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Delaware State Police
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
1,000+ Grams Of Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized In Baltimore Drug Lab Raid: Police
Baltimore Police just put a major dent in a drug pipeline — and the photos look like something out of The Wire. Investigators with the Group Violence Enforcement Team launched a probe in early September after violent crime spiked in Southwest, Western, and Southern Baltimore, officials said. Detectives tracked suspects traveling to Delaware to haul controlled dangerous substances back into the city, according to the Baltimore Police Department. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, a coordinated vehicle stop on the Delaware Turnpike with help from Delaware State Police led to a massive seizure tha…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Kilos Of Cocaine, Pot, Gun — And Two Kids — Recovered In Cecil County Drug Raid: State Police
A months-long drug trafficking investigation stretching from Delaware into Cecil County ended with three arrests, kilos of cocaine and marijuana seized, a gun recovered, and children found inside one of the targeted homes, authorities announced. The Delaware State Police said 34-year-old Aaron Nickerson of Wilmington, 30-year-old Khalil Rodriguez-Fitzgerald of New Castle, and 33-year-old Malcolm Moore of Claymont were taken into custody on Wednesday, Aug. 6, after detectives concluded a joint investigation with the Cecil County Drug Task Force. Investigators said the drug trafficking organi…
Salem, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Of Driver Recovered After Truck Plunges Off Delaware Memorial Bridge Into River (
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The body of a driver whose tractor-trailer plunged into the Delaware River after a crash on the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday, July 11 was recovered Saturday morning, July 12, officials confirmed. In an update Saturday, Delaware River and Bay Authority spokesman James Salmon said that the Bobtail tractor and a deceased male occupant were recovered from the Delaware River at approximately 11:10 a.m. The driver's identity has not yet been released. All bridge lanes are open to traffic. "Delaware State Police Marine dive unit and Holloway Terrace Fire Company were instrumental in…
East Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Arrested Fleeing To Delaware After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Orange man was arrested in Delaware after he fatally shot his girlfriend in East Orange Sunday, June 29, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at 15 N 16th St. and found Shalamar Brown critically injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest, abdomen and thigh, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died in surgery, police said. Darian Ficklin, her boyfriend, fled to Delaware and was pursued by Delaware State Police for over an hour, authorities said. He was ap…
La Plata, MD
Police & Fire
La Plata Firefighter Suspended Days After Hiring Over Delaware Hate Crime Arrest: Officials
A Maryland firefighter is off the job less than two weeks after joining the department—following his arrest in a Delaware hate crime case, officials confirmed. Jay Droney, 27, had been with the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County for just eight days before he was suspended this week amid a disturbing out-of-state arrest. According to the Delaware State Police, Droney and fellow firefighter Jordan Hastings, 23, were charged in connection with a February 2024 incident at the Millville Volunteer Fire Company where they allegedly chased a Black co-worker with a rope shaped like…
Chester, PA
News
Luxury Cars, $99K+, 8 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Tri-State Drug Bust, Including Chester Men: DA
A months-long undercover operation spanning Pennsylvania and New Jersey led to the arrest of six men accused of running a major cocaine trafficking ring, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced on Tuesday, March 18. Dubbed "Operation Spark Plug," the investigation was spearheaded by the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware State Police, the Camden County, New Jersey District Attorney’s Office, the DEA, and the FBI. Authorities seized over 8 kilograms of cocaine, nearly $100,000 in cash, multiple luxury vehicle…
Chichester, PA
Police & Fire
Charges Withdrawn, Then Refiled: DE Man Accused Of Decades-Long Child Abuse Surrenders In PA
Nearly a month after charges against him were withdrawn, a Delaware man accused of sexually abusing six children over five decades turned himself over to Pennsylvania authorities—on the same day those charges were refiled, a source told Daily Voice and court records confirm. Robert Norbel O’Boyle, 77, of Frankford, Delaware, surrendered to Pennsylvania authorities on Wednesday, March 12, and is now being held at Delaware County Prison on $5 million bail, according to a source and court records. Court records show that charges initially filed against O’Boyle on February 25, 2025, were with…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Duped Into Fake Meetup, Attacked By Elkton Suspect Over Sweatshirts: Police
