Police & Fire

TRAFFIC ALERT – New Castle County – Nighttime Lane Restrictions and a Closure on I-95 / Tonight through next Wednesday

Christiana — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists that there will be lane restrictions and a closure

TRAFFIC ALERT – Sussex County – Road Closure of Millers Neck Road between Old Mill Bridge Road and Camp Barnes Road / Monday, February 13th through late March (weather pending).

Roxana — Road Closure of Millers Neck Road between Old Mill Bridge Road and Camp February 1, 2023

TRAFFIC ALERT – New Castle County – Temporary Ramp Closures on Northbound I-95 / Starting Wednesday, February 8th

Wilmington — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists that inspections of the January 31, 2023

Troopers Arrest Two After Responding to Burglary in Progress

The Delaware State Police have arrested two people for breaking into a Lewes home after troopers responded to a burglary
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18 Fall 2022 Delaware Tech Student-Athletes Earn Conference All-Academic Honors

Eighteen of Delaware Technical Community College’s student-athletes from three different fall 2022 teams recently earned Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC)
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*Update – Subject Located* Delaware State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Felton Woman

The Gold Alert issued on January 29, 2023, by Delaware State Police Troop 3 for Daeonna Chauka has been cancelled. Chauka
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Meet the Recent Athlete Spotlight Students

Delaware Tech student-athletes must excel on and off the field as representatives of the College. Throughout the season on the
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Delaware Tech Baseball Enters 2023 Ready to Challenge for a Region Title

Delaware Tech’s baseball team had a tremendous 2022 regular season, finishing with a 31-7 record and the top seed in
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Academic Excellence 2022

Delaware Technical Community College is proud to recognize the students who achieved academic excellence during 2022 and were named to
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Wreaths Across America Visits Delaware Tech's Stanton Campus

The country’s longest veterans’ parade, Wreaths Across America’s annual “Escort to Arlington,” stopped at Delaware Tech’s Stanton Campus on Dec.
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Ocean View woman embezzled $1.1 million from Bethany company

An Ocean View woman who embezzled $1.1 million from the business she worked for is headed to federal prison for
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Kent County couple indicted for serial child abuse, torture

A Kent County couple has been indicted on 646 charges, including more than 80 felonies, for allegedly abusing their two
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NCC to hold public safety celebration, recruiting event Saturday

New Castle County’s Public Safety Department will hold a celebration and recruiting event Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Christiana Mall.
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Laurel father, son convicted for Jan. 6 Capitol actions

A Delaware father and son were found guilty today of felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the Jan.
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Milford custodian arrested for child porn after being reported by Twitter

  A Milford school custodial employee was charged with three counts of dealing in child pornography after being reported by
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DOJ seeks public’s assistance in Sussex County sexual abuse case

Major Foster The Delaware Department of Justice is asking individuals who have been victims of abuse by an Ellendale pastor
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General Assembly votes to remove earnings cap on police, fire disability pay

The State Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to remove the cap on the amount of money a police officer
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Bill would remove earnings cap on police, firefighter disability pay

A bipartisan bill released from committee today would allow disabled officers and firefighters to earn more money without being penalized.
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AG indicts Wilm. ex-cop who slammed man’s head into wall

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted a former Wilmington police officer after
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Wilmington man gets 15 years behind bars for selling fake oxycodone

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for making and selling fake oxycodone
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Purzycki, FOP: Congo’s police shaming ‘baseless, abhorrent’

The mayor of Wilmington and the union that represents the city’s police officers are pushing back against the City Council
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Police officers, New Castle County settle sexual harassment suit

New Castle County has settled a lawsuit with six current and former county police officers/NCCPD New Castle County has settled
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Wilmington residents sign petition in support of police chief

Chief Robert Tracy/Wilmington Police Department A petition expressing support for the Wilmington Police Department has gathered more than 600 signatures
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Arts Spotlight – January 2022

  Each month we feature arts and community-based organizations and their programs and projects funded by the Delaware Division of
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AG Jennings clears officers of wrongdoing in Lymond Moses killing

Photo screen-captured from the New Castle County Police Critical Incident Briefing, linked below. The New Castle County Police Officers who
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Shot 6 times, Milford officer says family is his motivation to recover

Milford Cpt. T.J. Webb is still in physical therapy five days a week recovering from his wounds.   On Dec.
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Former Dewey Beach officer convicted for assaulting man on stretcher

