New Castle County News
News, public safety, government, and community updates from New Castle County.
New Jersey Man Arrested for String of Burglaries in New Castle County
Wilmington, DE – The Delaware State Police have arrested 40-year-old Michael Denney of Pennsville, New Jersey, in connection with a series of commercial…
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Four Indicted In Killing Of Woman On Her Way Home From Work
On Tuesday the Delaware Department of Justice announced a pair of indictments against four in the fatal shooting of a woman in 2022.…
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Man Indicted In Death Of UD Student
On Tuesday the Delaware Department of Justice announced that Gordon Turner, 22, of New Castle, following his involvement in a crash that killed…
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Monday Shooting Leaves One Hospitalized
Wilmington, DE – The Wilmington Police Department is actively investigating a shooting that occurred Monday shortly before noon in the area of East…
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Arson Investigation Underway In Shuttered Hospital Fire
New Castle, DE — The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office has launched an arson investigation following a fire that broke out at the…
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Police: Man Charged With Raping Child For Years
Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police have charged 34-year-old Santos Aguilar-Aguilar with multiple counts of rape following an investigation that began in…
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Elkton Man Arrested in Armed Robbery of Newark Royal Farms
NEWARK, DE — Delaware State Police have arrested 29-year-old Cornell Rawlings of Elkton, Maryland, in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in…
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Police: Two Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Route 1 Stop
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. — Detectives from the New Castle County Police Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team arrested a Selbyville man Wednesday…
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Bear Fentanyl Dealer Gets 15 Years In Fatal Overdose
A Bear man has been sentenced to prison in what authorities say is Delaware’s first homicide conviction against a fentanyl dealer for causing…
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Man Shot In Alban Park Monday Night
On Monday, June 16, 2025, at approximately 10:26 p.m., Officers patrolling the Alban Park community heard multiple gunshots coming from the area of…
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