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State Police Arrest Glasgow High School Student After Loaded Gun Found in Backpack

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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026

The Delaware State Police arrested a 17-year-old Glasgow High School student, from Newark, Delaware, on firearm and related charges after a loaded handgun was discovered in his backpack Monday afternoon. […]

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Search Warrant in Lewes Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses

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Date Posted: Monday, September 14th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Christopher Smith of Lewes, Delaware for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant on Pinetown Road in Lewes. On September 10, […]

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State Police Arrest Wilmington Man During New Castle Car Dealership Burglary

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Date Posted: Monday, September 14th, 2026

The Delaware State Police arrested 38-year-old Stephen Lemmons, from Wilmington, Delaware, on burglary and related charges after he broke into a New Castle car dealership Sunday morning. On September 13, […]

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State Police Arrest Lincoln Man Following Pursuit Near Milton

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Date Posted: Monday, September 14th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 30–year-old Jaquell McDonald, of Lincoln, Delaware, for felony charges following a pursuit and crash that occurred Sunday afternoon near Milton. On September 13, 2026, […]

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State Police Arrest Millsboro Man Following a Stabbing and Pursuit in Long Neck

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Date Posted: Sunday, September 13th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 67-year-old Douglas Clay, of Millsboro, Delaware, for felony assault, felony DUI, and related offenses following a stabbing and pursuit that occurred Saturday night in Long […]

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*Update – Second Robbery Suspect Arrested * State Police Investigating WSFS Bank Robbery in Rehoboth Beach

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Date Posted: Thursday, September 10th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 39-year-old Mark Smith, of Ellendale, Delaware, as the second suspect involved in the bank robbery that occurred last month at WSFS Bank in Rehoboth […]

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State Police Arrest Three in Milford Narcotics Distribution Investigation

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Date Posted: Thursday, September 10th, 2026

The Delaware State Police arrested 68-year-old Mark Boyd, from Milford, Delaware, 36-year-old Gary Williams, from Ellendale, Delaware, and 34-year-old Joseph Palmer, from Seaford, Delaware, in connection with a narcotics distribution […]

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*Update – Suspect Arrested* State Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Laurel

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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 63-year-old James Elliott, of Laurel, Delaware, for vehicular homicide, and related charges, following the fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred in Laurel on August 27, […]

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State Police Arrest Wilmington Man After Threatening Four People with Handgun

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Date Posted: Monday, September 7th, 2026

The Delaware State Police arrested 37-year-old Bruce Thorngate IV, of Wilmington, Delaware, on multiple felony charges after he threatened four people with a handgun Sunday evening at a shopping center […]

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*Update – Robbery Suspect Arrested * State Police Investigating WSFS Bank Robbery in Rehoboth Beach

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Date Posted: Friday, September 4th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have arrested 26-year-old Demetrius Frith-Thompson, of Milford, Delaware, for the bank robbery that occurred at WSFS Bank in Rehoboth Beach. On September 3, 2026, Frith-Thompson turned […]

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