Police and Fire
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 01:31 PM EST
Police reports for the week of Nov. 19:
- Car crashes into trash track
- One arrested, one sought in four area burglaries
- Dover man wanted in rape investigation
- Tobacco Hot Spot again burglarized
- Woman robbed while walking home
- Claymont man faces rape charges
- Men arrested for hunting violations
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 01:07 PM EST
A Delaware State Police major who had been placed on administrative leave in August with pay pending an investigation into a complaint has been reinstated.
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 01:32 PM EST
Police reports for the week of Nov. 12:
- Harrington bomb threat traced to cell phone
- Felton man charged with possession of child porn
- Alleged tattoo parlor burglar arrested
- Burglars hit shopping center
- Woman robs liquor store
- Dover Police investigate burglary
- Man attacks senior citizen
- Two Dover men face drug charges
- Search yields drug charges against Hamlet pair
- Woman robbed at Woodmill Apartments
- Restaurant cashier robbed
- Dover police make drug arrests
- Police seek missing teen
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 01:02 PM EST
Delaware State Police reconstruction teams continue to piece together the cause of a two-vehicle collision Nov. 10 that claimed the lives of six people.
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 12:59 PM EST
A woman and her boyfriend were allegedly shot dead by the woman’s ex-boyfriend Nov. 9 in the master bedroom of her General’s Greene residence. Delaware State Police almost immediately identified their suspect as Damion Neal, 32, and began a search for him, said police spokesman Cpl. Jeffrey Whitmarsh.
Tue Nov 04, 2008, 03:30 PM EST
Dover Police officers Jeff Melvin, left, and David Spicer lead Ernest Brown, 25, into Justice of the Peace Court No. 7 in Dover to face charges of first-degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony and theft. Brown was arrested Oct. 18 in New Jersey for the alleged murder of his estranged girlfriend Jessica M. Smith at her White Oak condominium. Brown did not fight extradition and has been committed to Vaughn Correctional Center without bond, pending a preliminary hearing at a future date.
Tue Nov 04, 2008, 03:25 PM EST
Police reports for the week of Nov. 5:
- Car crashes into Little Creek home
- Cheswold men arrested for October robbery
- 17-year-old girl charged in robbery
- Teen charged in connection with burglary
- Bicyclist killed on Route 13
- Alleged Park Drive burglar caught
- Grand jury indicts Dover man
- Frederica man sentenced in 2007 burglaries
- Man faces drug, probation charges
- Suspect in three burglaries nabbed
Tue Oct 28, 2008, 12:51 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Oct. 29:
- Man walks from prison
- Former Marine charged in alleged raffle scam
- State Police nab 18 local fugitives
- Police seek Park Drive home intruder
- Four charged in Oct. 10 armed robbery
- Man arrested for allegedly making false 911 calls
- Man faces more than 150 child porn charges
- Teen faces robbery charges
- Dover Police investigate burglaries
Tue Oct 21, 2008, 03:52 PM EDT
Police Reports for the week of Oct. 22:
- Two men sought in connection with knife fight
- State police make Megan’s Law notification
- Woman sought in stabbing incident
- Man shot in leg at Walker Woods
- Man arrested in Dunkin’ Donuts burglary
- Jailed Dover teens face burglary charges
- Police investigate robbery at Delaware Title and Loan
- Burglar takes cash, computer equipment
- Motorcyclist injured in crash near Camden
- Smyrna man charged in auto dealership burglary
- Robber sentenced to one year in jail
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Tue Oct 14, 2008, 03:53 PM EDT
A six-month investigation into alleged drug activity in the Meadowbrook Acres section west of Magnolia ended Oct. 10 with the arrest of seven people. Several residents had complained to police about what was going on, prompting the investigation, said Sgt. Joshua Bushweller, spokesman for the Delaware State Police.
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Tue Oct 14, 2008, 03:51 PM EDT
Four Dover teenagers and a 20-year-old were arrested in Rehoboth Beach over the weekend in connection with a robbery and home invasion. The five left Dover late Oct. 10 and headed to Rehoboth with the intention of robbing someone, said Delaware State Police spokeswoman Cpl. Andrea Boone.
Tue Oct 14, 2008, 02:14 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 14.
Tue Oct 07, 2008, 05:38 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Oct. 8:
- Fugitive found in Magnolia
- Felton man profiled on ‘Most Wanted’
- Second alleged restaurant robber caught
- Dover police investigate area burglaries, robbery
Tue Sep 30, 2008, 03:18 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Oct. 1:
- Rape charges dropped
- Police search for Country Cupboard robber
- Police investigate Generals Green robbery
- Woman arrested for allegedly luring victims
- Passenger dies in collision near Harrington
- Dover Police investigate four burglaries
- Officer foils robbery in progress
- Dover man faces marijuana charges
- Wilmington man faces drug charges
Tue Sep 23, 2008, 03:38 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Sept. 24:
- Man allegedly takes child from Towne Point yard
- Car crash passenger faces charges for disorderly conduct
- Jeep, dealer tags stolen from dealership
- Rape charges dropped against Dover man
- Man charged with burglary, menacing
- Alleged cigarette bandit caught
- Two charged with unlawful use of credit card
- Two arrested for alleged drug deal in parking lot
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Mon Sep 22, 2008, 05:30 PM EDT
Neighborhood tensions continue, resulting in the death of a Dover man. Three men have been arrested in connection with the shooting
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Fri Sep 19, 2008, 03:36 PM EDT
A 15-year-old Dover boy was arrested Sept. 17 in connection with a series of spray painting throughout downtown Dover and east of Route 13 that police have been investigating since early this year.
Tue Sep 16, 2008, 03:03 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Sept. 17:
- Woman, man sought in alleged robbery
- Midnight crash near Milford claims life
- Man fends off attacker with cane
- Milford teen killed after crash on Henry Cowgill Road
- Truck runs into Woodleytown Road pole resulting in electric outage
- DOC walkaways apprehended
- Marijuana plants found in Wesley dorm room
- Man charged with breaking into home
Tue Sep 09, 2008, 05:25 PM EDT
Police reports for the week of Sept. 10:
- Man faces firearm charges
- Dover police search for cigarette thief
- Dover man dies after crashing van
- DOC reports prison walkaway
- Two robbed at Persimmon Tree Apartments
- Three arrested on prescription drug charges
- Maple Parkway home damaged in arson
- Farmington man fined for theft
- Police investigate area burglaries
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 04:56 PM EDT
A Dover man who had been in the hospital recovering from facial fractures stemming from a June 7 burglary gone awry now faces a host of charges ranging from attempted murder to burglary and theft.
By Melissa Steele, Staff Writer
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 04:49 PM EDT
A 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a second-degree rape was arrested Sept. 2 and faces separate charges of animal cruelty for alleged dog fighting.
