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Camden, DE- Delaware State Police arrested William Figgatt Jr., 19, of Camden, in connection to multiple theft and burglary incidents that began in December 2020.

In December 2020, Delaware State Police began investigating numerous burglaries, thefts of vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, and golf carts. Through investigative measures, William Figgatt Jr. was identified as a suspect in these thefts. Troopers attempted to locate Figgatt but were unsuccessful. On November 17, 2021, Delaware State Police issued an Attempt to Locate press release for Figgatt. With assistance received from the community, Figgatt was arrested on November 30, 2021, and charged with the following crimes:

• Three counts- Theft $1,500 or Greater (Felony)
• Two counts- Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Felony)
• Two counts- Burglary Third Degree (Felony)
• Three counts- Selling Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
• Six counts- Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
• Three counts- Criminal Trespass Third Degree
• Theft Under $1,500
• Criminal Mischief

He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court and released on a $7,420.00 unsecured bond.

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Frederica, DE- Delaware State Police arrested a 17-year-old male from Frederica on numerous criminal charges in connection to burglaries and thefts in the Frederica area.

In November 2021, Delaware State Police Detectives began investigating numerous burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles in the High Point Mobile Home Park, Barkers Landing Mobile Home Park, East Bay Point and Barkers Choice communities. On November 27, 2021, troopers were investigating a theft from a motor vehicle when the 17-year-old male was developed as a suspect. Through investigative measures, the juvenile was identified as the suspect involved in the previous incidents. He was taken into custody and transported to Delaware State Police Troop 3 and charged with the following crimes:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony)
• Burglary Second Degree (Felony)
• Burglary Third Degree (Felony)
• Theft of a Firearm (Felony)
• Attempted Theft Under $1500 victim 62 yrs or Older (Felony)
• Criminal Mischief Over $5000 (Felony)
• Criminal Mischief Under $1000
• 13 counts- Theft Under $1500
• 5 Counts- Attempted Theft Under $1500 Under $1500
• 15 Counts- Criminal Trespass 3^rd

He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court and committed to Stevenson House.

This case remains an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone who lives in these Frederica communities and believe they were a victim in one of these incidents but did not make a police report, are asked to contact Detective Jason Sydnor at 302-698-8426 or [email protected].

The suspect then drove the tow truck directly towards the state police vehicle and struck it head on causing disabling damage

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Bear- Delaware State Police arrested John Collins, 30, of Perryville, MD, for the attempted murder of three state troopers after an incident Monday morning.

On November 29, 2021, at approximately 2:44 a.m., troopers responded to an alarm at Hertrich Collision Center located at 100 Buckley Boulevard, Bear. The reporting person for the business advised a subject operating a rollback tow truck entered the parking lot and was going through vehicles. The responding trooper canvassed the area and located the suspect vehicle in the Brandywine Woods development. The trooper attempted to make contact with the suspects at a dead end in the development. The suspect then drove the tow truck directly towards the state police vehicle and struck it head on causing disabling damage. The seven-year veteran trooper injured from the collision was treated and released from an area hospital.

The tow truck then exited the development and began travelling west bound on Pulaski Highway.  A responding trooper observed the suspect vehicle and a pursuit ensued. During the pursuit, a trooper who was stationed in the median strip was intentionally struck by the suspect who drove the tow truck into side of the marked State Police Tahoe, disabling it.

Following the collision, the suspect fled westbound in the eastbound lane of Pulaski Highway until it turned into Elizabeth Plaza Shopping Center located at 1410 Pulaski Highway.  The vehicle travelled to the rear of the shopping center parking lot and stopped.  A third state police vehicle occupied by two troopers, one being a recruit trooper, located the tow truck and initiated a traffic stop. As the two troopers exited their patrol car, the suspect accelerated the tow truck in reverse striking the fully marked State Police Tahoe.  The recruit trooper who was trying to exit the vehicle on the driver side was thrown from the vehicle. The tow truck then started to accelerate forward when the 10-year veteran trooper fired rounds from his divisional issued handgun at the defendant and into the vehicle.  The tow truck travelled to the front of the shopping center where it crashed and became disabled. The operator of the tow truck identified as John Collins and front passenger identified as Gabrielle Santucci attempted to flee on foot but were taken into custody. The recruit trooper injured from the collision was treated and released from an area hospital.