A Maryland teen and his accomplice were arrested in Delaware after robbing a 15-year-old at gunpoint over sweatshirts during a duplicitous meetup authorities said. Elkton resident Tizonn Trotter, 18, and Jyair Freeman, 18, of Smyrna, Delaware, were taken into custody after allegedly luring the victim into their car and attacking him during a broad daylight robbery in Millsboro, according to Delaware State Police. The incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 25, around 3:30 p.m. in the 20000 block of Lucky Lane when the victim arranged to meet someone he thought was his cousin through a socia…
Penns Grove-Carneys Point, NJ
Police & Fire
Salem County Teens Crash Stolen Car During Wild Police Chase In DE, Troopers Say
Two boys from Salem County were accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in Delaware, crashing a stolen car and hospitalizing another driver, authorities said. A 14-year-old from Penns Grove and a 16-year-old from Deepwater were given several felony charges, Delaware State Police said in a news release. The teens were taken into custody after the chase in New Castle, DE, on Sunday, Dec. 29. A white 2012 Kia Optima with New Jersey plates was spotted by Delaware troopers near Route 1 South and Christiana Road at around 4:50 p.m. A quick computer check revealed the car was reported…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Who Threatened To Kill, Locked Victim In Closet Arrested In Delaware: Sheriff
A Maryland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly pulling a gun during an argument and locking victims in rooms, authorities said. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on the 28000 block of Waller Road in Delmar on Thursday, Dec. 12, where there was a reported incident involving a firearm. Richard Lee Luffman, 45, is accused of pointing a firearm at one victim during an argument and threatening to kill them and others in the home, according to the sheriff's office. During the incident, Luffman allegedly shoved one victim into a closet and locked an…
Glassboro, NJ
Police & Fire
Glassboro Felon Caught With Thousands Of Meth Pills, Two Guns Sentenced: Feds
A Glassboro man will spend a decade in prison after admitting to having thousands of methamphetamine pills and two loaded guns as a felon, authorities said. George Joyce, 40, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 9, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to charges of possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements, police executed a search warrant at Joyce's home on Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023. …
Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD
News
Delaware Man Charged In Cecil County Party Shooting That Left Two Dead, Two Injured: State PD
A 23-year-old Delaware man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a party in Elkton that left two men dead and two others injured, authorities announced. Justice Schmeek Pratt, of Bear, Delaware, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 4, by the Maryland State Apprehension Team with assistance from the Delaware State Police and First State Fugitive Task Force, who charged him with second-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and firearm offenses. The arrest followed a search warrant executed at a residence on Channing Drive in Bear, where police recovered two …
Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
UMES Student From Bethesda Critically Injured In Head-On Wrong-Way Crash: Police
Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) students were killed, and two others suffered critical injuries after being struck head-on by a suspected intoxicated wrong-way driver in Delaware. Delaware State Police identified 22-year-old Eric Staley, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania resident Makayla Belton, 18, as the two who were killed in a fatal crash on Sunday in Seaford involving a Honda Pilot and Nissan Rogue. Two others, the 22-year-old driver from DC, and a rear passenger, an 18-year-old from Bethesda, where also hospitalized with serious injuries, …
Reading, PA
News
Berks County Motorcyclist Killed In Delaware State Crash: Police
A 26-year-old Douglassville man was identified as the person who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Delaware, according to authorities. Taylor Guyer, 26, of Douglassville, was identified by Delaware State Police as the victim of the fatal crash that happened on Interstate 95 South in New Castle County, Delaware on Sunday, Sept. 22. Guyer was riding a Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycle on I-95 just north of Basin Road in New Castle when the crash happened, according to police. He had been riding behind a group of fellow motorcyclists and accelerated to keep up with them.…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Former NJ Athlete ID'd As Victim Killed In MD Crash, Girlfriend Airlifted
The 18-year-old man killed in a crash on I-95 in Maryland over the weekend has been identified as a former New Jersey high school athlete. Gage Myers played basketball and baseball for Gloucester City High School, records show. He graduated in 2023. "Gage was a wonderful young man with a kind heart and handsome, infectious smile," the school said, sharing a memorial GoFundMe. The school also said that 2022 graduate Rylee McNee, was the 19-year-old passenger airlifted in the crash. The two had celebrated their second anniversary as a couple last month, according to a social media post. "We…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
NJ Man, 18, Killed In I-95 Crash In Maryland, 3 Others Airlifted
