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Day: August 24, 2018

Crime / Public Safety / Wilmington

Almost 100 Pounds Of Cocaine Hidden In Pineapple Boxes At The Port Of Wilmington

August 24, 2018

Wilmington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Wilmington seized 99.66 pounds of cocaine on August 22, 2018, according to Public Affairs Specialist Anthony Bucci. Bucci …

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Newark / Public Safety

Second Victim Succumbs To Injuries In Salem Church Road Crash, Troopers Release Name

August 24, 2018

Newark- The Delaware State Police are identifying Lakshmidez Hanumanthappa, 52, from India, as the second victim who has died from injuries sustained in a crash that occurred at approximately 10:34 …

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Crime / New Castle County / Public Safety

Troopers: Trio Charged In String Of Store, Bank Robberies, Royal Farms Trigger Puller In Custody

August 24, 2018

New Castle County – A joint investigation between the Delaware State Police, New Castle County Police, and the City of Newport Police has resulted in the arrest of three men responsible …

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Newark / Public Safety

Reports: Three Transported To Hospital After Rollover Crash Near Newark

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Newark –  Just after 1:30 this afternoon rescue crews from the Christiana Fire Company, along with Aetna Hose, Hook, and Ladder and Delaware State Police responded to Old Baltimore Pike at …

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Bear / Crime / Public Safety

New Castle Woman Gets 15 Years For Shooting And Killing DSU Student

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Cheryl Jennings, a 48-year-old New Castle woman, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the July 2016 shooting death of 19-year-old Malcolm Evans, also of New Castle. Jennings pled …

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Crime / Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety

Santucci Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping, Raping, And Leaving 4-Year-Old Pike Creek Girl To Die

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Daniel Santucci, the 24-year-old Elsmere man, who New Castle County Police Chief called a ‘Heartless monster’, admitted to kidnapping, raping, and leaving a 4-year-old girl Pike Creek girl in a …

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Crime / Milford / Public Safety

Police: Bus Driver Charged With Six Counts Of Endangering The Welfare Of A Child

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Milford – On August 22, 2018,  Milford Police arrested a Houston, Delaware woman after an investigation into a school bus incident that led to a warrant being obtained, according to …

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Business

Japanese Regulators Have Approved AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Drug

August 24, 2018

AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the 1st-line treatment of patients with inoperable or recurrent epidermal growth factor …

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New Castle / Public Safety

Happening Now: Latest On Truck Fire Brings I-95 To A Crawl

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

New Castle – Firefighters from the Minqus and Christiana Fire Companies responded to I-95 NB in the area of Route 141 for reports of a vehicle fire. Upon arrival, crews found …

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