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Dover man dies after his motorcycle, car collide near Cheswold
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash involving a car and motorcycle on Dupont Highway near Cheswold that killed a man from Dover. Around 7:47 p.m. on May 30, a Suzuki motorcycle was going south on Dupont Highway approaching Rose Bowl Road, where a Toyota Sienna was stopped at a stop sign. Police said the Sienna then crossed Dupont Highway into the motorcycle's path of travel. The motorcycle hit the Sienna, and the motorcyclist was ejected. The motorcycle driver was a 22-year-old man from Dover, who was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said. Police are withholding his name until family is notified. The 74-year-old Sienna driver from Smyrna had a minor injury but refused to be taken to the hospital, police said. Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate the crash, which closed the road for an extended period. Anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to state police or Delaware Crime Stoppers. Shane Brennan covers Wilmington and other Delaware issues. Reach out with ideas, tips or feedback at slbrennan@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Dover man killed in motorcycle, car collision near Cheswold
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22-05-2025
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21-year-old killed in target shooting accident near Magnolia: Police
A 21-year-old man was accidentally killed while target shooting near Magnolia on May 21, according to Delaware State Police. A preliminary investigation found that the victim was target shooting with three others when he was shot, police said in a news release. Troopers responded to a field on Walnut Shade Road, near Autumn Moon Lane, and began life-saving efforts on the victim around 8 p.m. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Kent County: National chain restaurant under construction on Route 13 in Camden The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Anyone with information related to this shooting should contact Detective A. Bluto at 302-741-2859, send a Facebook message to Delaware State Police or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333. This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Target shooting accident kills 21-year-old near Magnolia: Police
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21-05-2025
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He posed as a federal agent and convinced Millsboro woman to 'liquidate' life savings: DOJ
A 36-year-old man from New York who prosecutors say conspired with others nationwide to defraud senior citizens of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty for his role in at least one Delaware scam. Rakeshkumar Patel pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, the federal Department of Justice said on May 21. He faces more than five years in prison. According to local police and federal prosecutors, in February 2024, a Millsboro woman contacted Delaware State Police to report that she was the victim of a scam. As state troopers and the FBI investigated, they learned that beginning in October 2023, Patel had posed as a federal agent and convinced the woman that she needed to convert money to gold. Police did not say how much she converted. A state police news release at the time said Patel told the woman to give him the gold for transport to the U.S. Treasury. Federal prosecutors said on May 21 that Patel worked with others to scam older victims into liquidating their life savings into cash or gold bars. They would then pick up the money at the victims' homes or public locations. Patel, who prosecutors said was in the U.S. illegally, is set to be sentenced Sept. 17. He is currently being held in prison. Got a tip? Send to Isabel Hughes at ihughes@ For all things breaking news, follow her on Twitter at @izzihughes_ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Millsboro woman scammed by man posing as federal agent
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16-05-2025
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Man, 48, dies after car goes into oncoming lanes and hits parked trailer near Angola
A 48-year-old Millsboro man was killed early May 16 when he crashed into a parked flatbed trailer near Angola, Delaware State Police said. The identity of the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being withheld by police until his family is notified. More: Newark man who died 2 days after crash near Glasgow is identified by police The man was in a Nissan Sentra a little before 6 a.m., heading southbound on Hollymount Road north of John J. Williams Highway (Route 24), investigators said. At the same time, two commercial flatbed trailers were parked in the northbound section of the highway lanes: partially in the northbound shoulder and partially in the grass. There were orange reflective traffic cones positioned alongside the trailers. For reasons under investigation, police said the Sentra left Hollymount Road's south lane and entered the north shoulder, where it hit one of the trailers. The impact pushed the first trailer into the second trailer. Hollymount Road was closed for more than three hours while police investigated and then cleared the scene. Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware man killed after drifting into parked trailer near Angola
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16-05-2025
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Newark man who died 2 days after crash near Glasgow is identified by police
A 91-year-old Newark man who died two days after a crash near Glasgow has been identified by Delaware State Police as William Blevins. Blevins, of the Newark area, died on May 12. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on May 10 as Blevis, who was southbound on Sunset Lake Road and approaching Broadleaf Drive, decided to make a wide U-turn, police said. More: Pennsylvania woman killed in Greenville crash on May 10 identified by police As he did, police said Blevis' Honda Accord entered the path of a RAM 150 pickup making a left turn from the south lanes of Sunset Lake Road. After the collision, Blevins was taken to an area hospital, where police said he died two days later. The pickup driver, a 60-year-old Bear man, was not injured. Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information is asked to contact Sergeant J. Jefferson at (302) 365-8484. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333. Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Police ID Newark man who died 2 days after crash near Glasgow
