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Eastside shooting sends one to the hospital
Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting Thursday morning, May 16, 2024, on the city's East side. Police and paramedics were called to the area of Taylor and Spruce streets just after 8 a.m. A 44-year old man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to the hospital...
Man In His 40s Found Shot Thursday Morning
Wilmington Police are currently investigating a shooting incident that took place Thursday morning at around 8:00. The incident occurred in the vicinity of 7th Street and N Spruce Street. Upon their arrival, rescue crews found a male in his 40s suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency responders attended to the victim...
One juvenile dead, another injured after shooting in Delaware County, police say
An investigation is underway into a shooting that left one juvenile dead and another injured in Delaware County Friday afternoon, police said. According to police, around 4:20 p.m. the Collingdale Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Lafayette Ave. for a shooting. Upon arrival, police said officers found...
Feds Indict Three In Newark HS, Other Swatting Incidents
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 which was unsealed earlier today, charging Owen Jarboe, age 18, of Hagerstown, Maryland, Evan Strauss, age 26, of Moneta, Virginia, and Brayden Grace, age 18, of Columbus, Ohio, with conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications, and threats to damage or destroy by means of fire and explosives.
3 people face federal charges after 'swatting' threat at Newark High School
Arrests have been made in connection to a "swatting" incident at Newark High School earlier this year. A federal grand jury in Baltimore has returned a superseding indictment against 18-year-old Owen Jarboe and 26-year-old Evan Strauss, Newark police shared in a press release. These charges are connected to the January shooting threat that targeted a teacher and unnamed students at the Delaware school, police said, along with other crimes stretching across the country from December 2023 to this past January.
Burglar arrested after using master key to steal from central Pa. hotel rooms: police
A 26-year-old Delaware man was arrested this week after police said he obtained a master key to a Lancaster County hotel, which he used to steal money, goods and medications from several customers’ rooms. An officer with the Lancaster City Police Department responded to the Holiday Inn location in...
Delco Thieves Made Off With Over $14K In Sunglasses, Troopers Say
State police in Delaware County are looking for two people in connection with a May 5 retail theft. The robbers stole about $14,300 in sunglasses from the LensCrafters at 539 Wilmington West Chester Pike in Glen Mills, troopers said in a release.They fled in a red or burgundy Honda Crosst…
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