Posts Tagged ‘Seaford’
2 Hurt, 3 Suspects Sought Following Seaford Home Invasion
Three suspects are being sought in connection with a home invasion crime in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, two people were pistol-whipped during the incident Monday at about 12:35 a.m. in the 9,000-block of Middleford Road. Police said the suspects demanded property with the victims and during a fight one of the suspects fired…
Read MoreAbortion-Related Ordinance Tabled By Seaford City Council
Seaford City Council has tabled a proposed ordinance that would have required an abortion provider to bury remains or have them cremated, and would not allow them to be considered “medical waste.” A vote was expected at Tuesday night’s meeting. Under the proposal, a woman who seeks an abortion would be able to choose cremation…
Read MoreUPDATED: Seaford Bicyclist Dies after Crash on Stein Highway
UPDATED: 10/3/21 3am – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in a fatal bicycle accident October 1, 2021, on Stein Highway as Zachary L. Gosciejew, 31, of Seaford. ===================================================================== A Seaford man is dead after he was struck while riding his bicycle on Stein Highway in Seaford around 10:45 Friday morning. Delaware…
Read MoreTwo Rallies for Abortion Justice in Delaware Saturday – Wilmington & Seaford
On Saturday, Oct. 2nd, hundreds of people across Delaware will rally in Wilmington’s Rodney Square from 10:30-11:30am, and in Seaford at the intersection of Bridgeville Highway and Rawlins Drive from 1:30-2:30pm, to demand an end to the dangerous, escalating attacks on reproductive rights and freedoms in this country. These sister rallies were organized by the…
Read MoreWoodland Ferry To Close Sunday Evening For Annual Maintenance
The Woodland Ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River southwest of Seaford, is scheduled to close at the end of the weekend for several days of annual maintenance. According to DelDOT, the closure is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. Sunday September 19th. Pending weather conditions, ferry service will resume at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, September 25th.…
Read More2 Arrested On Drug Charges Behind Local Business
A man and a woman face drug-related charges after being found in back of a business on Old Furnace Road early Wednesday morning. Delaware State Police said a trooper on routine patrol drove behind the business and saw a man standing outside a pick-up truck and a woman sitting inside a sedan. According to police,…
Read MoreTravel Advisory: Route 20 Closed At Route 13 Due To Downed Wires
Update: repairs to a traffic signal and downed wires delayed traffic at Route 20 and Route 13 much of Monday. Everything has since reopened. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Original story: Route 20 remains closed in both directions at the intersection of Route 13 in Seaford due to downed wires and a dark traffic signal. DelDOT also said there…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying tonight in Sussex County
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Wednesday, August 25, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: Near Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Bridgeville, Greenwood, Ellendale, Milton, and Milford. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…
Read MoreDEMEC Issues Power Savers Alert Wed, August 25
Power Savers Alert: Due to expected high temperatures and high energy demand, we are asking municipal electric customers to VOLUNTARILY reduce electric use today, Wednesday, August 25th. Power Saver Hours are from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Customers are encouraged to lower their electric use during these hours to save money both now and later. Participation will…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Clinic Coming to Seaford
A new Planned Parenthood of Delaware clinic will open in Seaford in September. This is the first new center that Planned Parenthood has opened in over 20 years – and will be the first in the county since the Rehoboth location closed in 2011.