The tow truck involved in the incident was reported stolen out of York, PA.

Collins and Santucci were transported back to Troop 2 where they were charged with the following crimes:

Collins

• Attempted First Degree Murder of an Officer (Felony) – 3 counts
• Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Reckless Endangering First Degree (Felony)
• Assault Second Degree Injure a Law Enforcement Officer (Felony)
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500 (Felony)
• Disregarding a Police Officer Signal (Felony)
• Criminal Mischief- 3 counts
• Attempted Theft Under $1,500
• Conspiracy 3^rd Degree
• Criminal Trespass Second Degree

Collins was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #2 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $3,088,000.00 cash bond.

Santucci

• Attempted Theft Under $1,500
• Conspiracy 3^rd Degree
• Criminal Trespass Second Degree

Santucci was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #2 and committed to Delores J. Baylor Correctional Institution on a $2,500.00 secured bond.

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Laurel- Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred this afternoon on Sycamore Road at the intersection to Beaver Dam Branch Road.

On Friday, November 26, 2021, at approximately 2:35 p.m., a 2017 Subaru WRX operated by a 17-year-old male of Frankford, DE, was traveling westbound on Sycamore Road at a high rate of speed. At this time, a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup truck operated by an 18-year-old male of Salisbury, MD, was traveling westbound on Sycamore Road in front of the Subaru. The Ford slowed down at the intersection to make a left turn onto Beaver Dam Branch Road. As the Ford initiated the left turn, the Subaru was unable to stop. In attempt to avoid striking the Ford, the Subaru began to pass it on the left. The Subaru was unable to avoid the collision and it’s front right struck the front left of the Ford. The collision pushed the Ford in a northwest direction, where it came to rest in the westbound lane of Sycamore Road. The impact caused the Subaru to exit the roadway while rotating in a counterclockwise direction. The Subaru continued traveling out of control in a westerly direction until it struck a guide wire. This collision caused the Subaru to go airborne and subsequently its passenger side struck a utility pole.

The collision with the utility pole caused the 17-year-old front seat passenger of the Subaru to be ejected. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Identification of the victim is pending notification to the next of kin.

The 17-year-old operator of the Subaru was transposed to an area hospital and treated for minor injuries.

The 18-year-old operator of the Ford was not injured.

Sycamore Road at Beaver Dam Branch Road remains closed while a utility pole is replaced.

The investigation remains on-going. Anyone with information regarding this collision should contact Senior Corporal Albert with the Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit by calling 302-703-3266. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333

In an effort to meet our viewers needs, TV Delmarva has upgraded our 14.4 DelmarvaWX Channel to 1080 High Definition. If you’re no longer able to receive channel 14.4, please rescan your television to add the new High Definition channel.

By: Jonathan Mistrot

Shocking new details have emerged in the alleged murder investigation of a Harrington woman and dog on Monday. According to the warrant obtained by TV Delmarva, police say 69-year-old Richard Nelson called 9-1-1 and told the dispatcher he “did bad things to his wife and his dog”. When Harrington Police arrived on the scene shortly after 11 o’clock at the 100 block of East Lucky Estate Drive, they found the suspect’s wife dead on the floor in a pool of blood. The warrant also alleges the victim “suffered apparent numerous stab and cut wounds. There were several knives and broken knives in the area around the [victim]”. The warrant also states the dog was found dead in the second floor bedroom with several apparent stab wounds.

Police say Nelson exited the garage and was taken into custody without incident and interviewed at Troop 3.

The warrant states that Nelson admitted to stabbing his wife numerous times in the garage, stating “the first knife he used to stab his wife broke and he had to go to the kitchen to retrieve other knives. [Nelson] returned to the garage and continued to stab his wife.” After killing his wife, police say that Nelson allegedly stabbed the dog numerous times causing its death.

