| 5/16/2008 |
Pedestrian Stop Leads to Drug Bust
New Castle County Police have arrested Sandy Golden, a 20 year old male who resides in the 900 block of Lexington Road in Newark. He has been charged with felony drug offenses after he and his friend were stopped by police for walking on the roadway without a light and later found to have 31 individual packages of crack cocaine on his possession.
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| 5/16/2008 |
Police Address Quality of Life Issues in the Lancaster Court Apartments
On Thursday (5/15), a team of officers from patrol, the community services unit, and the mobile enforcement unit conducted a joint operation in the Lancaster Court Apartments. The premise of the venture was to target quality of life issues and traffic violations in the complex.
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| 5/15/2008 |
Car Crashes While Attempting to Flee From Police
New Castle County Police have arrested Dewane Stevenson, a 25 year old male who resides in the 2200 block of Carter Street in Wilmington. He has been charged with felony traffic related offenses and resisting arrest after he crashed his grandmother’s Oldsmobile while attempting to flee from police.
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| 5/14/2008 |
Police Warn of Public of Rash of Residential Burglaries
68% of Homes, Sheds, and Garages Left Unsecured
During the week of May 5th through May 11th, the New Castle County Police Department investigated 28 residential burglaries throughout the county. Investigators have found that 19 of the break-ins occurred at homes and sheds that were left unsecured or completely open. Over the years, the police department has pleaded with residents to lock your homes, cars, shed and any other locations where valuables are kept. Once again, we would like to remind the public of the importance of securing your valuables.
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| 5/14/2008 |
Cyclist Killed in Car Crash
The New Castle County and Elsmere Police Departments are conducting a joint investigation into the fatal crash that claimed the life of a 59 year old Elsmere man.
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| 5/13/2008 |
Ten Foot Tall Giraffe Statue Stolen, Other Inanimate Objects Missing
During the past ten days, the New Castle County Police has investigated thefts of at least three statues that have been stolen from homes in New Castle and Newark and a business in Pike Creek. The most recent theft investigation involved the larceny of a 10 foot tall giraffe stolen from the Delcastle Miniature Golf Course on Millcreek Road.
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| 5/12/2008 |
Estranged Boyfriend Wanted for Early Morning Burglary, Terroristic Threatening
New Castle County Police have arrest warrants on file for Matthew Zambanini, a 28 year old male who resides in the 600 block of Loveville Road in Hockessin, DE. He is wanted for burglary and related offenses after he kicked in the front door to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and threatened to kill her parents during a domestic dispute.
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| 5/9/2008 |
Pedestrian critically injured after colliding with car
New Castle County Police are investigating a crash between a single car and a pedestrian that occurred on 05/08/08 at 5:40 p.m. on Stanton Avenue near the intersection with Rock Avenue, Wilmington DE. Jeffrey Sassi, Sr., who is a 47 year old male and resides in the 300 block of Green Valley Road, Newark, was treated at the scene by New Castle County Paramedics and members of the Minquas volunteer fire company, has been admitted to Christiana Hospital in critical condition with head, neck, chest and internal injuries.
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| 5/9/2008 |
Police continue search for robbery suspect
New Castle County Police are attempting to locate 23 year old Andrew N. Bingham, 2nd, who’s last known address was in the 800 block of Kenyon Lane, Newark DE. Bingham is wanted by County police for felony Robbery and Conspiracy charges stemming from an incident that occurred in the Unit block of Garrett Road, Newark, DE. Two other suspects have already been arrested in connection with this incident.
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| 5/9/2008 |
Man arrested after child pornography found
New Castle County Police have arrested Kenneth Fink, a 47 year old male who resides in the 1000 block of Parkside Drive, OakLane Manor, Wilmington, DE on 10 counts of Unlawfully Dealing in Child Pornography after images of children in various sexual situations were found on computers in his possession. Fink is currently being held in the Howard Young prison in lieu of $10,000 cash only bail. His parole has also been violated.
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| 5/8/2008 |
Running a Stop Sign leads to felony drug charges
New Castle County Police have arrested Christopher Shanklin, a 21 year old male who resides in the Unit block of Nieole Avenue in New Castle. He has been charged with several felony drug charges including Possession of drugs within 1000 feet of a School Zone, Possession with the Intent to Deliver Marijuana and issued a summons for Disregarding a Stop Sign.
