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Day: October 21, 2019

Public Safety / Wilmington

Update: Shots Fired Incident Puts Cooke Elementary School On Lockdown, Closes Newport Gap Pike On Monday

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Wilmington – The Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate an incident that occurred at approximately 9:05 a.m., Monday, October 21, 2019, at a residence located in the 4000 block …

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Photo courtesy of the University of Delaware Center for Historic Architecture and Design.
Life

Dairy Palace Placed On National Register Of Historic Places

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Patrons of Parker’s Dairy Palace can now have a designated slice of history with their soft ice cream as the 1950s-vintage ice cream stand has been listed in the National …

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Crime / Public Safety / Wilmington

Police Identify New Castle Man Shot And Killed Sunday Morning

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Wilmington Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred at approximately 10:11 a.m. Sunday morning in the 300 block of North Franklin Street. Police located a gunshot victim identified …

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Crime / Dover / Public Safety

Dover Police Say They Got Their Clown, Suspect In Robbery

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Dover Police Department has arrested Derrick Jackson, 59, for the robbery that occurred at Kirkland’s home store on Tuesday, October 15th, according to M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer. …

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Crime / Dover / Public Safety

Police: Man Found Shot In Downtown Dover, Witnesses Uncooperative

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Sunday morning, according to M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer. Hoffman said at approximately 12:17 am, officers in …

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Elsmere / Public Safety

Train Car Tips Over In Elsmere Monday Morning

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

At around 9:30 this morning one of our readers sent in this photo of a train that tipped over along B and O Lane in Elsmere. It was not immediately clear when …

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Crime / New Castle / Public Safety

Troopers Have Identified Two In Collins Park Liquor Store Stabbing

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

New Castle – The Delaware State Police have positively identified 22-year-old Shykara Shell and 18-year-old, Kahlef Smith, both of New Castle as the previously unidentified suspects who are wanted in …

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Public Safety / Wilmington

Just In: Police Action Near Cooke Elementary School, Newport Gap Pike Closed

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Delaware State Police are currently conducting an investigation at a residence in the 4000 block of Newport Gap Pike, in regards to an incident that was reported at approximately …

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Public Safety / Wilmington

Man Pleads Guilty To Chasing Victim Down, Murdering Him

October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

A 20-year-old has pleaded guilty to the murder of an 18-year-old on the streets of Wilmington.   On Friday, January 26, 2018, at approximately 4:30 pm, Wilmington Police were summoned …

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Middletown / Public Safety

Wrong-Way Driver Pleads Guilty To DUI, Manslaughter, Gets 9 Years

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 - by Staff Writer

A Wilmington woman who caused a head-on collision while driving in the wrong direction on Route 1 near the Roth Bridge has been sentenced to prison. In May 2018, Melanie Heath, …

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