An 18-year-old man was killed in a crash on I-95 in Maryland over the weekend. Gage Myers was in a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic that rear-ended a 2016 Toyota Highlander, which then rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Rav4 on the northbound side of the roadway in North East (Cecil County) around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, March 23, State Police said. ALSO SEE: Former South Jersey Athlete ID'd As Victim Killed In MD Crash, Girlfriend Airlifted Traffic had been stopped along the highway for a previous crash, police said. Gage Myers, the Chevrolet driver from New Jersey, died at the scene. Police did not say wher…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Delaware Robbery Suspects Arrested By NJ State Police In Mercer County
A pair of robbery suspects from Delaware were arrested in Mercer County by New Jersey State Police, authorities said. Michael Larbi, 25, and a 16-year-old boy, both of Dover, DE, were wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Smyrna, DE, State Police said. On Feb. 29, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Delaware State Police reported two robbery suspects that fled from a traffic stop and crossed into New Jersey. Through various investigative means, troopers identified and located Larbi and the juvenile at the Woodrow Wilson Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike in Hamilton Township, p…
Elkton, MD
Obituaries
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland
A man who has been missing for nearly a year in Cecil County has been found dead, police in Elkton confirmed, offering a sense of closure for his family. Last April, the Elkton Police Department issued an alert for Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele, who was reported missing days after disappearing after leaving a family member's home on foot. On Tuesday, the agency announced that "with a heavy heart and great sadness," Steele had been located dead after last being seen on April 11, 2023. He was reportedly found in a vacant Delaware building. No details surrounding his death were released. …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Wanted Truck Rams Police Vehicle In 50-Mile Turnpike Pursuit That Ended In Crash: Cops
A fugitive from Delaware took New Jersey State Police on a wild chase from Mount Holly more than 50 miles to Elizabeth before crashing his truck, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 8, at approximately 12:20 p.m., troopers spotted a white Penske trunk going north on the New Jersey Turnpike in the area of milepost 35 in Mount Laurel Township, according to State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron. ALSO SEE: New Footage Shows Driver Flipping Box Truck After 50-Mile NJ Turnpike Pursuit The vehicle, being operated by 21-year-old Joel Espinal, of New York, NY, had been wanted by Delaware Sta…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Become Victims When NJ Driver In I-95 Crash Flees In Their Car: Police
A 54-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after police in Delaware say he stole the vehicle of a Good Samaritan checking on him after a crash. Nadeem Cassiem of Keasbey (Woodbridge) was heading south on I-95 in a Toyota Rav4 in Newark, DE near State Route 273 around 7:10 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 7, when he rear-ended a white Dodge RAM pickup, Delaware State Police said. A concerned passerby stopped to check on the drivers for injuries, at which point the Cassiem got into the Good Samaritan’s Mercury Mountaineer and fled southbound on I-95 in the stolen SUV, DSP said. Troopers ide…
West Chester, PA
News
Homicide
: Six Charged, Including Minor, In Coatesville Man's Slaying, DA
Six people — including a child, have been charged in connection with the killing of a Coatesville man, the Chester County Attorney’s Office and Coatesville City Police Department jointly announced on Friday, Jan. 19. Dametirus "Meechie" McClain-Jackson, 20 of Coatesville was found shot in the area of Madison Street and Lime Street on August 23, 2023. He was taken to Paoli Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and autopsy later determined the cause to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner was a homicide, as detailed in the joint DA and police rele…
West Chester, PA
Obituaries
Missing Chesco Dad Died From Car Crash In Delaware: Authorities
An Oxford man who was reported missing late last month was identified as the victim of a Delaware car crash, officials say. Forty-two-year-old Bobby Pipkins Jr. was killed in a wreck in north Wilmington sometime between Nov. 25 and Dec. 6, said Delaware State Police in a release. Pipkins was reported missing to Wilmington police on Nov. 25 after he left a family function and was not heard from again, according to DSP and relatives. The accident remains under investigation by troopers. Loved ones described Pipkins as a hard-working family man. "He is a working man, a loving husband, a p…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teens Arrested In Delaware After Stealing Porsche During Home Invasion Robbery In South Jersey
Two teenagers were arrested in Delaware and four others are wanted after they crashed a stolen vehicle, fled on foot and carjacked a Porsche at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery in Northfield, authorities said. All six fled to Delaware in the stolen Porsche shortly after getting into a head-on crash in the first stolen vehicle at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 near the corner of Shore Road and Mimi Court in Northfield, police said. All six occupants fled on foot from the first stolen vehicle which was left at the scene of the crash eastbound toward Wabash Avenue, police said. The…