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| 5/8/2008 |
Police officers bicycle 305 miles to honor fallen officers
On Sunday May 11, 2008, the Police Unity Tour, a group of approximately 500 bicycle riders, will pass through Delaware on their 305 mile journey to Washington D. C. for Police Memorial Week. The tour begins on Friday May 9th in Jersey City, New Jersey and concludes on Monday May 12 at approximately 2 PM when the riders will reach their final destination, the National Law Enforcement Memorial.
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| 5/1/2008 |
Man Charged with Hate Crime, Harassment
New Castle County Police have arrested Brandon Strous, a 24 year old male who resides in the 800 block of Moores Lane in New Castle. He has been charged with one count of a hate crime, criminal mischief and harassment after he spray painted derogatory racial slurs on the side of a person’s vehicle.
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| 4/27/2008 |
Detectives Arrest Three Suspects for December Homicide
New Castle County Police have arrested three male suspects who have been linked to the killing of Clifford Henson. Henson’s body was found on December 10, 2007, along the side of the roadway in the 1600 block of Hillside Mill Road in Greenville.
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| 4/27/2008 |
Subject Passed Out Behind the Wheel, Found with 9 Bundles of Heroin
New Castle County Police have arrested Gerardo E. Guajardo, a 26 year old male who resides in the unit block of Cheswold Blvd in the Harbor Club Apartments. He has been arrested for trafficking cocaine and related offenses after the “Repo-man” found him passed out inside his car just as his vehicle was about to be repossessed.
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| 4/26/2008 |
Homicide Investigation, Suspect in Custody
New Castle County Police have arrested Sylvester Marchman, a 29 year old male who resides in the 300 block of Cannons Way in Newark, DE. He has been charged with murder in the first degree and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony after he shot his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend during a dispute in the Clearview Ridge Townhomes.
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| 4/26/2008 |
Suspect Steals Water Hose from Apartment Building to Siphon Gas
Floods Four Apartments
New Castle County Police are presently investigating a burglary and subsequent flooding of four homes that occurred in the Dorjul Apartments early Friday morning.
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| 4/25/2008 |
Meet Your Officers
On Saturday, April 26, 2008, officers from the Community Services Unit, Mounted Unit and Canine Unit will be in the Sheffield Manor Park to meet and greet residents of the surrounding communities.
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| 4/25/2008 |
Rape Suspect Identified, Charged with Multiple Crimes
New Castle County Police have arrested Curtis Mercer, a 23 year old male who resides in the 4400 block of Summit Bridge Road in Middletown. He has been charged with multiple counts of rape and related offenses after detectives completed a “round the clock” investigation into a sexual assault that occurred Wednesday morning in Scottfield.
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| 4/24/2008 |
Daughter Charged with Stealing More than $100,000 in Cash from Father
New Castle County Police have arrested Amanda Pettus, a 20 year old female who resides in the 100 block Bonneybrook Road in Middletown, DE. She has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from her father’s safe while he was vacationing out of the country.
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| 4/24/2008 |
Suspect Found to be in Possession of ½ Pound of Marijuana
New Castle County Police have arrested Kyle Pulliam, a 28 year old male who resides in the unit block of Queens Way in Newark, DE. He has been charged with attempted delivery of marijuana and related offenses after undercover officers stopped him while he was parked in an apartment complex preparing to sell the drugs to a potential purchaser.
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| 4/23/2008 |
Pursuit Ends When Suspect’s Vehicle Runs Out of Gas
New Castle County Police have arrested Shawn Brown, a 23 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Auckland Drive in the community of Wellington Woods. He has been charged with fleeing the scene of an accident and later leading police on a short vehicle pursuit which ended on the Reedy Point Bridge when his car ran out of gas.
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| 4/22/2008 |
Victim, 45, Robbed at Gunpoint
New Castle County Police are presently investigating an early morning armed robbery of a male subject who was robbed in his front yard. During the same general time period, the Delaware State Police and Newark Police Departments investigated robberies involving a similar suspect. Police are attempting to ascertain if the crime are related.
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| 4/22/2008 |
Victim, 49, Robbed at Gunpoint
New Castle County Police are presently investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Monday in the Lancaster Court Apartments.
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| 4/19/2008 |
Man Shot After firing Shotgun Blasts Toward Officers
A 25 year old Bear man was shot by an officer late Friday after he intentionally fired his own shotgun two times toward additional officers while refusing to drop the weapon and converging on the officers who had taken cover. The rounds went over the officer’s heads and struck a car and an occupied home. The suspect, Michael Good of the unit block of Croyden Road, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body as an officer returned fire. He is presently undergoing treatment at the Christiana Hospital in critical condition.
