Teen Charged with Hate Crimes & Weapons Offenses
Laurel Police have charged a Delmar teen after a 13 year old reported that someone pointed a gun at him during a 9-1-1 call a week ago. Police contacted the victim, who was accompanied by a guardian, and learned the suspect was gone from the area. Police investigation determined the juvenile was playing basketball in…
Read MorePolice Activity in Laurel Cleared as Help Provided
Laurel Police were on the scene of a reported shooting incident just before 10 Saturday night on West 6th Street between Townsend Street and Webb Avenue. There was a large police presence as Delaware State Police, Laurel Fire Department, and Sussex County Paramedics assisted Laurel Police at the scene. Multiple witnesses were contacted – including…
Read MoreWilmington Man Wanted by Laurel Police for a Shooting Arrested in Dover on Drug Charges
Dover Police have arrested a 31-year-old Wilmington man on drug charges and found that he was wanted by Laurel Police for a shooting. The US Marshall’s Service First State Fugitive Task Force in coordination with Dover PD’s Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit and Probation and Parole contacted him at the Wawa on North DuPont…
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