The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal accident where a man drove into Broad Creek in Laurel two weeks ago, as his vehicle was found in the water and recovered on Friday. Sometime between March 11 and March 12, 2023, a 2015 blue GMC Sierra pickup truck was traveling southbound on North Central Avenue approaching the drawbridge that spans over Broad Creek. For unknown reasons, the pickup exited the […]
The Delaware State Police are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred at the same location earlier this week in Laurel. On the morning of March 19, 2023, troopers responded to a home on the 14000 block of Shiloh Church Road regarding a report of shots being fired. Detectives learned that at approximately 3:00 a.m., an unknown suspect had fired several shots into the side of a house. Similarly, in the […]
The Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus on January 23, 2023, in Laurel as Taylor Maurer, 21, of Millsboro, Delaware. On January 23, 2023, at approximately 3:46 p.m., a gray 2013 Honda Civic was traveling southbound on East Trap Pond Road approaching the intersection at Hardscrabble Road, where there is a posted stop sign. At the same time, a […]
The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred in Laurel late Tuesday afternoon that resulted in the deaths of two people. On January 17, 2023, at approximately 5:09 p.m., a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was traveling westbound on Laurel Road just west of Goose Nest Road. At the same time, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 was traveling eastbound on Laurel Road in the same vicinity. For unknown […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Laurel, Delaware man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his Confederate flag-toting father has been sentenced to two years behind bars. Hunter Seefried, 24, was convicted alongside his father of felony and misdemeanor charges by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in June. Hunter and Kevin Seefried opted for a bench trial, which is decided by a judge, rather than have their case […]
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred in the Laurel area on Tuesday night. On October 11, 2022, at approximately 9:45 p.m., a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, operated by a 17-year-old female was traveling northbound in the left lane of Sussex Highway (Route 13) just south of Chipmans Lane. At the time, a 36-year-old male pedestrian of Laurel, DE was also in the […]
Delaware State Police arrested 18-year-old Tyre Thomas (pictured) of Laurel, DE and a juvenile male on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon. On March 29th, 2022, at approximately 1:07 p.m., a trooper on patrol in Laurel, DE observed a white Cadillac traveling above the posted speed limit on Laurel Road in the area of Shiloh Church Road. A traffic stop was initiated and upon contact […]
Laurel, DE - Delaware State Police arrested Wade L. Bryan, 40, of Laurel, on felony theft charges. Wade Bryan was employed as the school secretary at North Laurel Elementary School. During his employment with the school in the summer and fall of 2021, he was responsible for the incoming funds for the school’s pizza fundraiser and Pre-K tuition. When incoming checks from the fundraiser hadn’t cleared parents’ bank accounts, the […]
Laurel - Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer that occurred late Friday night. On February 4, 2022, at approximately 11:14 p.m., a 2017 Nissan Sentra, operated by 72-year-old James Watson of Millsboro, DE was traveling eastbound on Laurel Road, just west of Hitch Pond Road. At this time, a 2019 Kenworth tractor trailer, operated by a 60-year-old man of Bridgeville, DE was […]
