Students Arrested for Assault and Aggravated Menacing at Sussex Technical High School

Delaware State Police arrested a 16-year-old student from Georgetown, and a 16-year-old student from Seaford, following an assault that occurred at Sussex Technical High School. On September 17, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Delaware State Police School Resource Officer assigned to…

Delaware State Police Arrest Pennsylvania Man for Multiple Burglaries at Former Emily Bissell Hospital

Delaware State Police (DSP) have arrested 56-year-old Francis Rickards of Folsom, Pennsylvania, on burglary and related charges in connection with several incidents at the now-closed Emily Bissell Hospital in Wilmington. DSP is actively searching for a second suspect, 47-year-old Robert Potts of…

FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to USPIS Postal Inspector Kathy Broderick

The Federal Trade Commission has awarded Kathy Broderick, a retired Postal Inspector in the U.S. Postal Inspection Services’ Chicago Division, with the Commission’s 2024 Criminal Liaison Unit Consumer Shield Award. The award recognizes a criminal investigator exemplifying the spirit of cooperation that the…

Shooting on Willis Road

Incident Number:  50-24-35015 Date/Time: Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 8:56 p.m. Location: 100 Block of Willis Road, Dover, DE Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information OfficerMaster Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us Narrative: The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred…

*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Felton

The Delaware State Police have identified 14-year-old Gabriel Whitley of Felton, Delaware, as the teenager who died in the single-vehicle fatal crash on September 17, 2024. The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking…

State Police Arrest Man for Series of Shopliftings in New Castle County

Delaware State Police arrested 25-year-old Purcell Hocker-Osborne of Wilmington, Delaware, for several shoplifting offenses following a series of thefts predominantly from Home Depot locations in New Castle County that spanned a little over a month. Between August 11, 2024, and September 14,…

Search Warrant in Harrington Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses

Delaware State Police have arrested 33-year-old John Cox of Harrington, Delaware, for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant at a Harrington residence yesterday. On September 18, 2024, members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police…