A former Dewey Beach police officer has been convicted and sentenced to  a year of supervised probation for repeatedly punching
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Wilmington Fire Department union leader sentenced for child porn

  A Wilmington firefighter and union president will go to jail for possessing child pornography. Photo by Sora Shimazaki of
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Elsmere woman who kept 49 cats in house charged with animal cruelty

Officers who entered Marybeth Stankevich’s house found 49 live cats and four dead ones. Photo by Mermek AM/Pexels.   A
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Passenger abandons car as 5 teens steal it in Newark

Car thieves jumped into a car that was left running in Newark last week, only to find a passenger in
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Tree worker killed by falling tree in Newark

Newark Police said a piece of a tree fell Monday onto a man helping cut it down and killed him.
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9/11 charity pays off mortgage for state trooper’s family

Photo from Tunnel to Towers Delmarva On April 26, 2017, Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen Ballard, 32, approached a suspicious
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14 Wilmington gang members hit with 120 charges, including six murders

    Fourteen members of the Wlmington gang have been indicted on more than 120 criminal charges, including six counts
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Man gets 10 years for selling fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone

A Claymont man was sentenced today to more than 10 years in federal prison for selling fake oxycodone pills containing
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Wilmington Police Chief talks about efforts to curb gun crime

Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy     Acknowledging that gun-related crimes have soared, Wilmington Police Chief  Robert J. Tracy
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Del. man sentenced for cyberattack on ex-employer

(Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash) A Middletown man was sentenced Wednesday to six months of home confinement and more
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Burning off peroxide after I-95 accident triggers stay at home warning

The controlled burn (DelDOT photo) An accident that closed Interstate 95 near Route 141 took an unusual turn this afternoon
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2 men sent to prison in Delaware’s largest heroin, fentanyl case

The 2 men were arrested in what officials say was Delaware’s largest heroin and fentanyl seizure. Photo by Sora Shimazaki
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Photos: Memorial Day weekend at Rehoboth Beach

Sun and warmer temperatures brought out thousands of visitors to Rehoboth Beach on Memorial Day following a wet, chilly start
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State Sen. Darius Brown arrested, charged after hitting woman in face

Brown was released on his own recognizance and ordered not to contact the woman
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12-year-old spots fire at neighbor’s house in Bear

With the help of his father, “cool and collected’ Bear resident Sam Witman extinguishes the fire.
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Thieves grab lottery ticket display from Newark store

It was a bad bet by two people who stole the lottery ticket display – quickly classified as worthless –
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Carry the Load, remembering fallen military members, stops in Delaware

Volunteers cross America to remind people that Memorial Day is to remember heroes who died in the line of duty
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Body camera training underway in Wilmington as new bill calls for statewide policy

The bill would require all law enforcement and some correction and other officers to wear a body camera
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Country star Jimmie Allen sets benefit concert Monday for slain officer’s family

‘I think it’s super important for our communities and stuff to come together,” the musician said
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Delmar Cpl. Keith Heacook dies from injuries

The 22-year veteran had been on a ventilator and had a shunt in his head to help reduce brain swelling.
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Wife of Milford officer shot in December helps organize fundraiser for Delmar officer

Amanda Webb said the outpouring of support was uplifting, and she wants the same for Heacock family.
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Bill to ban gun magazines of more than 17 rounds passes House committee

  A bill that would ban gun magazines of more than 17 rounds passed the Delaware House Judiciary Committee Tuesday
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ACLU: Delaware should consider laws to govern how mobile licenses are handled

Among other things, new laws may be needed to forbid future tech from abusing them, Mike Brickner said
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Cape Henlopen student dead, four others injured in ATV accident

  Lewes– Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal all terrain vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday evening. On April 6 at
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Permit, magazine gun bills easily pass Senate, head to House after break

With the General Assembly in recess, Republicans said that the public has more time to read, digest the bills.
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‘Do you know this woman?’ Wilmington Cold Case Unit asks

On Jan. 24, 2002, a partially decomposed body was found by construction workers in a vacant home in the 1400
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Delaware State Police: Scammer is using number that appears to belong to them

State Police never request payment for fines, traffic tickets or bail over the phone; all those are handled in a
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Delaware father and son charged in Capitol riots

Kevin Seefried and his son, Hunter Seefried, were among the first to enter the building. A photo of Kevin holding
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Nuclear emergency sirens will be tested today about 10:45 a.m.

The sirens are the same ones that would be used to alert the public if there was an emergency at
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