Skip to content
First State Update

First State Update

Delaware's News Authority | Delaware Breaking News | Local News

  • Sports
    • Blue Coats Basketball
    • Blue Hen Sports
    • Blue Rocks Baseball
    • Delaware Thunder Hockey
    • DelTech Sports
    • DSU Hornets
    • Goldey-Beacom
    • High School Sports
    • Wesley College
    • WU Wildcats
  • Support FSU
  • Weather
  • Events
  • Food & Drink
  • Crime
    • Crime
    • Courts
  • Communities
    • New Castle County
      • Bear
      • Claymont
      • Delaware City
      • Elsmere
      • Greenville
      • Hockessin
      • Middletown
      • New Castle
      • Newark
      • Newport
      • Smyrna
      • Townsend
      • Wilmington
    • Kent County
      • Camden
      • Cheswold
      • Clayton
      • Dover
      • Felton
      • Frederica
      • Harrington
      • Houston
      • Magnolia
      • Milford
    • Sussex County
      • Bethany Beach
      • Blades
      • Bridgeville
      • Cape Henlopen
      • Dagsboro
      • Ellendale
      • Fenwick Island
      • Frankford
      • Georgetown
      • Dewey Beach
      • Laurel
      • Lewes
      • Lincoln
      • Ocean View
      • Seaford
    • Maryland
      • Elkton
      • Chestertown
      • Ocean City
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
  • Obituaries
Main Menu

Tag: kidnapping

Crime / Newark / Public Safety

Officials: 2017 ATM Kidnapper, Rapist Facing 230 Years In Prison

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

A New Castle County jury has found 50-year-old Kwesi Hudson guilty on 15 charges, including multiple felonies. Hudson was indicted in 2018 for a string of robberies, kidnappings, and sexual …

Read More
Crime / Newark / Public Safety

Two Charged With Trying To Kidnap UD Student, One Released On Unsceured Bond

November 24, 2021

Newark Police have charged two men in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a University of Delaware student, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin. Rubin said  Saturday night just before 11:30, Newark Police …

Read More
Crime / Public Safety / Wilmington

Police: Elderly Man Kidnapped From Home Near Bellefonte Thursday

September 17, 2020

Officers from the New Castle County Division of Police have arrested 23-year-old Monee Wilson and her accomplice 20-year-old Malik Singleton for burglary and kidnapping charges, according to spokesman Grigori Lopez-Garcia. Lopez-Garcia …

Read More
Crime / Lincoln / Public Safety

Wanted Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Prison Parking Lot

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Lincoln- The Delaware State Police has located 27-year-old Richard D. Stratton of Milford, DE who is wanted for kidnapping and related charges. The incident occurred on May 15, 2019, at approximately …

Read More
Crime / Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety

Just In: Pike Creek Child Abductor Will Spend The Rest Of His Days In Prison

December 7, 2018

Today, Daniel Santucci was sentenced to life plus 50 years, according to the Delaware Department of Justice. A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years …

Read More
Crime / Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety

Admitted Pike Creek Child Abductor, Daniel Santucci To Appear For Sentencing Hearing On Friday

December 4, 2018

Daniel Santucci, the 24-year-old Elsmere man, who pled guilty to Attempted Murder First Degree, Kidnapping First Degree, and Rape Second Degree for the April 2017 abduction and rape of a …

Read More
Crime / Newark / Public Safety / University of Delaware

Police Name Suspect In 2017 Sexual Assaults, Kidnappings

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018

New Castle County Police (NCCPD) have named 47-year-old Kwesi Hudson as a potential suspect in a string of sexual assaults and kidnappings that took place in early 2017. Officials said …

Read More
Crime / Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety

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

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

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 …

Read More
Crime / Public Safety / Wilmington

Man Forced Into Trunk At Gunpoint Near PA Border, Kidnapped

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

Claymont – Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery/kidnapping that took place in the parking lot of the Tri-State Mall last week, according to Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael …

Read More
Crime / Elsmere / Pike Creek / Public Safety

Man Accused Of Raping A 4-Year-Old Pike Creek Girl Is Asking Judge To Lower His Bail

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

Update: Judge Davis denies Daniel Santucci’s motion to reduce his bail. The Delaware man accused of abducting, raping and throwing a 4-year-old Pike Creek Girl into a pond is asking a judge …

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next
March 2023
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Feb    
All stories involving police come directly from official sources. Any arrested parties are and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

First State Update

About Us

Contact Us

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 First State Update.
Powered by WordPress and HitMag.