Category Archives: Homicide
Delaware Police Arrest Two on Burglary Charges
Delaware State Police recently announced charges against two suspects who allegedly burglarized the now-closed Emily Bissell Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. The investigation started in August 2024 after police received several complaints of trespassing and theft from the vacant hospital. As a result, troopers began conducting surveillance there. On September 8, 2024, at approximately 12:30… Read More »
Two Arrested for Theft of Skid Steer, Other Items
Delaware State Police have arrested two suspects on felony charges of theft following an investigation. Between May and July 2024, Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit investigated several thefts of a similar nature in the Frankford area. In each of these thefts, unknown suspects entered a commercial property and stole a skid steer. On September… Read More »
Smyrna Man Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges
Delaware State Police recently arrested a 47-year-old suspect on multiple gun and drug-related charges. According to state police, on September 8, 2024, at approximately 8:50 p.m. a trooper on patrol spotted a Chevy Equinox exiting the parking lot of Royal Farms located at 6358 Halltown Road in Hartly with an equipment violation. The trooper… Read More »
Delaware Supreme Court Overturns Homicide Conviction on Appeal
In a rare move, the Delaware Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a female teen who was accused of Criminally Negligent Homicide in the April 2016 beating death of a fellow Wilmington high school classmate. A March 2, 2018 article in Delaware Online outlined the details of the attack, where the defendant dragged the… Read More »
Attempted Murder Charges for Delaware Man
A Delaware man under arrest for drug crimes will face additional, more serious charges after he rammed his car into the two police officers that were apprehending him. WTOP reported that the incident took place on September 30, 2017 as a deputy with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office was checking on a suspicious vehicle… Read More »
