Newark (19713) – The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred last evening on East Chestnut Hill Road (DE SR 4).

The incident occurred at approximately 9:38 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2018 as a fully marked Chevrolet Caprice, Newark (Delaware) Police vehicle was traveling eastbound on DE SR 4 in the left lane, headed towards the intersection of South Chapel Street (DE SR 72). The Caprice was heading to a non-emergency complaint and did not have its emergency equipment activated.  As the Caprice proceeded eastbound from the entrance to the Robscott Manor development, a pedestrian entered into its path of travel.

The front of the Caprice struck the pedestrian, sending him onto the hood and into the front windshield of the vehicle.   The pedestrian came to rest in the left lane of eastbound DE SR 4 for a final resting place. The pedestrian was wearing dark colored clothing and was not utilizing a marked crosswalk, was not carrying an illuminated device, and was not wearing any reflective material.  The area in which this collision occurred is not illuminated by artificial lighting.  The pedestrian, a 40-year-old Newark man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The operator of the Caprice was not injured as a result of this crash and was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the collision.  Speed and impairment are not considered a factor on his behalf.  Impairment on the part of the pedestrian remains under investigation at this time, and his identification is pending the notification of next of kin.

Eastbound DE SR 4 was closed between Robscott Manor and DE SR 72 for approximately 2 hours while the collision was investigated and cleared.

The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation into this incident and anyone with information is asked to please contact Cpl. J. Breen of the Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit at 302-365-8486.

Clink on the link for the original release: *Traffic Advisory* Serious Crash has E. Chestnut Hill Road Closed-Newark

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of 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 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@delaware.gov.

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Released: 030318 0940

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Dover– The following is not wanted.   This is a Homeless Sex Offender Public Notification.  If you have information that the listed subject is occupying a residence, please call 302-672-5306.  Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.

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Released: 030318 0900

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Newark (19713) – Delaware State Police are currently on scene of a serious motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian, that occurred at approximately 9:38 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2018, which has E. Chestnut Hill Road (Rt. 4) in the area of Argyle Road closed.

Motorists should expect delays in the area and are asked to seek alternate routes of travel.

For updated traffic conditions and road closure information click on the following link: http://www.deldot.gov/Traffic/travel_advisory/index.shtml#advisories

The investigation is in its early stages and further details will be released as they become available.

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Released: 020318 2255

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Dover (19901) – Delaware State Police are investigating the robbery of a Dover area McDonalds and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect.

The incident occurred at approximately 5:07 p.m., Monday, February, 26, 2018, at the McDonalds, located at 1704 E. Lebanon Road.  A black male suspect entered the business and approached the cash register. While at the cash register, the suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from an employee.  The employee turned over an undisclosed amount of cash prior to the suspect fleeing the business in the above pictured vehicle. The employee was not injured as a result of the incident.

The suspect (pictured above) was described as a black male, 5’11”-6’00” tall, with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a light colored sweater, jeans, and displaying a handgun.

The Smyrna Police Department is also handling a similar incident that occurred on the same date, at approximately 4:18 p.m. in which a local area Walgreens was robbed.  Information provided on the suspect in this case was similar to the suspect described in the McDonalds incident.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect  is asked to please contact Troop 3 Criminal Investigative Unit, Detective B. Beck at (302) 698-8527.

Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com

Click on the link for the original release: Troopers Investigating Robbery of Dover McDonalds

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Released: 030218 1949

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Millsboro– The Delaware State Police arrested a student after it was discovered that he made threatening comments towards a Middle School.

The incident occurred on Monday, February 26, 2018 when school officials at Millsboro Middle School, located at 302 E. State Street, were made aware that a seventh grader, identified as 13-year-old Frank Bradley (no photo available) of Millsboro made threatening statements on a school assignment.  The student was removed from the school for an evaluation.

Further investigation revealed that Bradley made concerning comments towards the school’s principal and a staff member.  On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Delaware State Police School Resource Officer was provided with information that Bradley had also made threatening comments directed towards the school.

On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Bradley was taken into custody at a residence in Newark without incident.  Bradley was charged with Terroristic Threatening (Felony).  He was arraigned out of the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on $1,000.00 unsecured bond.

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Released: 030218 1854

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Dover- The Delaware State Police Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (S.O.A.R.) is currently looking for the following wanted sex offender.

Tevon D. Savage, 28 of Millsboro who is 5’09” tall, 225 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes is a registered Tier III sex offender who is currently wanted for failure to re-register and has three active capiases including violation of probation.  He is known to frequent the Millsboro and Milton areas.

If anyone knows the location of this subject, they are asked to please contact CPL/3 C. Davis at 302-752-3882.  Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.

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Released: 030118 1142

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Newark – Based on information provided by Probation and Parole officers regarding suspected drug activity at a Newark residence, the Delaware State Police Governor’s Task Force (GTF), have arrested three subjects on drug related charges.

On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, GTF members responded to a residence in the 900 block of Greentree Road, in the development of Hillside Heights, Newark, to assist Probation and Parole officers with an administrative search.

