Delaware State Police have arrested 36-year-old Ashley Wright of Dover, Delaware, for vehicular homicide and traffic-related charges following a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred early Saturday morning in New Castle.

On November 15, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., a Kenworth tractor trailer was traveling southbound in the left middle lane of North DuPont Highway, approaching Christiana Road. At the same time, a Lexus ES 350 approached the tractor trailer from the rear. The preliminary investigation revealed the Lexus failed to slow down and collided with the left rear of the Kenworth’s trailer. As a result, the Lexus spun, slid over a raised concrete median, and collided with a traffic sign.

The passenger of the Lexus, a 36-year-old woman from New Castle, Delaware, was ejected during the crash. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is being withheld until family is notified.

The driver of the Lexus, identified as Ashley Wright, was taken to an area hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries. Wright showed signs of impairment at the time of the crash.

The driver of the Kenworth, a 32-year-old man from Delaware City, Delaware, was not injured.

North DuPont Highway southbound was closed for approximately 6 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.

After being released from the hospital, Wright was taken to Troop 2 and charged with the crimes listed below. She was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released after posting $10,102 cash bond.

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• Vehicular Homicide 2^nd Degree (Felony)
• Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Traffic Offenses

Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information is asked to contact Corporal K. Oakes at (302) 365-8483. 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 Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (S.O.A.R.) is currently looking for the following wanted sex offenders after they either failed to register or re-register at their current address. If anyone knows the location of these individuals, please call 302-672-5306. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.

Note: Some of the individuals listed below are also homeless. Their profiles will not be duplicated in the separate homeless sex offender news release, as their wanted status is already reflected here and within their public sex offender registry listing.

The following individuals are not wanted for failing to register or re-register at their current address. This is a Homeless Sex Offender Public Notification. If you have information that the listed individuals are occupying a residence, please call 302-672-5306. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.

Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred yesterday in Delmar.

On November 13, 2025, at approximately 5:12 p.m., a GMC Sierra was traveling northbound on Sussex Highway approaching West Snake Road. For reasons still under investigation, the GMC left the west side of the roadway, crossed the median and entered the southbound lanes of travel. The GMC then exited the west side of the road and struck a tree.

The driver, a 30-year-old man from Georgetown, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.

Sussex Highway was closed for approximately 4 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.

The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information to contact Sergeant A. Mitchell at (302) 703-3269. 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 arrested 55-year-old Richard Banks of Bridgeville, Delaware, for felony firearms offenses, following an investigation of him possessing firearms as a person prohibited.

On November 6, 2025, members of the Delaware State Police Firearm Transaction Approval Program (FTAP) and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, responded to a residence on the 11000 block of Silent Hill Road in Bridgeville, following an investigation of Richard Banks, for the possession of firearms or ammunition as a person prohibited. Detectives contacted Banks, who was in possession of a concealed handgun while trespassing on an adjacent property. He was taken into custody without incident.

A consent search of the residence led to the discovery of the following items:

• Desert Eagle .44 caliber handgun
• Sig Sauer SP2340 handgun
• Sig Sauer P938 handgun
• Sig Sauer M-400 rifle
• Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun
• Remington 870 20-gauge shotgun
• Remington 1100 12-gauge shotgun
• Remington 700 .308 caliber rifle
• Marlin .17 caliber rifle
• Mossberg 640 .22 caliber rifle
• Assorted Ammunition

Banks, who is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, was arrested and taken to Troop 5. He was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $86,001 secured bond.

• Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 12 counts
• Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Weapon by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Conviction of Use, Possession, or Sale of Drugs and a Previous Conviction of a Violent Felony (Felony) – 11 counts
• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
• Criminal Trespass 3^rd Degree

Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Dylan Charles and 22-year-old Quincey Thomas, both of Wilmington, Delaware, following a home invasion-robbery and pursuit that occurred yesterday in Kent County. A third unknown suspect remains at-large.

On November 11, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., troopers responded to the 100 block of East Chimney Top Lane in Felton for a report of a home invasion-robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that two men, identified as Dylan Charles and Quincey Thomas, who were known by the female that answered the door, as friends of a 17-year-old male resident. Once inside, Charles and Thomas, confronted the teenage male, demanded money, and threatened him with a handgun. The female who answered the door heard what was going on, retrieved a rifle, and confronted Charles and Thomas. The suspects took the rifle, pointed it at her, and demanded her money. Two children were in the house at the time, one barricaded themself in a bedroom, and the other ran to a neighbor’s house. Charles and Thomas fled from the residence, with the firearms and money, in a white Infiniti QX5. The 17-year-old male victim and the two children were not hurt. The female victim suffered a minor injury.

Responding troopers saw the Infiniti on State Route 12 and tried to pull it over, but it sped away. During the pursuit, the Infiniti, driven by Thomas, drove in a reckless and careless manner on several area Kent County roads and firearms were seen being thrown from the SUV along State Route 1. They were later recovered. The Infiniti ultimately came to a stop after stop sticks were deployed, and the SUV crashed into the center median cable barricade and then a guardrail on the shoulder on State Route 1 near North Little Creek Road. Thomas, Charles, and a third unknown black male suspect fled from the SUV. Thomas and Charles were taken into custody, but the third suspect was not located. Detectives are working to identify and locate him.

