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Day: February 23, 2019

Public Safety / Smyrna

Update: Crash Traps Four, Shuts Down Route 1 In Smyrna

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Smyrna – At around 4:45 this afternoon, rescue crews, along with Delaware State Police, Kent County Paramedics, Trooper 4 all responded to Route 1 NB in Smyrna for a vehicle crash with entrapment. …

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Uncategorized / Politics

Lee Murphy Mulling 2020 Run For Delaware U.S. House Seat

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

This week, Lee Murphy, 2018 United States Congressional candidate, informed the Delaware Republican Party Leadership and its members of the opening of his 2020 Exploratory Committee for U.S. Congress of …

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Government

Proposed Statewide Property Tax Bill Pulled Off The Table

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

After criticism from lawmakers and Delaware residents, Senate Bill 50 has been pulled off the table. If passed into law, the proposal would have allowed Delaware Technical and Community College …

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Crime / Wilmington / Public Safety

Happening Now: Troopers Reportedly Investigating PNC Bank Robbery At Silverside And Marsh

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Wilmington – The Delaware State Police are currently on scene at the PNC Bank, located at 1704 Marsh Road (Silverside at Marsh) in Wilmington. Reports from the scene indate that …

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Public Safety / Crime / Bear

Troopers: Store Clerk Stabbed During Robbery In Bear

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Delaware State Police are investigating the robbery of a Newark area Dollar General store in which a clerk was stabbed, according to Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael Austin. …

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Public Safety / Crime / Millsboro / Courts

Seaford Man Gets 4 Years For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of A Child, Rape

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

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 Sexual Abuse of a Child and …

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Public Safety / Crime / Milford

Dover Man Pleads To Lesser Charges In Milford Rape Case

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from a Milford man who raped a woman in her own home. Kamau Graves pled to 2 counts of Rape Third Degree and 1 …

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Public Safety / Crime / Wilmington / Courts

Large-Scale Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Prison

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

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. Deputy Attorneys General Mark Denney and …

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Crime / Hockessin / Public Safety

New York Man Gets 15 Years For Hockessin Killing

February 23, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The New York man who shot and killed a Hockessin man was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In August 2015, Shazim Uppal, a law school classmate of Benjamin Rauf, …

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