The Delaware State Police Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (S.O.A.R.) is currently looking for the following wanted sex offender after he either failed to register or re-register at his current address. If anyone knows the location of this person, they are asked to call 302-672-5306. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
The following people are not wanted. This is a Homeless Sex Offender Public Notification. If you have information that the listed people are occupying a residence, please call 302-672-5306. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
The Delaware State Police have identified 69-year-old Robert Lynch of New Castle, Delaware as the man who died in a pedestrian crash that happened Tuesday night in New Castle.
The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Master Corporal J. Forester by calling 302-365-8485. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police have identified 87-year-old Kenneth Moore of Milford, Delaware as the man who died in a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Milford.
The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Sergeant A. Mitchell by calling 302-698-8518. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime, or you have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred yesterday afternoon in Milford that left one man dead.
On August 30, 2023, at approximately 12:22 p.m., a white 2019 Freightliner Cement Pump Truck was traveling in the right southbound lane on Bay Road approaching Thompsonville Road. A tan/yellow compact Cub Cadet Tractor with a frontend loader and a red bush hog attached to the rear was traveling southbound on Bay Road while straddling the yellow fog line partially in the left southbound lane and partially in the grass median. For unknown reasons, the tractor veered to the right into the southbound lane in front of the Freightliner and was struck it its right side. After the impact, the tractor overturned and tumbled southbound on Bay Road until it broke in half and the operator was ejected onto the grass median.
The operator of the tractor, an 87-year-old man from Milford, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family and relatives are notified. The driver of the Freightliner, a 45-year-old man from Clayton, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed for approximately 4.5 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Sergeant A. Mitchell by calling 302-698-8518. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime, or you have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in New Castle this morning that left a 28-year-old man dead.
On August 31, 2023, at approximately 7:22 a.m., detectives from the New Castle County Governor’s Task Force and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team responded to Lowe’s located at 2225 Hessler Boulevard, New Castle, for a report of a known fugitive shoplifting at the business. Detectives observed the 28-year-old man fleeing from the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise. Troopers attempted to contact the man, but he began running away. The man got into a getaway vehicle which was parked behind the business and struck an unmarked DSP vehicle while attempting to flee.
While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car. Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger. Troopers rendered first aid until the man was transported by EMS to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Two troopers were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and they were later released.
The man’s name is being withheld at this time until family and relatives are notified. Per Delaware State Police standard operating procedures, the troopers that were involved will be put on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted regarding the use of force.
The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit are still actively investigating this incident and are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Sergeant S. Yeich by calling 302-741-2703. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or via the internet at www.delawarecrimestoppers.com.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead on a trail in Dover this morning.
On August 30, 2023, at approximately 6:28 a.m., troopers responded to the Isaac Branch Greenway trail in the area of South Bay Road and President Drive, Dover, for a report of a man on the ground near the wood line. Upon arrival, troopers found 63-year-old Mark Garrett of Dover, Delaware, deceased with blunt force injuries. Due to the unknown circumstances surrounding the victim’s death, the Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation.
No suspect information is currently available, and detectives are attempting to determine Mr. Garrett’s activities on the day before his death.
Detectives are asking for anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective D. Grassi by calling 302-365-8441 or emailing daniel.grassi@delaware.gov. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred last night in New Castle that left one man dead.
On August 29, 2023, at approximately 8:44 p.m., a silver 2005 Toyota Camry was traveling in the left westbound lane on Pulaski Highway approaching the intersection at Wilton Boulevard. At the same time, an elderly man on a motorized wheelchair was traveling northbound across the westbound lanes of Pulaski Highway in the Camry’s path of travel. This area was not well lit, and the man was not wearing reflective clothes, carrying a flashlight, or using a crosswalk. The Camry struck the man in the left lane causing the man to be ejected from the wheelchair and land in the left westbound lane of Pulaski Highway just beyond the intersection.
The person who was struck, a 69-year-old man from New Castle, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family and relatives are notified.
The driver of the Camry, a 47-year-old man from Newark, Delaware, was not injured. The roadway was closed for approximately four hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Master Corporal J. Forester by calling 302-365-8485. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
The Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery that took place earlier this morning at the Valero Shore Stop in Felton.
On August 29, 2023, at approximately 8:50 a.m., an unknown white male suspect walked into the Shore Stop located at 8953 S. Dupont Highway with a shirt wrapped around his head. The suspect approached the store clerk from behind the counter, pointed a knife at her, and told her to open the cash register. When the clerk did not comply, the suspect tried to take the entire register but was unable to do so. The suspect then fled from the store and was last seen running southbound away from the business.
The victim was not harmed and nothing was stolen from the Shore Stop.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6’00” to 6’02” tall and weighing approximately 210-250 pounds. Surveillance video and images are not yet available.
The Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating this incident. Detectives are asking for anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective J. Sydnor by calling 302-698-8540. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime, or you have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
Last night the Delaware State Police arrested 25-year-old Raheem Fullman of Dover, Delaware for gun charges after he was found loitering in the Brightway Commons apartment complex in Milford.
On August 28, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force were patrolling Brightway Commons in Milford, which is an area where concerned residents have reported frequent drug use, violent crimes, and other quality of life issues. Unit members saw probationer and convicted felon Raheem Fullman loitering outside of an apartment building in Brightway Commons, where several people were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. A probation officer assigned to the Governor’s Task Force asked Fullman why he was loitering outside past the Brightway Commons curfew, but he was not cooperative and was taken into custody.
As Fullman was being detained, unit members saw a handgun in his waistband. When officers took the gun they saw that it was loaded and had an obliterated serial number.
Fullman was taken to Troop 3 and charged with the following crimes:
Fullman was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $25,001 cash bond.