No motive was mentioned in the warrant and an investigation is ongoing. Nelson is facing 1st Degree Murder, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and animal cruelty charges. He was lodged in Sussex Correctional Institution on $522,000 cash bond.

Harrington – The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit have arrested a Harrington man after he killed his wife Sunday morning.

The incident occurred around 11:51 a.m. Sunday November 21, 2021, when Richard W. Nelson, 69, called the Kent County Emergency Operations Center (9-1-1) to report that he had killed his wife and dog. A Harrington Police Officer was first to arrive at the 100 block of E Lucky Estates Drive address and entered the residence through a partially open garage door. Upon entering, the officer observed the victim deceased on the floor in a pool of blood. The officer backed out of the residence to wait for responding troopers before further entering the residence. While waiting, Richard Nelson exited the garage and was taken into custody without incident.

When troopers and detectives re-entered the house, it was confirmed the victim, who has been identified as Sandra M. Nelson, 74 of Harrington, had been stabbed numerous times in the garage and pronounced dead by Kent County Paramedics. She was transported to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause and manner of death. A family dog was also located deceased in a bedroom of the house and appeared to have been stabbed to death as well.

Richard Nelson (no photo available at this time) was transported to Troop 3 in Camden where he was charged with Murder 1st, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and Cruelly or Unnecessarily Kills or Injures Any Animal. He was arraigned at JP7 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $522,000.00 cash bond.

This case remains an active and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Detective D. Grassi by calling 302-365-8441. 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 interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas ­– a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. Fittingly known as the “Necklace Nebula,” this planetary nebula is located 15,000 light-years away from Earth in the small, dim constellation of Sagitta (the Arrow).

A pair of tightly orbiting Sun-like stars produced the Necklace Nebula, which also goes by the less glamorous name of PN G054.203.4. Roughly 10,000 years ago, one of the aging stars expanded and engulfed its smaller companion, creating something astronomers call a “common envelope.” The smaller star continued to orbit inside its larger companion, increasing the bloated giant’s rotation rate until large parts of it spun outwards into space. This escaping ring of debris formed the Necklace Nebula, with particularly dense clumps of gas forming the bright “diamonds” around the ring.

The pair of stars which created the Necklace Nebula remain so close together – separated by only several million miles – that they appear as a single bright dot in the center of this image. Despite their close encounter, the stars are still furiously whirling around each other, completing an orbit in just over a day.

Hubble previously released an image of the Necklace Nebula, but this new image uses advanced processing techniques to create an improved and fresh view of this intriguing object. The composite image includes several exposures from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.
 

Text credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll

The Delaware State Lottery website says your odds of winning the Powerball Jackpot are about 1 in 292 Million, and your odds of doubling the $2 ticket price is about 1 in 38.

The drawing takes place tonight at 10:59pm, and tickets can be purchased until 9:45pm.

For more details check out the Delaware Lottery Website https://www.delottery.com/

Christina Aguayo

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Governor Ron DeSantis out of Florida has asserted that lockdowns do not work. The Governor pointing to statistics in Florida, saying that even though they have the countries most vulnerable population, Florida has the lowest death per capita for Coronavirus.

DeSantis asserts that shutting down schools and businesses only hurt the community and the children saying that he has not mandated masks or lockdowns and his state is thriving because of his decision.

“We have schools open, we have businesses open. They single out the restaurant industry, our restaurants are open they are up and running. People are coming in, and yet no lockdowns no mandates.” DeSantis Said

“Florida despite having the most vulnerable population to Covid in the United States, we are less than the national average in per capita mortality when it comes to Coronavirus. 25 other states almost all lockdown states, have higher per capita mortality than Florida. The lockdowns don’t work. L.A county in the last 6 weeks has higher cases on a daily basis and hospitalizations than the entire state of Florida does and we are 22 million people. So you have one county that has the most draconian restrictions and yet the county does worse than a state that is completely open. I don’t know that the experts will ever admit the lockdowns don’t work, I know the media won’t ever admit it, but the fact is that we are at the point now that you cannot say this is a good policy [lockdowns] unless you toss out all the data. We are open, we are free and we are better off because of it.”

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