Elkton, MD
News
Police ID Cecil County Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver
Two drivers from Maryland were involved in a fatal crash across state lines in Delaware. North East resident Heather Rodriguez, 31, has died following a crash on Monday, May 22 in Newark, with a dump truck loaded with gravel stone on Pulaski Highway, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning, a Peterbilt truck being driven by a 59-year-old Colora man was waiting at a traffic light in the right eastbound lane of the highway, investigators said. Rodriguez was driving a Hyundai Sonata, failed to slow down for unknown reasons, and drove into the back of the…
Elkton, MD
News
Pair Accused Of Killing Driver In Delaware Picked Up By Police In Maryland
Two murder suspects wanted out of Delaware were busted a state away in Maryland after being caught by members of the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies, authorities announced. Delaware residents Charles Lowe, 44, of Felton, and Sierra Steiner, 28, of Newark, are both facing murder and other charges following their arrests over the weekend by investigators in Cecil County. According to state police in Delaware, shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, police investigators were called to a possible crash, where they instead found a victim dead inside a ve…
Lancaster, PA
News
Missing Pennsylvania Man Found Dead In Delaware: Authorities
A Red Lion 38-year-old man who had been missing for five days was found dead in Delaware, authorities say. Daniel Hesketh left his home on the 100 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough on January 13 around 10 p.m. and was last seen in Colerain Township, Lancaster County around noon the following day. He was a white 2008 Volkswagen Jetta with a Pennsylvania Registration of LFZ8544. The car had damage to the driver's side and one front tire is replaced with a small spare tire, according to police. He was found in New Castle County, Delaware on January 19 by Delaware state police, Penn…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
PA Family Seeing Christmas Lights Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Delaware
A trip to see Christmas lights for a Pennsylvania family turned tragic when their vehicle was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Delaware, leaving some family members dead and other seriously injured, State Police and loved ones said. Jason Wilcox, 46, of Millsboro, DE, was in a black Land Rover when he was involved in the crash at Lewes Georgetown Highway and Minos Conaway Road in Lewes around 8 p.m., DSP said. As a result, Jessica Guida, 35, of Temple, PA, Jovie Wright, 9, of Temple, PA, and Gerald Huss, 74, of Lewes, died. Gerald was Jessica's mother and Jovie was Jessica'…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Apprehended For Murdering Man Found Beaten To Death Outside Home: State Police
A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with murdering a 57-year-old man in Worcester County, state police announced. Carl Lee “Moose” Fuller, 32, of Salisbury, was apprehended by Delaware State Police in Delmar for the alleged murder of 57-year-old Salisbury resident David Pfeffer. Shortly before 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of St. Lukes Road in Salisbury after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, they found Pfeffer lying on the ground outside of this home, wh…
Towson, MD
News
Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride
A former Coppin State basketball star has died after a fatal bicycle collision in Delaware, authorities confirm. Larry Yarbray, 51, a Chester, Pennsylvania native, was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Camden Wyoming area on Saturday, Sept. 10, according to Delaware State Police. Yarbray was an avid bicyclist and still holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, helping lead the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1990. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Larry Yarbray (@chestercyclingteam) Po…
Lusby, MD
Obituaries
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production
A pair of young filmmakers from the Baltimore area were killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware while returning from a production in Philadelphia, according to news reports and those who knew them. Martin Whittier, 37, and Nate Brubaker, 27, were heading south in a 2020 BMW M2 when the car became disabled in the middle lane of the highway around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in Newark, DE, according to Delaware State Police and the pair's associates. A white 2017 Freightliner box truck also traveling southbound struck the BMW from behind, and pushed it in southern direction, towa…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft
A 43-year-old man who was struck and killed by a car after being ordered out of a Lyft in Delaware over the weekend has been identified as one of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's previous staffers. An argument broke out in the back of the car that Sid Wolf was riding in, and the Lyft driver stopped the car in the middle of the southbound lane on Coast Highway in Delaware, and demanded all six passengers get out around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, July 24, authorities said. Wolf, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was struck by a 2016 Toyota Corolla being driven by a 27-year-old man, who changed lanes to av…
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