Isabel Hughes

1 week ago | delawareonline.com | Isabel Hughes

Mark Grajewski always knew he wanted to work with New Castle County Police. He began his law enforcement career as an Elsmere officer in 1994 before moving to the county force in 1998. There, he witnessed firsthand the then-budding opioid crisis. Rising through the ranks to become a detective in the department's drug control squad − and then a local task force officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration − most of Grajewski's career "was spent enforcing drug laws," he said.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

A 64-year-old man from Camden-Wyoming died after crashing his motorcycle west of the Kent County towns on June 17, Delaware State Police said. State police troopers were called to Westville Road, near Big Ditch Road, just before 7:45 p.m. on June 17 for reports of the crash. There, they found the man dead. Through their investigation, troopers learned the man was driving east on Westville Road when he came to a curve in the road. He was unable to navigate it and drove off the south edge of the road.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

Delaware State Police are searching for a driver who hit a 78-year-old Seaford woman and drove off, leaving the woman to die on the side of the road. The crash happened a little before 9 p.m. on June 15 in the 8000 block of Bethel Rd. near Bethel. The woman wasn't found for almost 12 hours, state police said. Troopers were called to the road about 6:15 a.m. on June 16. There, they found the woman, who will be identified once family is notified, dead.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

A Bear fentanyl dealer who was convicted earlier this year for his role in a fatal overdose in March of 2024 will spend 15 years behind bars, the Delaware Department of Justice announced on June 16. James Watson, 41, pleaded guilty on Jan. 23 to manslaughter and drug dealing. His plea marked DOJ's first successful homicide conviction against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

Delaware State Police has identified the 19-year-old Ellendale man killed on June 14, one of three shot outside a Millsboro-area home early that morning. Troopers were called to the 24000 block of Rivers Edge Dr. about 2 a.m. for reports of the shooting. There, they found Andree’ Mosley Jr. critically injured. Police attempted first aid, but Mosley, a recent Cape Henlopen High School graduate, died on scene.