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Milton Police Department arrested a 26-year-old Lincoln man Nov. 7, after a report of an alleged domestic violence incident. Police charged Tyler Michael Houchens with two counts of felony strangulation, second-degree burglary, two counts of criminal mischief, offensive touching and endangering the welfare of a child related to an incident at Milton Landing apartments. Houchens was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution […]

, , A Rehoboth Beach man, a Lewes man, and a Maryland woman face drug charges following a bust at the Rodeway Inn and Suites on Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach. Members of the Sussex County Drug Unit and the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force executed a search warrant Nov. 5 at a hotel room in the Rodeway Inn and Suites at 19540 Coastal Highway north of Rehoboth Beach in […]

A former Rehoboth Beach commissioner was arrested Nov. 4 after police say he stole political signs. Rehoboth Beach Police said they received a complaint Oct. 30, that a candidate’s signs had been removed on multiple occasions. Mike Simpler, Republican candidate for the District 14 representative seat, released his own statement thanking the police for handling his complaint over “the orchestrated and persistent theft of my campaign signs over the last […]

, , A fire Nov. 1 caused $100,000 in damage to the Taco Bell on Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach. The fire was reported about 9 p.m. while the building was still occupied, said John Galaska, chief deputy state fire marshal. When firefighters from Rehoboth Beach and other companies arrived, he said, they found flames coming from a structural wall at an entrance area of the building. Galaska said the fire originated […]

The Delaware State Police are investigating after a woman reported being attacked on Sand Hill Road Oct. 30. Police said the woman was pulling into the driveway of her home at 10:30 p.m. in the 18000 block of Sand Hill Road when she saw a car parked on the side of the road. She approached the car to check on it, and she was attacked by an unknown male. The woman […]

A crash is slowing traffic at the intersection of Route 9 and Old Vine Road. The crash happened about 11:45 a.m. More information will be posted when available.

A Milton man sought in the July 14 shooting near Cool Spring has been charged. Police had been searching for Timmarus Perry, 24, in connection with a shooting on West Springside Drive. Police said a Laurel man, 27, was shot in the back before he crashed a Ford Explorer into a utility pole on Cool Spring Road near Fisher Road. He was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. On […]

A teen has died from injuries sustained during a July 22 shooting on Collins Street in Milton. Police responded at 4:47 a.m. to the 14000 block of Collins Street for a report of a shooting and found a 19-year-old man shot in the upper torso. Police said they began lifesaving efforts, and took Ryan Simpson by ambulance to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said Simpson died July 23.  Police said […]

, A car crash July 21 at the intersection of Route 1 and 5 involved an entrapment. The crash happened about 12:30 p.m. The Milton Fire Department live run showed there was an entrapment. More information will be provided when available.