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A Dover man was shot while attending a party June 12 at Slaughter Beach. Police responded at 7:14 p.m. for a report of a shooting at a pavilion behind the Slaughter Beach Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. where a party was being held. Police said a Dover man, 32, was at the party when three masked suspects arrived and began firing multiple rounds at the attendees. The man tried to flee, police said, […]

Lewes Police Department arrested a 42-year-old Lewes man Feb. 19 alleging that he was running a methamphetamine lab out of a home on Beebe Avenue. According to Lewes police, a search warrant was executed for the home of Zachary Olon as the result of a long-running investigation. Police said within the house they found chemical compounds, ingredients, tools and devices consistent with an attempt to make methamphetamine. Also within the […]

A Georgetown man was arrested Feb. 17 for a seventh DUI offense after Delaware State Police say he caused a traffic crash in Milford. Police say Luis Rivera, 52, was driving on Bay Road in the early morning hours when his Ford F-250 pickup ran off the roadway, went into the yard of a residence in the 3000 block of Bay Road and hit an electrical box, a mailbox and […]

, 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 […]

A Georgetown man faces charges after police say he stole a car Dec. 27 in Long Neck and later led police on a chase. Police were called at 6:30 a.m. to a home in the 32000 block of Shoppes at Long Neck Blvd. when a car was stolen after the owner had started it to warm it up before leaving for work and then returned inside, police said. When the owner […]