Philadelphia Man Accused of Impersonating FBI Agent in Failed Wilmington Bank Robbery
WILMINGTON, DE — A Philadelphia man is facing multiple felony charges in Delaware after investigators say he impersonated a federal agent and attempted to rob a person in a Wilmington-area bank parking lot, then fled in a stolen vehicle linked to another active criminal case. According to the Delaware...
Pickup truck driver skirts around road closure signs before crashing in Chester County
Officials are detailing a cautionary tale after a driver allegedly disregarded road closure signs Tuesday morning. Keystone Valley Fire Department stated the accident happened around 10:16 a.m. on the 100 block of Octorara Road in Sadsbury Township after a pickup truck drove past road closure signs and barriers on a...
Proposed Delaware data center’s energy needs would dwarf all state households
At a time when many Delaware residents are already being struck by rising costs of power and state officials are debating how to remedy the situation, a new proposal for a massive data center near Delaware City would bring energy demands comparable to nearly double the number of households in the state. The post...
Police accuse man of kidnapping, burglary and attempted robbery
A Philadelphia man is facing numerous charges in connection with a kidnapping, a burglary and an attempted robbery that occurred in Delaware during late spring. According to New Castle County Police, officers investigated an incident in late May in which a male was abducted outside a residence in the Wilmington area,...
Corrections Officer Guilty of Beating Up South Jersey Prisoner
A Woodbury man has been found guilty of the assault of an inmate at the South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton. The finding of guilty happened on Thursday after a trial in the Superior Court in Bridgeton. Guilty of Assault. According to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, Cortlen S. Flax,...
Three men plead guilty to making false threats against Newark High School
Three men are facing federal prison time after they admitted to orchestrating a string of “swatting” incidents around the country, including calling in false reports of a shooting at Newark High School last year. On Monday, Evan Strauss, 27, of Moneta, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate...
Police Seeking Information In Cold Case Homicide
On the night of July 18, 2012, authorities responded to a report of a shooting in the Belvedere community near Wilmington. Police say just after 11:00 p.m., officers arrived at 13 Clyde Street to find 28-year-old Anthony D. Fitzgerald suffering from gunshot wounds sustained in what investigators identified as a...
Chester closes Memorial Park pool after child diagnosed with hand-foot-and-mouth disease
Officials in Chester said the Memorial Park Pool was closed Monday after a child who recently visited the park was diagnosed with hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
Delco contractor accused of scamming residents out of thousands of dollars
Officials in Delaware County are warning the public about a contractor they said has stolen thousands of dollars from his clients. George Cook, 44, of Holmes, operates under GC’s Contracting and is accused of ripping off his clients.
Man charged in Kensington road rage shooting that injured bystander, police say
A 40-year-old man has been charged after police said he shot a woman who was a bystander during a road rage incident in the Kensington section of the city.
