Car Stop Leads to Drug Bust

New Castle County Police have arrested Dominick Richards-Titus, a 20 year old male who resides in the unit block of Printz Drive in Bear, DE.  He has been charged with felony drug violations after he was stopped by police and found to be in possession of multiple bags of marijuana packaged for sale and drug paraphernalia. 

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Roach Exterminator Finds Drugs, Notifies Police

New Castle County Police have arrested Chantel Queen, a 21 year old female who resides in the 100 block of Bennet Road in the Willow Chase Apartments.  She has been charged with felony drug violations after police executed a search warrant at her apartment and found marijuana hidden inside.  The investigation originated after police received a crime tip from an exterminator who was treating her apartment for an infestation of roaches. 

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Police Motorcycle Involved in Crash

New Castle County Police Sergeant Joseph Fitzgerald narrowly escaped serious injury Wednesday while operating a police motorcycle when a vehicle made an illegal turn directly in the officer’s path.  The police vehicle struck the passenger side doors of the other car causing a total of $1,500 in damages.

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Motorist Suffers Fractured Skull, Fractured Vertebrae in Motorcycle Crash

New Castle County Police are currently investigating a single car motorcycle crash that has left a 33 year old Newark man hospitalized in critical condition. 

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Police Seek Robbery Suspect

New Castle County Detectives are currently searching for two suspects who assaulted and robbed a pizza delivery man who had responded to a Newark home to deliver a bogus food order.  A composite sketch of one of the suspects was completed last evening and has been released to the media. 

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Two Pizza Deliver Drivers Robbed over the Weekend, Crime Trend Continues

New Castle County Police are presently investigating two unrelated robberies that occurred in different locations in the county, but are part of an ongoing series of similar crimes.  In each case, a pizza and food order was placed by bandits who robbed the pizza delivery person when they arrived at the residences to deliver the order. 

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Traffic Stop Leads to Gun Seizure, Bullet Proof Vest, Drugs

New Castle County Police have arrested four men for weapon and drug related offenses after an officer stopped them for a traffic violation and found two loaded guns, marijuana and a bullet proof vest inside the car.

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Three Teens Charged with Armed Robbery

New Castle County Police have arrested three teenage males who robbed two separate victims at gunpoint late Saturday.

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14 Year Old Accidentally Shots Family Dog with Rifle

Two teenagers narrowly escaped serious injury this afternoon while playing with a loaded rifle that discharged and struck the family dog.  The canine was later put down due to complications to a severed left leg.

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Teens Choose Wrong House to Try to Break into

An off duty Wilmington Police Officer, who was working an overnight shift and was sleeping inside his home, was woken by the sounds of an intruder attempting to break into his home Friday afternoon in the community of Lattimer Estates.  The officer confronted the intruders and arrested one at gunpoint.

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Suspect Chases Grandmother with Butcher Knife

New Castle County Police have arrested Eugene Brown, a 29 year old male who resides in the unit block of Rose Lane in the community of Rosegate.  He has been charged with weapon and related offenses after he chased his grandmother with a butcher knife and threatened to kill her while possibly under the influence of PCP.

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Police Chief Promotes Sergeant

New Castle County Police Colonel Rick Gregory has promoted Senior CorporalJoseph Blithe to the rank of Sergeant in a ceremony this morning at the Paul J. Sweeney Public Safety Building.

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Three Charged with Breaking into Vehicles

New Castle County Police have arrested an uncle and his two nephews for breaking into a number of cars and stealing radios and electronic equipment from inside.

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Trespasser Charged with Weapon, Drugs Violations

New Castle County Police have arrested Eddie Rodriguez, a 19 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Gander Way in Chestertown, Maryland.  He has been charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon and related offenses after foot patrol officers stopped him in the Lexington Green Apartments and found he was in possession of a concealed large fixed blade knife and marijuana.

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Man Shot During Attempted Robbery

New Castle County Police are currently investigating an early morning shooting that has left a man hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the lower body.

