On Saturday October 28th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Newark Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused…
On October 14, 2023, Newark Police responded to the rear of a business in Shoppes at Louviers on Louviers Drive for a report of an indecent exposure. Officers detained a male subject, identified as Patrick Ellison, 27, of Middletown. The reporting person…
Over the past week, the Newark Police Department has received calls from residents about a telephone scam involving a person posing as a police officer from the Newark Police Department. During the call, the caller uses the name of a real Newark…
On October 13, 2023, at about 2234 hours, Newark Police responded to a residence in the 200-block of Haines Street for a report of an attempted burglary that just occurred. Arriving officers found that the suspect had already left the area. An…
During the month of September, 2023, the Newark Police Department Street Crimes Unit investigated the illegal distribution of drugs in Newark. During the course of the investigation, drug purchases were made from Patrick Lamb, 42, of New Castle. Following multiple purchases, a…
On October 4, 2023, Newark Police responded to a residence in the unit block of Continental Avenue for a report of a residential burglary. An investigation at the scene determined that between 0100 – 0730 hours that morning, unknown suspect(s) entered the…