New Castle County News
News, public safety, government, and community updates from New Castle County.
Two Dogs Injured In Sunday Morning House Fire
On Sunday morning, just before 8:10 AM, firefighters from multiple fire companies in New Castle County were dispatched to a residential structure fire…
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Man Killed In Newark-Area Crash Saturday
The Delaware State Police are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Saturday morning in Newark that left one man dead. On May…
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Man Accused Of Pointing Gun At Woman On Newark’s Main Street
Just after 11:00 Tuesday evening, Newark Police were dispatched to the 100-block of West Main Street for a report of a male pointing…
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Police Investigating Robbery Inside Christiana Mall
The Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery that occurred earlier today at a kiosk inside the Christiana Mall in Newark. Officials said…
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William Penn Student Struck By Bus Friday Morning
Just after 7:10, Friday morning rescue crews responded to William Penn High School, located at 713 E Basin Road in New Castle for…
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58-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Thursday
Wilmington Police are currently investigating a shooting that took place at approximately 8:23 p.m. near East 22nd and North Spruce Streets. Officers responded…
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Police Update Last Week’s Stabbing Of Woman
Wilmington Police have updated a story that only First State Update brought you last week. Officials said they arrested a man in connection…
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Police Identify Man Shot And Killed Wednesday
Wilmington Police are investigating two separate crime scenes where two men were found shot. Wednesday afternoon two individuals were shot in a possibly…
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Man Shot Just Before 5:00 Thursday
Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at approximately 4:55 p.m. in the 300 block of North Franklin Street. Police located…
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Five Shot, One Fatally In 12 Hour Span
A series of shootings unfolded in Wilmington across Wednesday and early Thursday, leaving five individuals wounded, according to local police reports. The sequence…
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