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| 4/18/2008 |
Prowler Arrested in Centennial Community, Linked to Multiple Thefts
New Castle County Police have arrested Peter Spedden, a 30 year old male who resides in the 3400 block of Rockfield Drive in Wilmington. He has been charged with multiple counts of theft and burglary related offenses.
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| 4/18/2008 |
Police Canine Tracks, Apprehends Overdose Victim
A 33 year old male, who had reportedly ingested 40 Percocet pills, was rescued by a police canine and handler who successfully tracked him into a nearby wooded area. The barely coherent victim was located hunched over near a tree and later rushed to the Wilmington Hospital for treatment.
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| 4/17/2008 |
Two Guns, Drugs Cash Seized after Traffic Stop
New Castle County Police have arrested a Newarkman for felony drug and weapon violations after police and probation officers from Safe Streets located guns and drugs inside his home.
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| 4/17/2008 |
Stolen Car Investigation Leads to Drug Bust
New Castle County Police have arrested Webster Stayathome, a 22 year old male who resides in the unit block of Brookside Blvd in Newark. He has been charged with multiple felony drug violations after police searched his home and found numerous baggies of heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana inside.
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| 4/17/2008 |
Police Explorers Program Receives Recognition
More than 300 individuals attended the 2008 Governor’s Outstanding Youth Volunteer Awards and dinner ceremony last night at the Sheraton Dover Hotel to honor the recipients for their outstanding volunteer and community service to Delaware. These honorees contributed hundreds of thousands of hours of community service directed at increasing community safety, protecting the environment, sponsoring the arts, providing educational opportunities to Delaware students, and helping out neighbors in need, among other activities. Recognized for outstanding contributions in the category of public safety was the New Castle County Police Department (NCCPD) Explorers Program.
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| 4/16/2008 |
Woman Charged with Elder Abuse, Victim Later Dies
New Castle County Police have arrested Louanna Gray, a 46 year old female who resides in the 2200 block of Rosewood Drive in the community of Lancashire. She has been charged with intentionally abusing an infirmed adult and causing harm to an 82 year old male who she was supposed to be caring for.
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| 4/15/2008 |
Car Stop Leads to Drug Bust, Vehicle Seizure
New Castle County Police have arrested Joseph Guthrie, a 27 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Louise Road in the community of Chelsea Estates. He has been charged with felony drug violations after he was stopped for a traffic violation by Safe Streets Officers.
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| 4/14/2008 |
County Police to Offer Second Annual Summer Camp
The New Castle County Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, will host the second annual Police Summer Youth Camp on August 11th through 15th, 2008. The camp will follow the extremely successful inaugural campaign held last year. According to Colonel Rick Gregory, “We deeply appreciate the many positive comments we received following last year’s police youth camp. The officers and children alike enjoyed the positive interactions they shared. It is truly a pleasure to reach out to our youth through these types of community programs.”
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| 4/11/2008 |
Woman Steals from 90 Year old Victim
New Castle County Police have arrested Linda Lozada, a 56 year old female who resides in the 100 block of Second Avenue in the Murray Manor Trailer Park. She has been charged with multiple counts of forgery and theft after police discovered she was stealing checks from an elderly woman who had entrusted her with her finances.
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| 4/10/2008 |
Man Charged with Raping 8 Year old Girl
New Castle County Police have arrested Phillip Davis, a 32 year old male who resides in the 500 block of Moores Lane in New Castle. Police have linked him to a series of sexual encounters he engaged in with an 8 year old family member. Davis has been charged with seven counts of rape in the first degree, seven counts of a dangerous crime against a child, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child and ten counts of unlawful sexual contact.
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| 4/10/2008 |
3 Month Old Child Suffers Life Threatening Injuries, Father Arrested
New Castle County Police have arrested Stanley Watson, a 25 year old male who resides in the Harbor House Apartments. Watson’s three month old son has been hospitalized for more than three weeks after sustaining multiple fractured ribs and serious injuries to his kidney and liver. Watson was arrested today and charged with felony assault by abuse or neglect and felony endangering the welfare of a child.
