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The Delaware State Police was founded on April 28, 1923. The initial four stations were located in Wilmington, New Castle, Dover, and Georgetown. A fifth station was added in 1925 to patrol the western side of Sussex County. In May 1957, Delaware…
Delaware State Police have identified 25-year-old Jakyrah Wayman, of Smyrna, Delaware, as the pedestrian killed in a fatal crash on Saturday evening. The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed this…
Delaware State Police Troop 6 is issuing a Gold Alert for 70-year-old Michael Getz of Wilmington, Delaware. He was released from Christiana Hospital on December 6, 2023, and has not been seen since. Attempts to contact or locate him have been unsuccessful, and…
Delaware State Police arrested 37-year-old Christopher Pressey, of Wilmington, Delaware, on drug offenses Saturday evening. On December 16, 2023, at approximately 09:17 p.m., a trooper patrolling South Market Street near Millside Drive in Wilmington noticed a Lincoln Town Car traveling southbound on…
Delaware State Police apprehended 67-year-old Paul Briggs of Wilmington, Delaware, following a road rage incident where he allegedly brandished a firearm on Friday afternoon. On December 15, 2023, around 12:30 p.m., a 52-year-old man from Landenberg, Pennsylvania, dialed 911 to report a…
Delaware State Police have identified 47-year-old Terrance Perry of Bridgeville, Delaware, as the man who died in a fatal crash on Friday afternoon. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who…
Delaware State Police are actively investigating a fatal crash that unfolded yesterday evening in Smyrna. On December 16, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a trooper driving a Chevrolet Police Tahoe was northbound on South Dupont Boulevard in the left lane, approaching Spring…
Delaware State Police arrested 37-year-old Robert Burns of Milford, Delaware, in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday evening. At approximately 7:55 p.m. on December 12, 2023, troopers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Apollo Smoke Shop,…
The Delaware State Police are actively investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred at Dunkin’ Donuts on Thursday evening. On December 14, 2023, at approximately 4:58 p.m., troopers responded to an armed robbery at Dunkin’ Donuts, located at 1700 Marsh Road in…
Delaware State Police are actively investigating a fatal crash that occurred yesterday afternoon in Milton. On December 15, 2023, at approximately 1:35 p.m., a white Ford F-450 was traveling eastbound on Milton-Ellendale Highway, just west of Gravel Hill Road. For unknown reasons,…