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Delaware State Police are hunting for two suspects who attacked and robbed a pair of late-shift workers in the Prices Corner area early Sunday morning. Troopers were called to a business in the 3300 block of Old Capitol Trail in Wilmington around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, October 18. Police say the two employees had just finished […]

Ten residents — plus five pets — are without a home after an early-morning fire in Wilmington on Sunday. Wilmington firefighters were dispatched around 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, to a two-story row home in the 500 block of South Van Buren Street. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the basement and had […]

Wilmington police are investigating a Sunday evening shooting that sent two men to the hospital. Officers were called around 6:01 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, to the 300 block of North Scott Street for reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they learned that two 24-year-old men had been wounded and transported to Saint Francis Hospital, […]

Delaware State Police are asking for the public’s help finding a man and a woman connected to a strong-arm robbery Friday afternoon at a Bear convenience store. Troopers say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday at the 7-Eleven at 1700 Pulaski Highway. According to police, a man was walking toward the store’s entrance when […]

LINCOLN, Del. — Delaware State Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects who opened fire on an occupied home and a parked vehicle in Lincoln earlier this week. Troopers responded to the 200 block of Cedar Drive on Wednesday, October 14, at approximately 10:50 p.m. following reports of shots fired. Investigators determined […]

DOVER, Del. — Dover police are investigating a shooting that damaged two homes Friday night. According to police, officers were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Mitscher Road after a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found two homes on the block had been struck by gunfire. Two adults were […]

Two 19-year-old men were shot Monday night in Magnolia during what police say was a meeting to sell THC vape cartridges. Delaware State Police troopers responded around 9:30 p.m. on October 12 to the first block of Juanita Drive after reports of gunfire. Investigators say unknown suspects had arranged to meet the two victims for […]

Two 16-year-old boys face felony charges after police say they tried to break into several vehicles in a Bear apartment complex early Monday morning. New Castle County Division of Police officers responded around 1:05 a.m. on October 12 to the 300 block of Varsity Lane, in the parking lot of the School Bell Apartments, on […]

Wilmington Police have charged a 45-year-old man in connection with a string of burglaries across the city over the last two months. Alexis Martinez was taken into custody without incident on October 9 by officers from the Uniformed Services Division. Detective Joran Merced of the Criminal Investigations Division identified Martinez as a suspect in burglaries […]

A Camden man will spend the next 30 years in prison for the 2024 killing of his girlfriend. Gregory Bratcher, 66, was sentenced on October 7 to 30 years of Level V incarceration after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 72-year-old Marjeanne Lande, according to the Delaware Department of Justice. On the […]

A New Castle man is facing federal gun charges after investigators say his social media posts called for violence against federal officials. Court documents cited by the U.S. Attorney’s Office say 66-year-old Gregory Wierzbicki posted the threats on social media from at least April 2025 through last month, targeting Supreme Court justices and Immigration and […]

Drivers crossing the Summit Bridge in Delaware should prepare for possible slowdowns, as the right lane is closed in both directions due to road work. The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is reporting the closures as construction-related, with the northbound and southbound right lanes both affected. The advisory was issued Friday, October 16, 2026. Motorists […]