(Lewes, DE) - Delaware State Police Troop 7 is seeking the public’s assistance locating Jhareed Alexander Ayers, 21, of Sussex County, who is wanted on multiple felony criminal charges. On December 16, 2021, Jhareed was involved in a home invasion on Needle Dr. Lewes. A 57-year-old male was held at gunpoint and then physically assaulted during the home invasion before an undisclosed amount of money was stolen from the residence. […]
Lewes, DE - Delaware State Police have charged Tashawn D. Gantt, 20, of Lewes with aggravated menacing and related charges after an incident Thursday morning. The incident occurred on December 9, 2021, at approximately 7:23 a.m., when troopers responded to Red Mill Inn located at 16218 Coastal Highway, Lewes, in reference to an aggravated menacing incident. The investigation determined Gantt had a verbal altercation with a 25-year-old male acquaintance, and […]
Lewes – Delaware State Police have identified the name of the driver who died in a crash on Tuesday November 16, 2021, on John J. Williams Highway (SR24), as 37-year-old Julio D. Mendoza-Carcamo of Port Royal, Pennsylvania. Around 8:53 a.m. Tuesday November 16, 2021, a 2015 Chrysler 200 was traveling westbound on John J. Williams Hwy (SR 24), approaching the intersection at Mulberry Knoll Road. At the same time, a […]
Lewes – The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday morning west of Lewes. Around 8:53 a.m. Tuesday November 16, 2021, a 2015 Chrysler 200 operated by a 37-year-old Port Royal, Pennsylvania man was traveling westbound on John J. Williams Hwy (SR 24), approaching the intersection at Mulberry Knoll Road. At the same time, a 2005 Cadillac Escalade operated by a 42-year-old Salisbury, […]
LEWES, De. (AP) — An eastern Delaware town has voted to change the name of one of its Delaware Bay beaches in honor of a former Black business owner. The beach in Lewes will now be called Johnnie Walker Beach after the African American business owner who created a welcoming atmosphere for Black families during the years of segregation in the 1950's and 1960's. Johnnie Walker's restaurant was an open […]
Sussex County, DE - Delaware State Police are seeking the public’s assistance locating Arthur Ralph, 41, of Lewes, who is wanted on four counts of Rape Third Degree (Felony). Ralph may be operating a blue 2009 Chrysler 300 (DE Registration) in the Delaware or Salisbury, MD area. Ralph is described as a white male, 5’10”, 200 lbs., green eyes, and brown hair. Anyone with information regarding Ralph’s whereabouts or additional […]
LEWES, Del. (AP) — A necropsy has found that an endangered fin whale that died after it became beached along the Delaware coast had multiple underlying conditions. The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute says its necropsy determined the whale had significant parasitic infections in the liver, lungs and kidneys. WDEL reports the institute also said the whale's thin body and empty stomach suggested it had been impaired and had […]
Lewes, DE - Delaware State Police is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a subject wanted in connection to a commercial burglary. On August 19, 2021, at approximately 12:07 a.m., Delaware State Police responded to the Uncle Willies BP Gas Station located at 17581 Coastal Highway, Lewes, for a burglary to the business. During the burglary the suspect made entry into the business and stole merchandise before fleeing the area. The […]
LEWES, Del. (AP) — A Lewes beach may get a new name soon. WBOC-TV reports that the Lewes African American Heritage Commission and city officials are working together to rename what is currently known as Beach 2. The new name would be The Johnny Walker Beach. During the era of segregation, this beach was home to The Johnny Walker Restaurant. The commission says Walker opened the restaurant in the 1960′s […]
