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The Delaware State Police have arrested 57-year-old James Deshields of Seaford in connection with a series of burglaries targeting homes under construction in Sussex County.
Authorities said troopers began responding in September 2025 to multiple reports of break-ins at newly built homes. Investigators determined that the suspect entered the homes and removed or ...
An incident that multiple readers described as a police pursuit ended in a rollover crash near the Route 1 northbound off-ramp at the Christiana Mall on Wednesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m.
According to initial reports from the scene, the pursuit came to a stop when the fleeing vehicle struck another vehicle and a guardrail along the ramp. As a result of...
The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a single-family residential structure explosion that was reported Tuesday morning shortly after 7:00 AM in the 25000 block of Gum Tree Road Dagsboro, Delaware.
The Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company and assisting mutual aid fire companies arrived on scene and found a single-family dwelling with heavy str...
The Dover Police Department is investigating an armed robbery reported early Sunday morning in the unit block of South Independence Boulevard.
According to police, officers were contacted by the victim in a parking lot in the area. Detectives determined the victim had attended a party nearby prior to the incident. After leaving the gathering, the victim was appro...
What began as a routine traffic stop turned into a life-saving moment for one family in Cecil County on Saturday morning.
Just before 9:45 a.m. on February 14, Trooper First Class Nicholas Warren, a seven-year veteran assigned to the Maryland State Police North East Barrack, was finishing up a stop near Walnut Drive in Elkton when another car suddenly pulled alon...