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Delaware police exchange gunfire with woman in police chase through 2 states that ends in her death
A police pursuit through two states that involved two separate shootouts with law enforcement officers and several crashes ended with the death of the woman being sought, authorities said.Wilmington police said they began their pursuit of Yazmyn Stewart, 23, shortly before noon Tuesday at a Delaware residence, seeking to arrest her on a warrant stemming from a December 2023 shooting. She fled the home in a vehicle and rammed multiple police vehicles before driving along I-95 northbound into Pennsylvania, as Wilmington officers and Delaware state police troopers followed her.Shortly after entering Pennsylvania, Stewart crashed her vehicle and started firing at...
Smyrna man arrested on felony shoplifting charges
LEWES, Del. – A Smyrna man has been arrested on charges stemming from shoplifting incidents in two counties. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, troopers were called to Lowes, located at 20364 Plantations Road in Lewes, for a reported shoplifting. Before arriving at the store, troopers were told that a man was in the store stealing merchandise and fled on foot. After obtaining a suspect description, troopers found him at the bus stop near the store and took him into custody. He was identified as 44-year-old Augustine Haymond.
Police ID 54-year-old man fatally shot last week by a teen boy
A 54-year-old man who was shot dead last week following an argument with a teen boy has been identified by Dover Police as Randy Bolden. The 17-year-old Dover boy has been charged with murder and two gun offenses and taken to Stevenson House Detention Center on $535,000 cash bail. According...
Accident In Odessa Sends Man To Hospital Tuesday
On May 14, 2024, at around 4:55 p.m., emergency response units were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving entrapment in the 400 block of North Sixth Street, Odessa. The New Castle County Paramedics, Odessa Fire Company, Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, and Delaware State Police Aviation with Trooper 4 were dispatched to the scene.
Delaware is investigating UI trust fund vulnerabilities for possibility of more thefts by state employees
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Delaware’s Auditor of Accounts has an open investigation into the 2023 theft of more than $181,000 from the unemployment insurance trust fund by a former state employee, Gov. John Carney recently told WHYY News.
Police Unity Tour rides for the fallen
GALENA — About 2100 participants, bicyclists, motorcycle police, emergency services and volunteers rolled down the street on a sunny Saturday, heading for Galena Volunteer Fire House. They began their trip at 8 a.m. mingling with the traffic down the road from the Dogwood Festival. These men and women are a part of the Police Unity Tour, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington, DC “to raise public awareness...
Middletown House Fire Ruled Accidental
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that a fire that occurred in Middletown on Sunday, May 12, 2024, was accidental. Officials said at approximately 3:00 Sunday afternoon, the Odessa Fire Company was alerted to a house fire in the unit block of Old Dutch Court, in the Odessa Chase Community. Upon arrival the Fire Department found smoke and fire coming from the residence. Multiple Agencies were called to assist with extinguishment.
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