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DUI Suspect Rescued from His Own Garage, Narrowly Escapes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

New Castle County Police have arrested Vahit Balci, a 33 year old male who resides in the 200 block of Cheyenne Drive in the community of Wrangle Hill Estates.  He has been charged with DUI and related offenses after he drove his car across his neighbor’s yard.  He then proceeded to his own home and crashed his car into the interior of his garage.  Officers were forced to kick in his front door and rescued him from the garage while his car was running with the garage door down. 

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Officer Injured in Two Car Crash

New Castle County Police are currently investigating an overnight car crash involving a police cruiser and second striking vehicle. 

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Domestic Complaints Lead to Seizure of Drugs, AK-47 Assault Rifle, Shotgun

New Castle County Police have arrested a couple for felony drug and weapon violations after a heated argument inside their apartment prompted a concerned neighbor to call 911.  While investigating the disturbance at the home, police observed and later seized marijuana and two guns.

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Home Condemned Due to Unsanitary Conditions, 30-40 Canines Rescued

(Newark, DE)  A Frenchtown Woods residence has been condemned by New Castle County Code Enforcement officials after the home was deemed unsafe for habitation due to unsanitary conditions.  

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Police Investigate at Least 12 Thefts from Unlocked Cars

(Fairfax, DE)  New Castle County Police are currently investigating at least 12 thefts from motor vehicles overnight (Tuesday into Wednesday) in the following communities: Fairfax, McDaniel Crest, and Blue Rock Manor. 

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Two Teens Hospitalized After Ingesting Heart Medication

Drug Dealer Arrested

New Castle County Police have arrested a 16 year old Wilmingtonmale who sold two classmates several “Rythmol” pills at school on Monday.  The victims, believing they had purchased Percocets, ingested the pills and suffered serious medical complications.  One victim remains in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.

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Police Canine Apprehends Fleeing Felon

New Castle County Police have arrested Bryon Kopylec, a 29 year old male who resides in the 400 block of Woods Road in Bear, DE.  He has been charged with (felony) non-compliance of a court order, unlawful imprisonment, terroristic threatening, offensive touching and resisting arrest.  He was arrested after a police canine found him hiding inside a closet in his home. 

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Four Juveniles Nearly Electrocuted

New Castle County Police are investigating a nearly lethal incident involving four male juveniles who suffered injuries due to an electric shock while playing in the back yard of a Castle Hills residence.

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Shooting Suspect Sought

New Castle County have arrest warrants on file for Lazaar “Weezie” Chattin, an 18 year old male who resides in the unit block of Fleming Street in Newark.  He is accused of shooting another male early this morning in the Kimberton community.

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Two Men Shot in Collins Park

New Castle County Police are investigating an early morning shooting that has left two men with minor gunshot wounds to the upper body.  Police discovered the two shooting victims were attacked after driving two other men home from Philadelphia after the Phillies championship parade.

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Burglar Linked to Drug Offenses, Trafficking Heroin

As a result of multiple search warrants, New Castle County Detectives have recovered 43 bundles of heroin (street value $10,000) from Alexander Barreto’s home and car.  Barreto was arrested yesterday and charged with multiple counts of burglary and related offenses. 

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Burglar Linked to Multiple Crimes, Suspected in More Than 70

A serial burglar who has been targeting area apartment complexes over the past two months is behind bars today after investigators arrested him last evening in Wilmington and found him with stolen goods. 

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Belvedere Man Shot, Uncooperative with Investigators

New Castle County Police are presently investigating an early morning shooting that has left a 33 year old male hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the buttocks. 

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Father Charged with Providing Alcohol to Minors, Disorderly Premise

New Castle County Police have arrested Marc Andrews, a 47 year old male who resides in the Cliff House Condominiums in Wilmington.  He has been charged with providing alcohol to minors and maintaining a disorderly premise where several fights had occurred.

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Teen Shoots Mailman with Paintball Gun, Charged with Assault

New Castle County Police have arrested a 16 year old Sparrow Run male who shot and injured a mailman with a paintball gun yesterday afternoon.

