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Day: August 24, 2018

Public Safety / Crime / Wilmington

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

August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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 - by Staff Writer

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 …

Second Victim Succumbs To Injuries In Salem Church Road Crash, Troopers Release Name Read More
Public Safety / Crime / New Castle County

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

August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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 …

Troopers: Trio Charged In String Of Store, Bank Robberies, Royal Farms Trigger Puller In Custody Read More
Newark / Public Safety

Reports: Three Transported To Hospital After Rollover Crash Near Newark

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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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Public Safety / Crime / Bear

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

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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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Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety / Crime

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

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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 …

Santucci Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping, Raping, And Leaving 4-Year-Old Pike Creek Girl To Die Read More
Public Safety / Crime / Milford

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

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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 - by Staff Writer

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 - by Staff Writer

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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