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CRIME & SAFETY
Police Ask Residents To Shelter In Place As They Search For Suspect
This morning, residents in Chesapeake City, Maryland, were alerted to an incident on Courthouse Point Road in South Chesapeake City. Cecil County Department of Emergency Services advised individuals to remain indoors. Officials said there is no immediate threat to the public and that they are actively managing the situation. According...
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.
Update: arrests made for Jan. "swatting" incident at Newark HS
Two people are facing charges in connection with threats made to Newark High School earlier this year. A threat was made in January to shoot staff and un-named students at Newark High. Newark Police responded and found no evidence that violence would be carried out. Officers quickly theorized that the call was a hoax.
Family of teen executed in Pa. brings lawsuit nearly 100 years after his death
The family of a teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 has filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death. On Monday, attorneys for the family of Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed by the state when he...
Crash Sends Two To Hospital Friday
On May 17, 2024, at approximately 4:38 p.m., New Castle County Paramedics, Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company, and Christiana Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision involving entrapment on Route 40 in the area of Perch Creek Drive. The incident involved a large box truck and a vehicle...
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