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Among other chargers, the 13-year-old was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. (Photo by fergregory/iStock Getty Images)

13-year-old arrested in Kimberton, charged with 1st degree murder

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

A 13-year-old male from Wilmington has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in the Kimberton neighborhood on Sunday. The incident, which took place around 3:06 p.m., left one man dead and prompted a major investigation by the New Castle County Police Department. Officers arrived at the scene on the 100 block of Clarion Court after reports of multiple …

The tips are intended to keep trail-goers safe in the wake of recent thefts. (Photo from Delaware Greenways)

Police offer 5 safety tips as theft rises on Wilmington trail

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

After an uptick in thefts and attempted thefts along the Jack A. Markell Trail, the New Castle County Police are warning walkers, runners and bikers a lot to be safe.  Joan Burke, a 74-year-old resident of Bear, frequents that trail along with many others, as she’s an active member of the Wilmington Trail Club and hikes six times a week …

Thomas Barnhart was arrested Wednesday on five felony and one misdemeanor charges for inappropriately making contact with two 9-year-old females.

Police arrest Red Clay educator for sexual contact with two 9-year-old girls

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

Just days after police arrested a teacher at a Wilmington private Catholic school for sending sexual photos to a student, they have arrested another educator from the largest school district in Delaware. RELATED: St. Mary Magdalen teacher arrested for sending sexual pics to 14-year-old The New Castle County Police Department announced Wednesday that it has arrested 54-year-old Thomas Barnhart, a …

Alanis Pinion has been arrested on two felonies and one misdemeanor for sending "sexually explicit" photos to a 14-year-old student. Photo of Pinion provided by the New Castle County Police Department.

St. Mary Magdalen teacher arrested for sending sexual pics to 14-year-old

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A 24-year-old female educator who teaches eighth grade at a Wilmington private catholic school has been arrested for sending sexual photos to her 14-year-old student. The New Castle County Police Department announced that Alanis Pinion, a now ex-teacher at St. Mary Magdalen School, “had frequently communicated with her students via Snapchat and had sent sexually explicit photographs to one of …

Car thefts and car-related crimes has become a large issue in cities nationwide. (Photo by dardespot/Getty Images)

Wilmington council: Make parents pay for child’s car crimes 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

The Wilmington City Council is considering making parents pay for damages caused by their minor children who break into or damage cars. Carjacking and thefts of personal belongings in cars has been a major problem in cities across the country, and Wilmington is no exception. Some of this was sparked by a TikTok dare in which people – typically teenagers …

New Castle County Courthouse

Townsend man: life in prison for murdering 4 family members

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

A Townsend man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four family members.  On August 18, Donald Grier Jr., 41, was sentenced to life plus 25 years in prison in New Castle County Superior Court after pleading Guilty But Mentally Ill to one count of Murder 1st Degree and one count of Possession of a Deadly …