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| 4/9/2008 |
Peeping Tom Arrested in Valley Stream Village
New Castle County Police have arrested Manuel Garcia-Morales, a 24 year old male who resides in the 200 block of Valley Stream Drive in Newark. He has been charged with two counts of trespassing with the intent to peer after police apprehended him after witnesses reported seeing him peeping through an apartment window.
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| 4/9/2008 |
Suspect Follows Girl Home From School, Tries to Enter Rear Door of Home
New Castle County Police are seeking the public's assistance with identifying a suspicious male subject who followed a 12 year old girl home from school Wednesday afternoon and later attempted to gain entry into her residence by trying to open the rear sliding door.
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| 4/8/2008 |
Teenager Sustains Fractured Vertebrae during Street Robbery
New Castle County Police are presently investigating an assault and robbery of a 17 year old male who was accosted while walking home in Manor Park. The unknown suspect(s) assaulted the victim during the robbery and stole only a cell phone.
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| 4/8/2008 |
Man, 45, Charged with Shooting Gun at Disorderly Teens
New Castle County Police have arrested Ronald James, a resident of the 1600 block of Stonebridge Blvd in the Stonebridge Apartments. He has been charged with felony weapon violations after he fired a handgun toward a group of teenagers who were allegedly attempting to start a fight with his nephew.
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| 4/7/2008 |
Citizens Complaints Lead to Drug Bust, Money Seizure
New Castle County Police have arrested Anthony Jones, a 27 year old male who resides in the unit block of Fairway Road in Newark. He was arrested in the Hunters Crossing Apartments after police received a report of a suspicious subject selling drugs in the Hunters Crossing Apartments. Jones has been charged with possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, tampering with evidence and carrying a concealed dangerous instrument.
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| 4/6/2008 |
Collision Leaves Woman Critical
New Castle County Police are investigating a one car collision that occurred in the unit block of Adams Dam Road, where the 45 year old driver sustained serious injuries.
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| 4/6/2008 |
85 Year Old Victim of Home Improvement Fraud
New Castle County Police have arrested Michael Wilson (38) and charged him, after he was linked to the home improvement fraud of an 85 year old woman.
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| 4/4/2008 |
78 Year Old Missing Man
New Castle County Police are trying to locate 78 year old Bayard Thompson of the 1300 block of Valley Stream Village, Newark.
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| 4/4/2008 |
Cocaine Traffickers Charged
New Castle County Police have arrested three men for trafficking in cocaine and fourth man for misdemeanor drug charges after they were detained and all found with varying amounts of illegal drugs in their possession.
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| 4/3/2008 |
Multiple Sex Offenders Sought
Detectives with the New Castle County Police Department are trying to locate the below listed sex offenders. Warrants have been issued for their arrest, charging them with failure to verify as a registered sex offender as required by the Adam Walsh Act.
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| 4/3/2008 |
14 Year Old Arrested for Robbery
New Castle County Police have arrested a 14 year old male for the knife point robbery of a 20 year old Newark area man.
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| 4/2/2008 |
Strong Arm Robbery of Claymont Man
New Castle County Police are investigating the strong arm robbery of a 23 year old man that happened in the unit block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Claymont.
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| 4/1/2008 |
Two Teens Linked to Stolen Vehicle Spree
New Castle County Police have arrested two Newark area teens and charged them with the thefts of several vehicles from communities along Old Baltimore Pike and Walther Road.
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| 3/31/2008 |
Tip Leads to Suspects in Crime Spree
On March 6th 2008, numerous residents of New Castle County in the greater Newark area awoke to find their vehicles had been damaged over night. The reports continued to poor in as we surpassed 60 total victims.
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| 3/31/2008 |
Golf Cart Theft Linked to Wilmington Youths
New Castle County Police have arrested two Wilmingtonteens when they were caught by an employee from Porky Oliver’s Golf Course trying to steal two golf carts.
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| 3/29/2008 |
Robbery at Gunpoint
New Castle County Police are investigating the street corner robbery of four New Castle area males who were held up at gunpoint in the Maple Hill Community near Wilton.
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| 3/27/2008 |
Drug Trafficking and Child Endangerment
New Castle County Police have arrested two Bear residents and one Newark woman for drug and child endangerment charges when they were all found with various quantities of drugs in the presence of a one year old child.
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| 3/27/2008 |
Officer Injured in Collision
New Castle County Police are on the scene of an injury accident at Foulk Road and Silverside Road in North Wilmington where a |
