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Delaware woman wanted in Wilmington shooting dead following standoff in Chester, Pa.
A 23-year-old woman wanted in connection with a December shooting in Wilmington is dead following a police chase that started in Delaware Tuesday morning and ended in a standoff in Chester, Pennsylvania, officials said. The woman has not been identified, but Wilmington police said she was wanted in connection with a shooting...
Officials identify skeletal remains found in Wilmington last February
WILMINGTON, De. - Authorities in Delaware have identified skeletal remains months after they were found in Wilmington. Officials said the remains found on the 600 block of Delaware Avenue last February were those of Charles Robert Steele. It's unknown at this time how Steele, 44, died. Officials said there were...
Whoops! Fuel spill in Wilmington as car drives away with gas hose
Wilmington firefighters and hazardous materials crews had to deal with a fuel spill at a gas station on Lancaster Avenue Tuesday morning. According to the Wilmington Fire Department, a vehicle drove away from the pumps at the King Star gas station with the hose nozzle still in the fuel inlet.
Home break-in left Delaware County home 'ransacked': police
CONCORD TWP, Pa. - Authorities in Delaware County are investigating a home break-in that left several rooms ransacked while the residents were away last weekend. The break-in was reported Sunday when police say a 54-year-old couple returned to their home on Beech Tree Drive in Concord to find the rear glass door shattered.
Woman, allegedly upset over being cut out of will, learns fate for murdering dad, his girlfriend
A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to two life terms in the shooting and stabbing deaths of her father and his longtime girlfriend 2 1/2 years ago in New Jersey. Sherry Lee Heffernan was sentenced Friday on murder and weapons convictions in the 2021 deaths of 87-year-old John Enders and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy in his Long Beach Island home.
Riding for heroes
Courtesy of Mantua Police Department Six members of Team Mantua on the Police Unity Tour – Lt. Brian Hauss; Sgt. Cody Mroz; Det. Jefferey Krieger; and officers Gregory Sweeney Jr., Joseph Craig and Alexander Stewart – arrived in Washington, D.C., on May 6 after riding 219 miles to honor law-enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty. They were joined by more than 3,000 other officers nationwide.
49-Year-Old Found Shot Monday Night
Wilmington Police are currently investigating a shooting incident that took place on May 13, 2024, at around 10:05 p.m. Officials said the incident occurred in the 800 block of North Pine Street. Upon their arrival at the scene, officers found a 49-year-old male who had sustained gunshot wounds. The victim...
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