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A Pennsylvania man was charged with assault and strangulation July 18, after police say he argued with his girlfriend in a Rehoboth Beach hotel. Rehoboth Beach police were called to a hotel in the ocean block of Olive Avenue at 10:18 a.m. after a couple had been arguing for hours, police said. The argument became physical when, police said, Joseph Milano, 45, of Columbia, Pa., hit his girlfriend, 34, also […]

A Wilmington man faces charges July 19 after a traffic stop in Dewey Beach in which police say they found burglar tools. Police stopped a 2020 Hyundai at 11:30 p.m. after police say the car crossed over the solid white fog line on the right side of Route 1. The driver was also improperly wearing his seatbelt, police said. Upon stopping the vehicle, police said, officers detected the odor of […]

A Lewes man faces charges after police say he stole items from vehicles in Lewes and Angola for weeks. Police began investigating July 8 after receiving several reports of a man going into unlocked vehicles and stealing money and property. On July 17, police said a trooper on patrol at 4:40 a.m. in the Henlopen Landing neighborhood saw a man wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and carrying a backpack. They tried […]

, The medical examiner is determining the cause of death after a body was found inside a van July 18 in the Lewes Lowe’s parking lot. Delaware State Police said it appears to be a medical-related incident, however, the medical examiner will confirm the exact cause. Video surveillance shows no evidence of foul play, indicating no threat to public safety, police said.

, Five cars were involved in a crash in the Pelican Square parking lot July 16, near Acme and Petco south of Lewes.  The incident happened about 10:30 a.m. According to a witness on the scene, one of the vehicles was traveling at high speed and collided with parked cars.  Delaware State Police said a Millsboro woman, 76, was driving a Lincoln “at an apparent high rate of speed” when she […]

A Milton man is sought after police said he shot another man July 14, who then crashed his car near Cool Spring. Police responded at 7:49 p.m. to Cool Spring Road near Fisher Road after a Ford Explorer crashed into a utility pole. Police said the driver, a 27-year-old man from Laurel, had been shot in the back. He was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. The preliminary investigation […]

A Lincoln man faces gun and drug charges after police stopped him for speeding May 12 on Route 1 north of Lewes. Police said they spotted a Dodge Charger speeding at 11:09 a.m. near Eagle Crest Road. When troopers pulled the car over, they said they could could smell marijuana and saw smoke coming from the vehicle’s center armrest. Police said traces of marijuana were visible on the clothing of […]

A Smyrna man faces charges after police say he stole items May 13 from the Lowe’s home improvement store near Lewes. Police were called to the store on Plantation Road at 7:21 p.m. for a report of shoplifting, and were told a man stole items and left on foot. Store employees gave a description of the suspect, and troopers found Augustine Haymond, 44, at the bus stop near the store and […]

A Maryland teen faces charges in connection with an October shooting in Lewes. Police responded to a home Oct. 8 in the 31000 of Maple Court for a shooting and found a Millsboro man, 29, who had been shot several times. Police identified Lewis M. Cameron, 18, of Hyattsville, Md., as a suspect and he was extradited to Delaware May 10. He was taken to Troop 5 where he was […]