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Suspect Charged with Firing Gun in Community

New Castle County Police have arrested Griffith Jones, a 22 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Horse Shoe Road in Newark.  He has been charged with menacing two men with a .45 caliber handgun and firing two shots before fleeing in a vehicle. 

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Mother Arrested, Allows 14 Year old Son to Drive Car to Store

Kid Injured after Hitting Four Parked Cars

New Castle County Police have arrested Melissa Dawson, a 36 year old female who resides in the 100 block of Cross Avenue in the community of Swanwyck.  She has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a vehicle after her son crashed her car into four parked vehicles. 

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Victim Assaulted by Would-Be Burglars

A 46 year old male homeowner has been hospitalized after he was assaulted by two intruders who he confronted in the back yard of his residence this morning in the community of Northridge.

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Broken Headlight Leads to Drug Bust

New Castle County Police have arrested Sean Simoes, an 18 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Netherland Drive in Middletown, DE.  He has been charged with felony drug violations after an officer stopped him for driving a vehicle at night without two operable headlights and later found marijuana and Xanax pills inside his car.

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Carjacking Suspect Causes Crash, Injures Three

New Castle County Police have arrested Candus Houck, a 29 year old female who resides in the unit block of Chandler Circle in Bear, DE.  She has been charged with carjacking related offenses, DUI, and causing a serious crash moments after stealing the car.  After the collision, she got out of the car, urinated in the grassy area near the crash scene, and then started to walk away when she was detained by witnesses and police. 

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Suspect Charged with Afternoon Burglary, One at Large

New Castle County Police have arrested Maurice Williams, a 15 year old male who resides in the 2800 block of N. Washington Street in Wilmington.  He has been charged with one count of burglary after he and another unidentified male broke into a home in Hockessin and were confronted by the homeowner.

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Speeding Teen Nearly Strikes Two Officers with Car

New Castle County Police have arrested Grace Fox, a 19 year old female who resides in the 500 block of Glenside Avenue in the community of Carcroft.  She was arrested after officers, who were conducting a radar assignment, tried to stop her for traveling 60 mph in a 30 mph zone.  Instead of stopping as instructed by the officers, she sped up and nearly struck them both. 

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 Three Charged with Armed Robbery

New Castle County Police have arrested three adults early Saturday for armed robbery and related offenses after they held a man at knife point and stole his car keys.

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Two Charged with Shooting Passing Vehicles with Pellet Gun

New Castle County Police have arrested two adult males for shooting passing cars with a pellet gun in the community of Becks Wood.  At the time of their arrest, both men were covered in mud as they attempted to hide from police in a marsh type area.

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ITEMS HELD BY COUNTY POLICE GO TO AUCTION

Various tools, bicycles, jewelry, electronics, camera equipment and other items that have been collected by County Police or whose ownership could not be determined, will be auctioned during a public auction to be held on Saturday, October 18^th, 2008, beginning at 9:00 am at McGrellis Auction, 725 Valley Road, Hockessin, Delaware.

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Sisters Charged with Stealing Check from Infirmed Adult

New Castle County Police have arrested two female siblings for stealing a $1,775.94 check from their infirmed adult sister who was hospitalized at the time of the theft. 

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Hydraulic Jacks Stolen, Value $23,000

New Castle County Police are currently investigating a burglary of a storage shed and subsequent theft of 11 large hydraulic jacks that were stolen from the property.  These items are specifically designed for a particular industry.  Otherwise, they could be sold for scrap.   

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Theft Suspect’s Image Captured on Surveillance Camera

New Castle County Police are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a male subject who investigators believe broke into two cars in the community of Forest Ridge and stole credit cards belonging to the victims.  The suspect’s image was later captured on video as he used the victims stolen cards to make several purchases in New Castle. 

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Mother Leaves 12 Year Old Locked in Car

While She Goes to Work, Shopping

New Castle County Police have arrested Jova Gomez, a 37 year old female who resides in the unit block of Avignon Drive in the community of Frenchtown Woods.  She has been charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child after she left her daughter, who had just been released from the hospital after having minor surgery, locked inside her car for two hours while she went to work and went shopping.

