CRIME & SAFETY
Trooper And School Bus Collide In Townsend
Delaware State Police are currently conducting an investigation into a collision involving one of their Troopers and an advanced school bus. The incident took place on Thursday morning at approximately 11:00 AM, at the intersection of Route 13 southbound and Pine Tree Road in Townsend. There have been no reports...
Infant boy in serious condition following Route 1 crash near Odessa
A crash along Delaware Route 1 near Odessa has left a Toddler with serious injuries. Paramedics said the 7-month-old was injured in a rollover crash along Route 1 northbound just after 7:00 pm Thursday night. He was taken by helicopter to Nemours Children's Hospital with serious head injuries. An approximately...
Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County
Delaware State Police arrested Zion Adeduwon, 22, of Bowie, Maryland, and Bryce Jenifer, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on drug charges and resisting arrest following a pursuit that took place […] The post Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Woman charged with drunken-driving after series of Perryville crashes
ELKTON — Investigators have filed 35 traffic charges against a woman who stands accused of striking at least five parked vehicles, stop signs, fences and other objects in Perryville with a sport utility vehicle that she allegedly was driving drunk, according to Cecil County District Court records. The charging document indicates that the series of crashes occurred on several downtown streets within a matter of moments on the night of Dec. 21, but investigators did not serve the arrest warrant on the suspect, Rose Marie...
Man caught with 38 pounds of 'pot' near North East gets 45 days
ELKTON — A restaurant owner who was arrested after investigators confiscated 38 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $191,000 from his vehicle during an Interstate 95 traffic stop near North East in December received a 45-day jail term on Monday, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Retired Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Keith A. Baynes imposed a three-year sentence Qi Zhang Chen, 42, of Baltimore moments after the defendant pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, as part...
Southbound Route 1 reopened between Smyrna and Dover following tractor trailer fire
Southbound Delaware Route 1 is reopened after a tractor trailer caught fire south of Smyrna Wednesday afternoon. The tractor trailer with Amazon emblems caught fire in the area of mile marker 68, about two miles south of the South Smyrna exit just before 5 p.m. on April 24, 2024. It...
Middletown travel agency owner arrested
The owner of a Middletown travel agency has been charged with making fraudulent purchases using former customer's credit cards. Delaware State Police say they were alerted in late January, 2024, to the alleged actions of 55-year old Jane Fencer, owner of Wanderlust Tours and Travel. According to police, Fencer allegedly...
Hornberger hit with assault charge from adult son; lawmaker says it’s ‘unfounded’ and ‘misguided’
Charges stem from an April 16 incident in which the adult son of Del. Kevin Hornberger alleges his father shoved him to the ground and injured him during a dispute. The post Hornberger hit with assault charge from adult son; lawmaker says it’s ‘unfounded’ and ‘misguided’ appeared first on Maryland Matters.
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