Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

State Police Arrest Millsboro Man Following Pursuit in Stolen Car

Date Posted: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

Delaware State Police have arrested 36-year-old Terence Savage of Millsboro, Delaware, for multiple felony offenses following a pursuit in a stolen car near Milton.

On September 30, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m. members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force were on patrol on Lewes-Georgetown Highway near Park Avenue in Georgetown, when they saw a gray Chevrolet Camaro that was reported stolen during a robbery on September 29th. Troopers pulled the car over on Shinglepoint Road and attempted to contact the driver, but it sped away. During the pursuit, the Camaro drove recklessly and at high rate of speed on several area streets and roads. Troopers, assisted by Milton Police Department, lost sight of the Camaro but found it unoccupied on North Park Avenue in Milton after stop sticks were successfully deployed. After searching the area with a Milford Police Department K-9, police found the driver, identified as Terence Savage, he was taken into custody without incident. During the search for Savage, police located a backpack, in the area that he was found, that contained a loaded .40 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number. During a search of Savage, troopers discovered approximately 3.94 grams of cocaine.

Savage was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $43,100 cash bond.