The previous employee of the Smyrna Police Department has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison. (Photo by Emiliano Bar/Unsplash)

Ex-Smyrna detective: 10 years in federal prison for involvement with 16-year-old girl

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

Michael Kealty of Magnolia, was sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to 10 years in federal prison for his crime of coercing and enticing a minor into sexual activity. Shannon T. Hanson, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the news, and The Honorable U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews issued the …

A man has been convicted in relation to the largest fentanyl seizure in state history. (Photo from the CDC)

Largest drug seizure in state history ends in conviction of Middletown man

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

Dwayne Fountain, a 54-year-old man from Middletown, has been convicted in connection with a massive drug trafficking conspiracy that led to the largest fentanyl seizure in Delaware’s history. He was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of possession with intent to distribute, and two counts of distribution of controlled substances. The charges …