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Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud, Criminal Solicitation

New Castle County Police have arrested Adrien Padovani, a 26 year old female who resides in the 1600 block of Cleland Cross Road in Wilmington.  She has been charged with insurance fraud and related offenses after she paid a man to steal her car so she could make an insurance claim and get out of a $15,000 debt.

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Teen Deceased, Possible Homicide

New Castle County Detectives are presently investigating the suspicious death of a 13 year old female who was found deceased inside her residence this afternoon.

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Theft Suspect’s Image Captured on Surveillance Camera

New Castle County Police are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a male subject who forced his way into a vehicle that was parked at the A.I. DuPont Hospital and removed a GPS system.  The suspect’s image was captured by security cameras at the hospital as he fled through the front gate. 

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Speeding Violation Leads to Drug Bust

New Castle County Police have arrested Robert Schaefer, a 30 year old male who resides in the 5500 block of Heritage Court Drive in Wilmington.  He has been charged with speeding and felony drug violations after he passed a police car traveling 20 miles an hour over the posted speed limit and was later found to be in possession of 25 bags of heroin.

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Police Investigate Phone Scam, Elderly Victim

New Castle County Police are warning senior citizens about a recent phone scam involving a female caller who is claiming to work for a local service that confirms checking account numbers. 

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Three Suspects Charged with Felony Drug Violations

New Castle County Police have arrested three adults for felony drug violations after police completed a one week investigation into reported drug sales from an area home.  As a result of the investigation, police seized cash, prescription pills and over 30 grams of cocaine were recovered from a car and New Castle home. 

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Burglary Suspect’s Image Captured on Camera

New Castle County Police are presently investigating an early morning burglary to an apartment in the Maryland Park Apartments.  A surveillance camera captured the image of a male subject who was fleeing the area during the time the crime occurred. 

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Hillsgrove Surrenders

Bruce Hillsgrove turned himself in to New Castle County Police late Monday after his mugshot and arrest warrant information was released to the media.  He was wanted for scamming a number of parents who thought they were signing up their children to play in a baseball tournament in Aberdeen, Maryland.  Instead, he stole the $1,600 he collected from the parents and never registered the kids for the tournament as promised. 

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Man Bilks Little Leaguers Out of $1,600

New Castle County Police have arrest warrants on file for Bruce Hillsgrove, a 43 year old male who resides in the 1700 block of Appleton Road in Elkton, MD.  He is wanted for scamming a number of parents who thought they were signing up their children to play in a baseball tournament in Aberdeen, Maryland.  Instead, he stole the $1,600 he collected from the parents and never registered the kids for the tournament as promised. 

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Driver Crashes Car While Rolling Marijuana Cigarette

New Castle County Police have arrested Shawn E. Jones, a 24 year old male who resides in the 500 block of E. Hanna Drive in Newark, DE.  He has been charged with DUI and multiple felony drug offenses after he crashed his car into several signs while rolling a marijuana cigarette and under the influence of drugs.

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 Father Charged with Shaking Baby

2 Month Old Daughter in Grave Condition

New Castle County Police have arrested Aaron Blackshear, a 23 year old male who resides in the 400 block of Filmore Court in the community of Stoneybrook.  He has been charged with one count of assault by abuse or neglect after detectives determined he violently shook his daughter and tossed her to the floor because she was crying too much.  The child has been hospitalized with multiple broken bones and severe brain damage.

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Caretaker Charged with Exploitation of Infirmed Adult

New Castle County Police have arrested Barbara A. Johnson, a 41 year old female who resides in the 500 block of W. 25^th Street in Wilmington.  She has been charged with several felony offenses after police discovered she was the caregiver of an 84 year old female and was stealing money from her account and opening up new credit accounts in the victim’s name. 

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Two Serial Burglars Arrested

Linked to Several Break-ins in Delaware and Pennsylvania

New Castle County Police have arrest warrants on file for two men who have been linked to two residential burglaries in Delaware and a number of others in Pennsylvania.

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Burglary Suspect Confronted by Victim