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Teen Shot Execution Style During Broad Daylight Thursday
Wilmington Police are actively investigating a shooting that took place just after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene at the intersection of 2nd Street and Franklin Street, where they discovered a male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as an 18-year-old male, was transported...
Man shot to death early Saturday in Wilmington
A 28-year-old man was gunned down in Wilmington early Saturday morning. Officers found the victim at about 1:48 a.m. in the 100 block of South West Street, city police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. No other information is available at this point, and police are...
Biker in custody, charged with 2nd-degree murder of UDel student
NEWARK, Del. (CBS) -- A Newark, Delaware man is in custody after a first-year University of Delaware student was struck and killed on the first day of classes this week, police said.Newark police announced the arrest of 27-year-old resident Brian Briddle early Friday morning. They say he was driving a motorcycle when he sped away from an attempted traffic stop."The officer turned his lights off and did not pursue the motorcycle. Within a minute the motorcycle had gone to a high rate of speed," said Newark Police Lt. Andrew Rubin.Police said Briddle then fatally struck a UDel first-year student in a crosswalk on campus. She was later identified as 18-year-old Noelia Gomez of Clark, New Jersey. Others were injured in the incident.Briddle is charged with multiple offenses including second-degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon during a felony, disregarding an officer's signal, driving without a special license and operating an unregistered vehicle.Briddle was ordered held after he did not post $362,005 in bail. He is being sent to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington.Police obtained a warrant for Briddle's arrest on Thursday and said he was taken into custody without incident.
Man charged with shooting, killing a father inside a Chester City store
Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a father at a convenience store in Chester, Pennsylvania, back in July. Haneef Melton, 19, of Chester, was arrested and charged in the murder of 27-year-old Dontae Dickerson. On July 2, 2024, around 11:15 a.m., police responded to Lucky 7 convenience...
Elderly Woman Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Building Saturday
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash where a vehicle struck a building in Newark. Officials said an 85-year-old woman sustained serious injuries following a motor vehicle collision on the afternoon of August 31, 2024, at the Polly Drummond Hill Shopping Center in Newark. Crews from the New Castle County Paramedics and the Aetna Hose, Hook, and Ladder Company of Newark were dispatched to the crash at approximately 4:30, Saturday afternoon.
Delaware State Police Investigate Armed Robbery at Wilmington Valero Gas Station
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place early this morning at a Valero gas station in the Wilmington area. The incident occurred…
Alleged drunk driver who killed Gaudreau brothers annoyed over his jail time
The alleged drunk driver who killed Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau showed no emotion on Friday other than annoyance that he remains in jail. The post Alleged drunk driver who killed Gaudreau brothers annoyed over his jail time appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Delaware man with 9 warrants charged with home improvement fraud
WILMINGTON, De. - A Delaware man accused of duping people into making down payments for home improvement projects that he had no intention of finishing was charged Thursday. Perren Davis, 61, was arrested after investigators say an 81-year-old woman reported that she paid a $250 down payment for a home improvement project, and he never returned to finish the work.
Car slams into building at Polly Drummond Shopping Center
An 85-year-old woman was seriously injured when she drove her car into a building at Polly Drummond Shopping Center on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. at a two-story brick building that sits apart from the main shopping center structure and houses a Dunkin' Donuts, Dimple's Nail Boutique, Delaware Hospice and other tenants. The impact damaged a stairwell that separates the Dunkin' and the nail salon. Both...
Horrifying Video Shows SUV Speeding Onto Golf Course & Slamming Into Innocent Golfer
Just a heads up that this footage is very distressing. It's unclear how something like this could happen other than inebriation, road rage, or some combination of those two. Regardless of the circumstances, the driver of this car who sent a man flipping into the air deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Basic details of what happened are provided in the caption below. A Ford Bronco driver either lost control of the vehicle or deliberately drove onto the Deerfield Golf Course in Newark, Delaware, rammed into a pedestrian and almost hit another before whipping around and...
Ford Bronco Strikes Golfer On Course In Alleged Hit & Run, Insane Video
A man in a Ford Bronco terrorized golfers on a Delaware course Thursday -- running into at least one cart while driving through holes at a high rate of speed ... and the wild scene was all captured on video.
K-9 helps find missing non-verbal man in Delaware by following his scent
A K-9 in Delaware is being applauded for helping police find a missing person earlier this week. According to New Castle County Police, officers were called to Spruce Glen Drive in Newark Tuesday afternoon after a non-verbal, autistic man went missing. Police said Cpl. Cory Best and his partner, K-9...
Man Airlifted After Being Thrown From Vehicle Thursday
The Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that sent a man to the hospital by air. At approximately 2:51, Thursday morning, New Castle County Paramedics, Wilmington Fire Department, and Christiana Care LifeNet Helicopter were dispatched to the area of Judy Johnson Drive at Delmarva Lane in response to a motor vehicle collision involving a possible ejection.
Newark signs $3.8 million, 10-year deal for body cams and other police equipment
The City of Newark has signed a 10-year contract with police supplier Axon, agreeing to pay more than $3.8 million for new body cameras, Tasers and other equipment. City council approved the deal Monday night. Police Chief Mark Farrall said the new body cameras come with additional features, including the ability to livestream footage back to a command post during an emergency situation. ...
Main Street vigil remembers overdose victims, fights against the stigma of addiction
Liz Waters' son, John, battled substance abuse disorder and mental health issues from the time he was 16 to when he died in 2020 at the age of 38. As a mother, Waters spent those years struggling with how to help her son and how to handle her own feelings of grief. “I remember how isolating this disease was, how lonely I was,” Waters said, explaining how she would spend hours scouring the internet for help. “I never want anyone to go through what I...
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