May 24, 2019
Superior Court Judge John Parkins, Jr. Has Passed Away At 72
The Superior Court of the State of Delaware was saddened to learn today of the passing of one of our own, Judge John A.…
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May 15, 2019
Police Dispatched To Motel 434 Times, DOJ Wants It Declared A Criminal Nuisance
The Delaware Department of Justice has asked a court to declare a Wilmington-area motel a criminal nuisance, with the goal of requiring owners to…
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April 24, 2019
Dover Man Who Raped His Daughters Dies In Smyrna Prison
In October of 2005 Kennard Lane, of Dover, was charged with 33 sexual crimes involving his daughters. Three months later on January 24, 2006,…
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February 23, 2019
Seaford Man Gets 4 Years For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of A Child, Rape
A 33-year-old Seaford man pled guilty to charges connected to the rape of a minor. Harry Dwain Croft pled guilty to charges of Continuous…
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February 23, 2019
Large-Scale Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Prison
A large-scale heroin dealer in the Riverside section of Wilmington pled guilty to several charges related to a criminal enterprise involving drugs and guns.…
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February 18, 2019
Second Set Of Defendants In Vaughn Prison Riot Case Found Not Guilty, No Decision On Some Charges
Today, in response to the verdicts rendered in the cases of Abednego Baynes, Kevin Berry, John Bramble and Obadiah Miller, the second set of…
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December 28, 2018
Officials: Newark Man Who Strangled, Poured Bleach On Girlfriend Get 7 Years
A 37-year-old Newark man who pled guilty earlier this year to Strangulation, Tampering with a Witness, and Assault Third Degree has been sentenced to…
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June 6, 2018
Shooting At Bottles On A Log Ends With Murder, Four Trials, Long Prison Sentence
At his April 1985 trial, Coy Edward Bailey, Jr., of Woodside, Delaware, was convicted of intentionally shooting Frank Dukes to death on June 10,…
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March 29, 2018
Authorities: Newark Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges, Had Video Showing Touching Of Young Girl
Newark – A 36-year-old Newark man faces as little as 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges, according to prosecutors. Officials…
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December 1, 2017
MMA Fighter From New Castle Gets 25 Years For Child Rape
The 34-year-old former MMA fighter “Baby Hercules” has been sentence to prison for raping a child, according to the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ). Officials…
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November 10, 2017
Failure To Mail 9,500 Notices To Appear Creates Headache For Court Of Common Pleas
Wilmington – The Delaware Court of Common Pleas has learned that Notices to Appear in some criminal cases were not mailed. Delaware’s Department of…
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April 11, 2017
Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Newark’s Fairfield Shopping Center
Newark – Newark Police is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Monday, April 10, 2017 at approximately 3:29 a.m. in the parking lot…
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