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed By Truck In Seaford
A man is dead after apparently walking into the path of a tractor trailer on northbound Route 13, just south of Brickyard Road in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, the accident Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of 46-year-old Edward Hamorski, whose last known address is Jacksonville, North Carolina. The driver of the northbound truck,…
Read MoreDSP Close SB Route 13 Near Seaford after Crash
Delaware State Police are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:11 p.m., Tuesday, August 17 on Sussex Highway/Route 13 in the area of Faith Lane – just south of Brickyard Road near Seaford. As a result of the crash, all lanes of southbound Sussex Highway at Faith Lane…
Read MoreMore Del. Small Business EDGE Awards Presented
15 Delaware companies have received grants in the third round of the Division of Small Business EDGE program, or Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion. The honors were presented Wednesday by Governor John Carney and Division Director Jordan Schulties at a Smyrna Distillery. STEM and non-STEM related businesses and entrepreneurs were eligible. “We need to make…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Laurel Man’s Arrest For Drugs-Weapons Charges
A Laurel man is facing weapons-and-drug related charges following a traffic stop in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, troopers on patrol Wednesday afternoon stopped a vehicle with an expired registration. They discovered that its operator was the subject of an active capias for failure to appear in Justice of the Peace Court. State Police…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Wanted Suspect & 2 Accomplices in Western Sussex Thefts from Vehicles
Delaware State Police arrested Wilbur Doughty, 31, of Seaford, after he fled from police after multiple attempts at locating him. Amyah N. Deshields, 18, of Seaford, and Bryant Scheers, 33, of Seaford, were also arrested on criminal charges for their involvement with helping Wilbur elude police. On the morning of July 15, 2021, Delaware State Police attempted to locate…
Read More2 Arrested, 1 Sought In Criminal Investigation
Two suspects have been arrested and one more is being sought in connection with a series of thefts from motor vehicles. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that ear pods, cash, credit and debit cards, a Garmin GPS and a bicycle were among the items taken between July 7th and July 13th from Clearbrook Estates and…
Read MoreSeaford PD Gets Grant Support For Electric Motorcycles
Seaford Police will get electric motorcycles through a State of Delaware grant program. If Seaford City Council goes along, the Police Department can go about acquiring electric motorcycles, made for law enforcement by Zero Motorcycles. $70,000 in the Delaware Grants-in-Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 will allow Seaford PD to purchase two electric motorcycles and…
Read MoreNew Seaford Park Also Honors Region’s Heritage
The new Oyster House Park in Seaford is opening up, giving more locals citizens and visitors access to the Nanticoke River, while exploring the area’s history. The ribbon was cut at the park at the site of the old J.B. Robinson Oyster House Thursday. Construction began in December 2020 and focused on enhancing access to…
Read MoreDriver Killed In Overnight Crash Near Laurel
A single-vehicle wreck in the Laurel area has claimed the life of an 18-year-old Seaford male. Delaware State Police said a northbound car on Scott Land Road approached an S-curve near Ross Point Road at about 3:34 a.m. Thursday, but the vehicle swerved, traveled sideways down an embankment and struck a tree. The driver died…
Read MoreUpdate: 2 Arrested For Seaford Burglary
Two suspects are facing burglary related charges after being linked to a break-in and theft at the Tru Blu convenience store on Middleford Road in Seaford. Delaware State Police said tips from the public and investigative leads resulted in the arrests of 18-year-old Jermaine Watson of Seaford and a 16-year-old male. The burglary occurred early…
Read MoreDSP Trying to Identify Suspects in Tru Blu Burglary in Seaford
Your help is needed to identify two suspects wanted in connection to the burglary of the Tru Blu convenience store in Seaford. Delaware State Police say that during the overnight hours of June 28th the two suspects forced entry into the business and took an undisclosed amount of goods. One suspect is a male with…
Read MoreSeaford Man Apparently Drowns In Wicomico Co.
A Seaford man’s body has been located in the area of Cherry Beach Park in Sharptown, Maryland in the Nanticoke River, about a quarter-mile from where he was last seen Sunday. Maryland Natural Resources Police discovered the body Tuesday morning while patrolling in a helicopter, according to Maryland State Police. A preliminary investigation indicates that…
Read MoreTwo Juveniles Face 274 Charges after Investigation
Delaware State Police arrested two juvenile males from Seaford on multiple criminal charges following a multiple-month investigation. Between October and December 2020, Delaware State Police Troop 4 Property Crimes Unit investigated 37 related criminal cases in the Seaford and Laurel area consisting of theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, felony theft, and multiple misdemeanor crimes.…
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 MoreGunshots 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…
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