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Police: Man Found Hiding In Woods After Fleeing In Stole Car In Middletown
On July 20, 2024, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Middletown Police attempted to stop an Audi A5 for a registration violation in the area of West Main Street and North Cass Street. The vehicle failed to stop, initiating a pursuit that ended shortly after when the car was found unoccupied on the 300 block of Northampton Way.
Newark woman, 18, robbed at gunpoint while selling vape pens to internet stranger
Two people, including a woman from Newark, were robbed at gunpoint in Townsend while trying to sell vape pens to a stranger they met online. The incident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. July 19, according to Delaware State Police. The two victims, an 18-year-old woman from Newark and a 19-year-old man from Middletown, drove to a residence in the 500 block of Railroad Avenue, where they had arranged to sell...
Police trying to ID two suspects in theft at Elkton grocery mart
ELKTON — Two men allegedly stole an unspecified item or items at an Elkton grocery market and now investigators are asking the public to help them identify the suspects, according to the Elkton Police Department. EPD officials have posted photos of the two suspects on the agency’s Facebook page, after gleaning those images from a security camera at the purportedly victimized store — Grocery Mart on East Pulaski Highway (Route 40). The two men allegedly committed the theft at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday (July 18), police reported. Police officials are asking anyone who knows or is familiar with either or both men to please call the lead investigator, Ofc. J. Farren of the Elkton Police Department, at 410-398-4200, ext. 7078, or email him at jfarren@elktonpd. org.
DSP Arrest 1 in Smyrna Armed Robbery; One Suspect Still at Large
A 17 year old from Middletown has been arrested in connection from an armed robbery that occurred just before 9:30pm on July 6 at the intersection of Joseph Wick Drive and Willowwood Drive in Smyrna. Delaware State Police say a 17 year old victim was walking home when he was approached by 2 unknown black males. A fight broke out and the victim was struck in the back of the head with a handgun – then one of the suspects threatened to shoot the victim if he tried to retrieve his personal property from the street. Investigation led police to identify the 17 year old and 19 year old Terrence Smith of Smyrna as the suspects.
Archived: GOLD ALERT ISSUED FOR MISSING NEWARK MAN-MATTHEW CARR
(Newark, DE 19711) The New Castle County Division of Police has issued a Gold Alert for 42-year-old Matthew Carr of Newark. Matthew was last seen leaving his residence on the evening of July 22, 2024, after making statements that caused concern for his well being and safety. All efforts to contact or locate Matthew have been unsuccessful.
Man sentenced for secretly recording females in King of Prussia Mall fitting rooms
NORRISTOWN — A former Delaware County man faces several years of court supervision as a sex offender after he admitted to using a pen camera to secretly record females in fitting rooms at stores in the King of Prussia Mall, and to secretly recording a former romantic partner without her consent.
Police: Man claiming to be leader of the free world arrested in North East
NORTH EAST — An officer filed several criminal charges against a man claiming to be “president of the United States of America” after the suspect allegedly resisted arrest in North East during a prolonged incident, according to Cecil County District Court records. Court records allege that the accused, John Roy Hardiman, 31, of Elkton, also maintained that he was an undercover Maryland State Police trooper at one point while interacting with the arresting officer and that the officer had broken his spine — a claim...
Sabrie Pierce Murder: Tyjohn Walker-Jones Charged
Tyjohn Walker-Jones, 16, is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and related offenses, said authorities in a release last Wednesday, July 17. He's accused of shooting 17-year-old Pierce at the Wallingford Estates Apartments, 2701 Madison Street, according to investigators. Abdullah Muslim, 17, is also charged in connection with the deadly shooting.
Woman Falls Between Train and Platform
On June 2, 2024, Wilmington Fire Department units, along with New Castle County EMS and St. Francis Hospital EMS, were dispatched to the Wilmington Amtrak Station on East Front Street for an elderly female who fell between a passenger train car and the station platform. Upon arrival, fire personnel were met by Amtrak Police who reported the incident. WFD members located the patient under the car and proceeded to set up extrication equipment to carefully remove her. The female was conscious and alert, and was removed by rescue personnel in approximately 15 minutes. After removal, the patient was turned over to EMS for transport to Christiana Trauma Center. The scene was turned over to Amtrak Police who investigated the incident. Approximately 20 fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire. The following units responded: Engine 1, Squad 4, Ladder 2, Ladder 1, Battalion Chief 2, Battalion Chief 1, St. Francis EMS, New Castle County EMS.
Wilmington Manor Crash with Entrapment on South DuPont
On June 28, 2024, the New Castle County Paramedics responded with the Wilmington Manor Fire Company and surrounding mutual aid companies to the area of South DuPont Highway and Quigley Boulevard, for the report of an MVA with entrapment and multiple patients. Arriving units found a collision involving a tractor trailer, SUV and compact car. The New Castle County Paramedics treated and transported three patients from the collision to a local trauma center on board ambulances from the Good Will Fire Company of New Castle, Minquadale Fire Company and the Wilmington Manor Fire Company.
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