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, A second motorcyclist sought in a Feb. 4 high-speed chase that started south of Dewey Beach and headed northbound on Route 1 has been charged, and now police are searching for the first man arrested to add more charges. Justin Weaver, 19, of Milton, was found at his home Feb. 11, after Dewey Beach police executed a search warrant in the Hunters Mill development. Police also seized Weaver’s motorcycle. […]

A Felton man faces theft charges Feb. 5 after police say he emptied his grandmother’s bank account. Lewes police were contacted Jan. 17 by Excel Care skilled nursing facility located on Ocean View Boulevard in reference to a possible theft from a 76-year-old infirm resident, police said. Police learned that the woman was months behind in payments to the nursing home facility, and that her bank account had only 2 cents in it despite […]

A Bridgeville man faces his seventh driving under the influence charge after police stopped him Feb. 1, shortly after he left a Lewes establishment. Police were called at 3:50 p.m. to Irish Eyes Restaurant on Anglers Road in reference to a disorderly and intoxicated patron, police said. but the man drove off in a Dodge Ram truck before officers arrived. Officers spotted the truck going west on Savannah Road and pulled it over, making contact […]

, , A Milton man is facing two felony charges after police say he led them on a chase Feb. 4, from Dewey Beach up to the Tanger Outlets. Dewey Police Lt. Cliff Dempsey said officers were notified by Sussex County Communications Center of a white motorcycle whose operator was reported to have shown a gun to an unidentified motorist near Delaware Seashore State Park. Dempsey said Dewey police responded […]

Georgetown Police Department was notified Feb. 4, of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement fugitive apprehension operation within town limits.  According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Georgetown Police was not involved in the operation and did not receive any requests for assistance from ICE.  “Due to the nature of the operation, we are unable to provide specific details related to this federal investigation,” the post reads. “However, we want […]