Upon making entry, GTF members came in to contact with Taron Hair, 24, and Selena Lugo, 22, who are both residents, along with Karon Phillips, 24 of Wilmington. A subsequent search of the residence resulted in the recovery of 3,127 bags (21.889 grams) of heroin and $4,451.00 in suspected drug money.

All three subjects were charged with one count each of Possession of Heroin in a Tier V Quantity, Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin in a Tier IV Quantity, and Conspiracy 2nd Degree.

Hair was arraigned and subsequently committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $102,000.00 cash bail. Phillips was also committed to the HRYCI on $41,000.00 secured bail.

Lugo was committed to the Dolores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution, in lieu of $41,000.00 secured bail.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Governor’s Task Force, by calling 302-834-2620. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com

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Released: 030118 1130

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Wilmington (19808) – Delaware State Police are investigating multiple vehicle break-ins that took place in the Pike Creek Shopping Center yesterday afternoon.

The preliminary investigation has determined that between 12:00 p.m. and 1:05 p.m., on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, three vehicles had their windows smashed out and property stolen, as they were parked in the Pike Creek Shopping Center, located at 4746 Limestone Road, Wilmington.

During this same time frame, and in the general vicinity the New Castle County Police were also investigating similar break-ins. Click on the following link to view their release. Police Investigate Multiple Thefts From Motor Vehicles In Hockessin

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Harris at Troop 6 by calling 302-633-5000. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com

The Delaware State Police are offering the following tips to help prevent our area residents from becoming a victim:

1. Keep your doors to all of your vehicles locked at all times and windows shut.
2. Do not leave items of value in your vehicle. This includes purses, wallets, credit cards, electronics, check books, money, SS card, loose change, documents and paperwork with your personal information listed.
3. Store valuable tools inside your residence. If needed daily for work, create an easy system to load and unload daily, such as, using storage containers to transport.
4. Your glove box should remain locked, and should only store your registration and insurance cards.
5. Do not store your vehicle title in the glove box. Store it with other important documents inside your residence.
6. Do not leave items that are perceived as valuable in plain view, such as, a laptop case with no laptop.
7. Clear the vehicle of all clutter and personal items.
8. Do not keep a spare vehicle key hidden in the same vehicle. Do not store house keys or other keys in your vehicle.
9. If possible, keep your vehicle parked in a well-lit area that you can viewed from your residence.
10. If you have a surveillance security system, include your vehicles in the angle of your camera system.

If you observe a suspicious subject on your property, do not confront them, call 911 immediately. Also, be a good witness for your neighbor, as you would want them to do the same for you. Pay attention to what is going on in your neighborhood, and report suspicious activity.

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Released: 022818 1235

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Dover- As we enter into the peak tax filing season, the Delaware State Police is providing a Scam Alert Advisory. This is a general alert which is applicable to the entire State of Delaware.

The Delaware State Police have recently been made aware of unsolicited phone calls being received by members of the community, from individuals claiming to be with the IRS . The scam involves a person calling claiming the victim owes money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly. If the victim refuses, they are threatened with arrest, deportation, or suspension of their driver’s license, amongst other things. In the most recent phone calls, the individual requests the victim send money in the form of an iTunes card.

Note that the IRS will never:

1. Call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill
2. Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe
3. Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card
4. Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone
5. Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.

**This information was provided through the IRS website located at: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts**

Many of these scams are difficult to investigate. They will target persons of all age groups.  Delaware State Police is asking citizens to remember the tips previously mentioned in order to not become a victim of one of these scam artists.

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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael Austin

Released: 022818 1150

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Felton- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Felton man after he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and held her against her will.

The incident occurred between Monday, February 26, 2018 and Tuesday, February 27, 2018.  The victim, a 24-year-old female of Dover advised that she had gone over to her ex-boyfriends residence located in the unit block of Farmhouse Trail on Monday, February 26, at approximately 10:40 a.m.  Shortly after the victim arrived at the residence, an argument ensued over a message she had received on her cell phone.  The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Cahlil N. Simmons of Felton became angry when the victim refused to turn over her cell phone.  Simmons began assaulting the victim by holding her down and placing his hand on her throat, choking her.  Simmons then ordered the victim into the passengers side of her vehicle at which time they drove around while he continued to threaten to harm her.  Eventually they returned back to Simmons’s residence where he forced her back inside and continued to assault her because he was not able to unlock her phone.

The following morning on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Simmons ordered the victim back into her car and they proceeded to the Dover Mall in an attempt to locate a cell phone store that would unlock the victim’s phone.  The victim was able to take this opportunity to escape from Simmons and approached Mall Security.  Simmons fled the mall in the victim’s vehicle prior to police arrival.

Police responded to Simmons’s residence where he was taken into custody without incident.  He was transported to Troop 3 where he was charged with Kidnapping 2nd, Assault 3rd, Menacing, Malicious Interference, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Theft and Terroristic Threatening.  Simmons was arraigned out of the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $25,300.00 cash only bond.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of 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 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461).  You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@delaware.gov. 

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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Melissa Jaffe

Released: 022818 1050

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