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Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To Perryville: Police Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To Perryville: Police
Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To Perryville: 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Elkton Home Heading To Prison Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Elkton Home Heading To Prison
Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Elkton Home Heading To Prison The Delaware woman who went to her family's Cecil County home with the intent of "making sure her father was no longer a threat" is heading to prison. Rajah Smith, 33, of Newark, has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars after brutally attacking her father and sister in a fatal incident that only ended when her grandmother stepped in to stop the assault. On March 11, officers from the Elkton Police Department were called to a Locust Lane home, where there was a reported domestic incident involving Smith and other members of the family that was seemingly started intentionally. According to…

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by Zak Failla
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Elkton Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police Elkton Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police
Elkton Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police A Maryland man tried to pull a fast one over on police in Delaware following an incident at an area hotel, authorities announced. Elkton resident Ryan McCool, 41, was arrested by members of the Newark Police Department on gun and drug charges after being arrested while attempting to provide officers with a fake name. Officers were called to a hotel in the 1100 block of South College Avenue to conduct a welfare check of a person at the hotel. While investigating, McCool was found to be in possession of a knife, brass knuckles, and a handgun. He was also holding heroin, crack cocaine, and pr…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash
Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash A Maryland police officer on his way to work on Sunday morning suffered serious injuries after being struck head-on by a suspected impaired driver, officials say. Acting Aberdeen Police Cpl. James Haddix was on his way to the department at approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, May 28 from his Delaware home when he was hit by another driver on the Christiana Parkway. Traffic Alert - Due to a crash, Christina Parkway (SR 4) is closed between Science Boulevard and Elkton Road. Use caution and expect delays. pic.twitter.com/v2JIa5P6OH — Newark, DE Police Dept (@NewarkDEPD) May 28, 2023 Police Ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID North East Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver Police ID North East Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver
Police ID North East 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…

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by Zak Failla
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Camaro Crushed By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Chain-Reaction Elkton Crash: State Police Camaro Crushed By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Chain-Reaction Elkton Crash: State Police
Camaro Crushed By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Chain-Reaction Elkton Crash: State Police Maryland State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle chain-reaction crash that left a 25-year-old Delaware man dead in Cecil County. Myles James Watson, of Wilmington, died on Monday, April 17 at the Christina Hospital in Newark, Delaware, following a crash that was reported in Elkton early in the morning that day. Troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack responded at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Monday morning to the 1500 block of Elkton Road, where there was a crash involving at least three vehicles, including a tractor-trailer. The initial investigation found that a t…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Accused Of Killing Driver In Delaware Picked Up By Police In Maryland Pair Accused Of Killing Driver In Delaware Picked Up By Police In Maryland
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…

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by Zak Failla
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'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Cecil County For Shooting Man With Ex: Police 'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Cecil County For Shooting Man With Ex: Police
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Cecil County For Shooting Man With Ex: Police A murder suspect who confronted a man at his ex-girlfriend’s home in front of their child is wanted in Maryland. The Elkton Police Department issued an alert on Monday, Sept. 19 for Mikal Djuan Keller, who is wanted following a fatal shooting in the 100 Block of Rudy Park over the summer. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, police said that officers responded to a residence on Rudy Park for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a man in an upstairs bedroom suffering from a single gunshot wound to his head. He was treated and transported to Christiana Hospital for tr…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production
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…

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by Cecilia Levine