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Man found dead in recycling facility
A Magnolia man was found dead at a recycling facility in the Wilmington - Edgemoor area Wednesday afternoon. According to Delaware State Police, employees of Recycling Management Center on Amer Road discovered the man in a processing area. Nathaniel Prenters was not an employee of the facility. Prenters was last...
Good Samaritans Take Down Robbery Suspect In Milltown
A Wilmington man was arrested following a robbery at a Valero gas station in Wilmington yesterday morning. Officials said on August 15, 2024, Delaware State Police responded to a robbery at the Valero gas station on McKennan’s Church Road at approximately 11:18 a.m. The suspect, identified as 53-year-old Luis Santiago, approached a woman at the gas pumps, forcibly took her cell phone, and attempted to flee the scene. Good Samaritans intervened, restraining Santiago as he tried to escape. In the struggle, Santiago threw the stolen phone, damaging it police said. Both Santiago and the victim sustained minor injuries during the incident.
One killed, one injured in head-on collision near Elkton
ELKTON — An investigation is continuing after two pickup trucks crashed head-on on a two-lane highway near Elkton on Thursday afternoon, killing one of the drivers and seriously injuring the other, according to the Maryland State Police. As of early Thursday evening, MSP officials were withholding the name of the man who was killed, pending next-of-kin notifications. MSP officials also hadn’t released the name of the injured driver, also a man. ...
91-Year-Old Glen Mills School Murder Conviction Overturned
Glen Mills School, Vida Robare, Sam Lemon, Alexander McClay Williams' niece (left) and great niece. A Common Pleas judge overturned a 91-year-old murder conviction for a Glen Mills School teen who was executed for the crime on June 8, 1931. The family of Alexander McClay Williams has been working to...
OFFICERS ARREST TWO SUSPECTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE WITH A STOLEN HANDGUN
(Newark, DE 19702)- On Thursday, August 16, 2024, at 2:00 a.m., Officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to a call regarding a group of individuals attempting to open unlocked car doors in the 1000 block of Sandburg Place. As Officers arrived, they spotted several suspects sprinting away from the scene. Officers quickly gave chase and managed to apprehend two individuals: 18-year-old Ahmed Moustafa and a 15-year-old male who was in possession of a stolen handgun.
Two juveniles arrested in Wilmington for gun crime
Wilmington Police have arrested two boys, aged 12 and 13, in connection with an attempted robbery and a shots fired incident earlier this week. Officers initially responded to the 24-hundred block of Bowers Street late Monday night, August 12, 2024, for a criminal mischief report where the suspects allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle.
Gold Alert Issued For Missing Wilmington Man
Date: Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at 10:04 p.m. Location: Bayhealth Kent Campus, 640 South State Street, Dover, DE. Officer Releasing Information: Master Corporal Ryan Schmid, Public Information Officer. Narrative: The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for Christopher Lay, 61, of Wilmington. Lay was last seen leaving Bayhealth...
Troopers Arrest Man for Identity Theft at Citizens Bank in Wilmington
Delaware State Police arrested 20-year-old Zacarias Fasil of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for identity theft and related charges at a Citizens Bank in Wilmington on Monday. On August 12, 2024, at approximately […] The post Troopers Arrest Man for Identity Theft at Citizens Bank in Wilmington appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Delaware County in Mourning After 14-Year-Old Boy Dies in Accidental Shooting in Darby
A Delaware County community is grappling with a harrowing incident after a 14-year-old boy died following what police believe to be an accidental shooting. According to 6abc, authorities responded to the 400 block of Darby Terrace in Darby, Pa., shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The scene, visible from Chopper 6, showed officers and medics flocking to the area as detectives processed the evidence.
Man, 60, fatally assaulted in Wilmington has been identified by police
A 60-year-old man who was fatally assaulted late last month in Wilmington has been identified by police as Dwayne Clifton. Officers were dispatched to Wilmington's Price Run neighborhood about 12:40 a.m. on July 29 where they found Clifton in the 300 block of E. 27th St. ...
Lawsuit filed in gruesome death of 12-year-old who was 'starved, abused' in Chester County
The family of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland, who weighed only 50 pounds at the time of her death in May, has filed a lawsuit.Lawyers for the girl's estate say there was a systematic failure that led to her death.The suit claims Malinda Hoagland was failed at many levels of government, including the school district and county child services.READ MORE: Father and stepmother charged with murder of girl, 12, who was abused, tortured and starved: DA 2 charged with murder after girl, 12, abused, tortured, starved: DAAuthorities allege her father, Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, Cindy Warren, tormented and beat the girl.Authorities...
Apartment fire displaces 19 people in Newark, Delaware
Over a dozen people are displaced this morning after a large fire at an apartment building. This happened at the Southgate Garden Apartments in Newark, Delaware. No one was hurt and the American Red Cross and the University of Delaware Student Services are helping the 19 people displaced from the fire. The Delaware State Fire […]
Perry Point man arrested for Del. parking lot assault
NEWARK, DEL. — A man is facing an assault charge after allegedly beating another man unconscious in a Newark parking lot, police said. The incident happened just after 3:15 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 1300 block of Marrows Road, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department. The incident began when the victim was involved in a minor car crash in the parking...
Man charged with murder was defending himself from would-be killers, attorney says
A Salem County man charged in a fatal shooting last month was defending himself from two men who came to his house to kill him, his attorney said during a court hearing on Thursday. Kent C. Martin, 34, allegedly shot Steven O. Davis Jr., 33, during a June 1 incident...
Delaware police charge two Elkton men in construction site theft
MILFORD, Del. — Two Cecil County men are facing criminal charges after they allegedly stole property from a construction site in Milford, Del., according to the Milford (Del.) Police Department. Police officials identified the suspects as Joshua Reeves, 33, and Timothy Frye, 29, both of Elkton. The investigation leading to the charges against Reeves and Frye started at approximately 3 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 9), when a MPD officer spotted...
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