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TRAFFIC ALERT – Sussex County – Update of Route 24, Mulberry Knoll to Route 1 Project

Rehoboth — Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that the following lane closures and closure of Route 24 eastbound will
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**UPDATE #1-TRAFFIC ADVISORY** Police Activity on Airport Road – New Castle

New Castle – The Delaware State Police continue to operate on Airport Road south of October 27, 2021

**TRAFFIC ADVISORY** Police Activity on Airport Road – New Castle

New Castle – Airport Road just off Interstate 95 and south of SR 141 is October 27, 2021

*UPDATE-FATAL* State Troopers Investigating Serious Crash – New Castle Area

New Castle – The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred early this
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*Traffic Advisory* State Troopers Investigating Serious Crash – New Castle Area

New Castle – Delaware State Police are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash that occurred at approximately
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Troopers Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Burglary Suspects

Newark, Delaware – Delaware State Police are requesting assistance with identifying burglary suspects. On Monday October 25, 2021, troopers responded
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TRAFFIC ALERT – Sussex County – Railroad Maintenance Will Require Closure of Lazy Lagoon Road

Frankford — Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that Delmarva Central Railroad will be resurfacing and performing general maintenance on
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TRAFFIC ALERT – Sussex County – Railroad Maintenance Will Require Closure of McCabe Road

Selbyville — Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that Maryland Delaware Railroad will be resurfacing and performing general maintenance on
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TRAFFIC ALERT – New Castle County – Daytime Intermittent Lane Closures on Cherry Lane for Railroad Maintenance

New Castle — Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that Norfolk Southern Railroad Company will be performing general maintenance work
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Shot 6 times, Milford officer says family is his motivation to recover

Milford Cpt. T.J. Webb is still in physical therapy five days a week recovering from his wounds.   On Dec.
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Former Dewey Beach officer convicted for assaulting man on stretcher

A former Dewey Beach police officer has been convicted and sentenced to  a year of supervised probation for repeatedly punching
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Wilmington Fire Department union leader sentenced for child porn

  A Wilmington firefighter and union president will go to jail for possessing child pornography. Photo by Sora Shimazaki of
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Elsmere woman who kept 49 cats in house charged with animal cruelty

Officers who entered Marybeth Stankevich’s house found 49 live cats and four dead ones. Photo by Mermek AM/Pexels.   A
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Passenger abandons car as 5 teens steal it in Newark

Car thieves jumped into a car that was left running in Newark last week, only to find a passenger in
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Tree worker killed by falling tree in Newark

Newark Police said a piece of a tree fell Monday onto a man helping cut it down and killed him.
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9/11 charity pays off mortgage for state trooper’s family

On April 26, 2017, Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen Ballard, 32, approached a suspicious vehicle at the Bear Wawa. Inside
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14 Wilmington gang members hit with 120 charges, including six murders

    Fourteen members of the Wlmington gang have been indicted on more than 120 criminal charges, including six counts
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Man gets 10 years for selling fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone

A Claymont man was sentenced today to more than 10 years in federal prison for selling fake oxycodone pills containing
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Wilmington Police Chief talks about efforts to curb gun crime

Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy     Acknowledging that gun-related crimes have soared, Wilmington Police Chief  Robert J. Tracy
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Del. man sentenced for cyberattack on ex-employer

(Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash) A Middletown man was sentenced Wednesday to six months of home confinement and more
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Burning off peroxide after I-95 accident triggers stay at home warning

The controlled burn (DelDOT photo) An accident that closed Interstate 95 near Route 141 took an unusual turn this afternoon
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2 men sent to prison in Delaware’s largest heroin, fentanyl case

The 2 men were arrested in what officials say was Delaware’s largest heroin and fentanyl seizure. Photo by Sora Shimazaki
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State Sen. Darius Brown arrested, charged after hitting woman in face

Brown was released on his own recognizance and ordered not to contact the woman
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