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SALISBURY, MD — A 43-year-old man remains in critical condition after being beaten outside a Salisbury tavern Sunday night.

According to the Salisbury Police Department, officers responded to the sidewalk outside Bury Tavern at 212 W. Main Street at approximately 10:40 p.m. on October 18, 2026, following reports of an assault.

When officers arrived, the...


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An 18-year-old arrested on a Dover Police warrant will remain in custody after waiving extradition to Delaware, court records show.

Britt Anthony Williams Jr. was ordered held without bond Thursday, October 22, following a bail review before Judge Michael Farlow in Worcester County District Court in Snow Hill, Maryland.

Williams was arrested at approxim...


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Dover Police have charged two 30-year-old Dover men in connection with an armed home invasion last month

The incident occurred September 16, 2026, at a residence in the 100 block of Cherry Street in Dover according to police.

Officials said a 15-year-old girl was sitting on a couch downstairs when a masked man entered the home through an unsecured rear ...


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Wilmington Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a 38-year-old man earlier this month.

Police identified the victim as Steven Waterman, 38, who was found deceased in the 900 block of Guyer Avenue on October 15, 2026.

Officers responded to the area at approximately 1:47 p.m. aft...


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Dover Police have arrested two men in connection with an October 10 shooting that killed a Philadelphia man and injured another man in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot.

The department did not release the suspects’ names or mugshots, citing Delaware’s House Bill 59, which took effect October 21. According to the department’s notice, the law limits the...


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