Posts Tagged ‘Rehoboth Beach Police Department’
Rehoboth Down to 10 Seasonal Officers, Lowest Ever
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department is down to only 10 seasonal officers (cadets) this summer. That’s three fewer than last year but just a fraction of what the city had in past years. The department was authorized to hire 20 this summer. To his knowledge, Chief Keith Banks says, this year the city has the…
Read MoreVIDEO: Rehoboth Police Safely Takedown Violent Man on a Rant
Rehoboth Beach police were called to the second block of Olive Avenue around 6:35 p.m. Saturday when this man was heard yelling, cursing and acting irrationally. Officers tried to get him to leave the area. But he continued his rant and bizarre behavior, at one point charging, spitting and yelling at an officer in a…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Police Release Summer-End Stats Which Include 28 Misplaced Autos!
Highlights from summer-end stats provided by Lt. Jaime Riddle, Rehoboth Beach police spokesman, include three stolen vehicles, another 28 cases where people called police searching for their misplaced autos, and a bunch of citations issued for public consumption of alcohol and marijuana. From Friday of Memorial Day Weekend (05/27/22) through Monday of Labor Day Weekend…
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Beach-goer’s Citation For Violating Boardwalk Mask Requirement Goes Viral
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania man has received the first citation for violating a requirement that visitors on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk wear a mask. The Monday incident was capture on cellphone video and was widely shared and viewed. Tuesday, Rehoboth Beach Police provided context: A seasonal cadet spotted the maskless man coming up to the boardwalk…
Read MoreLewes man charged with burglarizing local church
A Lewes man was arrested after police say he broke into a church and stole donation money. According to Rehoboth Beach Police, on Monday, November 4, officers were called to the 400 block of King Charles Avenue for reports of a burglary at a local church. Church officials reported that approximately $100 had been removed…
Read MoreMilford man arrested on drug charges during vehicle burglary
A Milford man was arrested after police say he broke into a vehicle and was found with drugs in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, shortly after 7 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, officers were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue at the intersection of First Street where they made contact with…
Read MoreSuspect sought for vehicle theft in Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of stealing a parked vehicle Saturday morning from the second block of Rehoboth Avenue. According to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, the felony vehicle theft occurred sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday evening. Police are actively investigating the incident and…
Read MoreCounterfeit Bill Reports More Than Double in Rehoboth
Rehoboth Beach businesses have reported eight cases of counterfeit bills so far this year. While not a large number, it is almost triple the counterfeit cases Rehoboth Beach police investigated in all of 2018 when the department received only three reports. “What I have noticed over the years is an increase in smaller denominations of…
Read MoreUPDATED: Man Crashes Scooter into VW, Abandons Boy and Flees on Foot!
Rehoboth Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Drugs During Traffic Stop
Rehoboth Beach Police Department say they have arrested 22-year-old Theaddis Johnson of Milford and 22-year-old Richard Vantine of Georgetown following a traffic stop in which they seized a loaded 9mm handgun. Around 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, an officer observed a white Chevrolet Impala with multiple cracks in it’s windshield traveling westbound on Rehoboth…
Read MoreMaryland Woman Faces Multiple Charges After Confrontation with Rehoboth Police
Rehoboth Beach police have charged Karisma D. Wynn Sheeler, 23, of Montgomery Village, Md. with two counts of felony-level resisting arrest Thursday after police said they attempted to stop her for questioning in connection with a shoplifting investigation. Around 3:40 p.m., an officer on foot patrol was contacted by an employee of Tidal Rave, which…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Police Charge Man Responsible for 8-Vehicle Crash
Rehoboth Beach police have charged Martin Tuohy, 45, of Middletown, Delaware after he turned himself in to police last night for causing the eight-vehicle collision that occurred in the second block of Rehoboth Avenue on July 7, 2018. Following a nearly two-week investigation, Rehoboth Beach police have made a determination as to what occurred on…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Police Rescue Dog Stranded in Marsh
Hershey is one lucky dog. The 16+year-old brown cocker spaniel went missing this past Wednesday morning from her home in Dewey on the bayside of Saulsbury Street. “She’s a wanderer,” says Joyce Lauer of Mt. Laurel, NJ, one of Hershey’s caretakers. Not only is Hershey a wanderer, but she is also deaf. Around 7 a.m.,…
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