The firearms that were recovered were the victim’s rifle and a handgun, with no serial number, that was used by the suspects during the robbery. During a search of the Infiniti, troopers found approximately 1,595.9 grams of marijuana.

Charles was taken to Troop 3, 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 $150,000 cash bond.

• Robbery First Degree – Display What Appears to be a Deadly Weapon (Felony) – 2 counts
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm/Destructive Weapon If Previously Convicted of A Violent Felony (Felony)
• Home Invasion Burglary First Degree (Felony)
• Possession of a Weapon with a Removed, Obliterated or Altered Serial Number (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Committed a Crime Witnessed by a Child – 2 counts
• Resisting Arrest

Thomas was taken to Troop 3, 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 $145,746 cash bond.

• Robbery First Degree – Display What Appears to be a Deadly Weapon (Felony) – 2 counts
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm/Destructive Weapon If Previously Convicted of A Violent Felony (Felony)
• Home Invasion Burglary First Degree (Felony)
• Possession of a Weapon with a Removed, Obliterated or Altered Serial Number (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
• Disregarding a Police Officer Signal (Felony) – 2 counts
• Criminal Mischief $5000 or More – Damage Property (Felony)
• Criminal Mischief Under $1000 Damage Property
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Committed a Crime Witnessed by a Child – 2 counts
• Resisting Arrest
• Multiple Pursuit Related Traffic Violations

Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this incident. Anyone who is a witness to the incident or has relevant information is asked to contact Detective P. Campbell at (302) 698-8504. 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 arrested 20-year-old Malachi Mahon of Frankford, Delaware, for felony drug and gun charges following a Probation and Parole search yesterday in Frankford.

On November 10, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force was requested by Probation & Parole after they conducted an administrative search at probationer Malachi Mahon’s residence on Frankford Avenue in Frankford. During the search of the residence, probation officers found drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun. Mahon was detained without incident. A child was in the residence as the time.

A search of the residence and Mahon, led to the discovery of the following items:

• Approximately 6.44 grams of crack-cocaine
• Approximately 50.43 grams of marijuana
• Glock 9mm handgun

Mahon was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $36,601 cash bond.

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possession of a Deadly Weapon, Semi Auto or Auto by a Person Prohibited who also Possesses Controlled Substance (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Prior Conviction of Use, Possession, or Sale of Drugs (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony)
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Committing a Drug Offense with a Child in the Dwelling
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Possession of Personal Use Quantity Marijuana – Under 21

Delaware State Police arrested 30-year-old Tayvon Brown, 28-year-old Rhasheed Gilliam, and 39-year-old Alexander Wade, all from Wilmington, Delaware, for drug dealing and related charges following two search warrants in Wilmington last week. Additionally, detectives are seeking assistance in locating their co-conspirator, 44-year-old Darvin Connor, of Wilmington, Delaware.

On November 8, 2025, members of the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Drug Unit and Special Operations Response Team executed search warrants at a residence on the 200 block of North Rodney Street and the second on the 700 block of North Monroe Street in Wilmington. The search warrants were obtained following an investigation of Darvin Connor, Tayvon Brown, Alexander Wade, and Rhasheed Gilliam for the distribution of illegal narcotics from the homes.

Brown was taken into custody without incident during the search warrant on North Monroe Street. Detectives found of the following items inside the home:

• Approximately 2 grams of suspected crack cocaine
• Approximately 18 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms
• Drug packaging materials and a digital scale

Gilliam was taken into custody without incident during the North Rodney Street search warrant. A child was also in the home at the time. Wade was arrested after he ran a short distance from the residence. The search led to the discovery of the following items:

• Approximately 321 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl
• Approximately 31 grams of marijuana
• 11 rounds of ammunition
• Various drug packaging and manufacturing materials which were consistent with operating a drug lab

Brown was taken to Troop 2 where he was charged with the below listed offenses, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $30,200 secured bond.

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance (Felony) – 4 counts
• Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 1 Quantity (Felony) – 3 counts
• Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Wade was taken to Troop 2 where he was charged with the below listed offenses, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $134,000 cash bond.

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony)
• Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
• Resisting Arrest
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Gilliam was taken to Troop 2 where he was charged with the below listed offenses, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $142,200 cash bond.

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Unlawful to Knowingly Operate or Attempt to Operate a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
• Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Connor remains at-large and is wanted by the Delaware State Police for the following offenses:

• Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Unlawful to Knowingly Operate or Attempt to Operate a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
• Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance (Felony) – 3 counts
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Felony)
• Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Troopers are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Darvin Connor to call 911 or contact Troop 2 by calling (302) 834-2620. 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.

Delaware State Police have identified 76-year-old Peter Roskowski, of Millsboro, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal crash on Friday in Millsboro.

Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information to contact Senior Corporal J. Smith at (302) 703-3267. 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.

Delaware State Police have identified 62-year-old Charlene Broccolo and 64-year-old Albert Broccolo, both of Bel Air, Maryland, as people who died in the fatal five-vehicle crash on Friday in Lewes.

The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information to contact Master Corporal K. Argo at (302) 703-3264. 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.