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Maryland Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Defrauding Delaware Bank

May 31, 2019 - by Staff Writer

David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that William Cook, age 63, of Berlin, Maryland was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Colm F. …

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Friday’s Weekly Court Case Update

May 24, 2019 - by Staff Writer

A Superior Court judge has sentenced a second man to prison in connection with a 2018 shooting in New Castle. Evan Dayton, 20, of Elkton, MD pleaded guilty last November …

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Life / Courts

Superior Court Judge John Parkins, Jr. Has Passed Away At 72

May 24, 2019 - by Staff Writer

The Superior Court of the State of Delaware was saddened to learn today of the passing of one of our own, Judge John A. Parkins, Jr. The Court offers its …

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Courts / Public Safety / Wilmington

Police Dispatched To Motel 434 Times, DOJ Wants It Declared A Criminal Nuisance

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 - by Staff Writer

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 reduce the occurrence of crime on …

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Public Safety / Crime / Courts

Dover Man Who Raped His Daughters Dies In Smyrna Prison

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 - by Staff Writer

In October of 2005 Kennard Lane, of Dover, was charged with 33 sexual crimes involving his daughters. Three months later on January 24, 2006, Lane pled guilty to one count …

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Millsboro / Courts / Public Safety / Crime

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 / 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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Second Set Of Defendants In Vaughn Prison Riot Case Found Not Guilty, No Decision On Some Charges

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 - by Staff Writer

Today, in response to the verdicts rendered in the cases of Abednego Baynes, Kevin Berry, John Bramble and Obadiah Miller, the second set of defendants to face trial for their …

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Public Safety / Crime / Newark / Courts

Officials: Newark Man Who Strangled, Poured Bleach On Girlfriend Get 7 Years

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Staff Writer

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 prison. In December 2017, George Bishop …

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Courts / Public Safety / Crime

Shooting At Bottles On A Log Ends With Murder, Four Trials, Long Prison Sentence

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 - by Staff Writer

At his April 1985 trial, Coy Edward Bailey, Jr., of Woodside, Delaware, was convicted of intentionally shooting Frank Dukes to death on June 10, 1978. This was the culmination of …

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