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WILMINGTON, DE — Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery and carjacking that unfolded Wednesday night at a Wilmington shopping center before the suspects fled on foot and disappeared …
Armed Carjacking Sparks Manhunt After Suspects Ditch Stolen Car Read More
NEWARK, DE — New Castle County police are investigating a violent midday robbery at an apartment complex in Newark that authorities say involved masked suspects, a handgun, and shots fired …
Masked Gunmen Allegedly Strike Snow Crew in Brazen Midday Apartment Robbery Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police have arrested a juvenile male in connection with an alleged robbery that occurred Tuesday night in a residential area of the city.
Teen Arrested After Evening Robbery in Wilmington Neighborhood Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Unit racked up 60 criminal charges, opened more than 100 new investigations, and seized nearly $500,000 in stolen …
Retail Crime Crackdown Nets 60 Charges, $500K Seized in First Full Year Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged two men in what authorities allege was a multi-state scheme to steal, alter, and cash U.S. Treasury checks worth hundreds of thousands of …
Treasury Check Scheme Alleged as Two Face Federal Fraud Charges in Philly Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man who carried out a violent, pre-dawn carjacking in Center City has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison, U.S. prosecutors announced.
Guns Drawn at 3 a.m.: Brutal Center City Carjacking Brings 8½-Year Sentence Read More
NEWARK, DE — Newark police say a violent early-morning robbery at a local business last year set off a multistate investigation that ultimately led to the arrest of a Massachusetts …
Violent Overnight Robbery Leaves Two Hurt as Suspect Is Tracked Across States Read More WILMINGTON, DE — Delaware State Police say a months-long investigation into a series of shoplifting incidents across New Castle County has led to one arrest and an active search for …
Power Tool Heists Span County as State Police Target Alleged Retail Theft Ring Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington closed 2025 with its sharpest drop in violent crime in years, posting the lowest number of shooting incidents since 2003 and continuing a multiyear downward trend …
Wilmington Records Lowest Shootings in Decades as Violent Crime Falls Again Read More PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Plymouth Township police documented 81 alleged retail theft incidents over a three-week period in December, detailing a wave of reported shoplifting cases that spanned major shopping …
Retail Thefts Surge Across Plymouth Township as Police Detail 81 Incidents Read More