State Police Arrest Two Teens for Wilmington Area Smoke Shop Burglary

Delaware State Police have arrested a 15-year-old male from Newark, Delaware, and a 15-year-old male from Wilmington, Delaware, for a burglary that occurred early Monday morning at a business in Wilmington. On July 15, 2024, at approximately 3:58 a.m., troopers responded to…

Applications Being Accepted for 2024 Citizen’s Police Academy

The Dover Police Department is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Citizen’s Police Academy.  The Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA) is a program that meets once a week on Wednesday evenings from 6:00p.m-9:00pm.  The academy will begin on September 11th and ends on…

Scheduled area road closure – Old Baltimore Pike between Rt 896 and Pleasant Valley Road

We would like to make residents and travelers aware of an upcoming road closure that is related to the ongoing I-95 improvement project. Beginning at 9:00 PM on Friday July 19, 2024, until 6:00 AM on July 22, 2024, westbound Old Baltimore…

New Castle County Governor’s Task Force Arrest Man for Drug Charges at Wilmington Motel

Delaware State Police arrested 65-year-old Lary Watson of Wilmington, Delaware, for drug charges following a search warrant at a motel in Wilmington on Thursday. On July 11, 2024, at approximately 8:15 p.m., members of the New Castle County Governor’s Task Force executed…

Four Arrested Following Downtown Operation

Incident Number:  50-24-24751/24575/24779 Date/Time: Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 Location: Downtown Dover Area Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information OfficerMaster Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us Narrative:In recent months, the Dover Police Department has received several complaints regarding quality-of-life concerns in the downtown area,…

FTC and FDA Send Second Set of Cease-and-Desist Letters to Companies Selling Products Containing Delta-8 THC in Packaging Designed to Look Like Children’s Snacks

For the second time in as many years, the Federal Trade Commission today sent cease-and-desist letters – jointly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – to several companies currently marketing edibles containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in packaging deceptively similar to…