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Wilmington Police Department
Michael J. Szczerba, Chief of Police

WPD News ROOM - 2008 News Releases

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JANUARY  
   
January 1 Man Victim of Franklin Street Shooting
   
January 3 Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
   
January 4 Shooting 39th & Shipley Streets
   
  Suspicious Person 10th & Bancroft Streets
   
  Shooting 5th & Montgomery Streets
   
January 8 Trafficking Heroin Arrest
   
January 10 Trafficking Heroin / Gun Arrest
   
January 11 PNC Bank Robbery
   
  Shooting Victim
   
January 14 Shooting 1200 Block “A” Street
   
  Murder Victim Identified
   
  Suspicious Person 8th & Spruce Streets
   
  Recruitment Deadline Extended for 93rd Wilmington Police Academy
   
January 15 Burglary 1st Degree
   
  Bank Robbery Suspect Photos
   
  Arrest Made in Shooting 1200 Block “A” Street
   
  Traffic Alert
   
January 16 Robbery Suspect Surrenders
   
January 17 Pursued Vehicle Strikes Residence
   
January 18 Well Known Burglar / Thief Wanted Again
   
January 21 Shooting 22nd & Pine Streets
   
  Pizza Delivery Man Robbed
   
January 23 Missing Person
   
  Sex Offender Wanted
   
January 24 Homicide 2100 Block N. Spruce Street
   
  N. Spruce Street Homicide Victim Identified
   
January 27 Wilmington Man Shot to Death
   
  Two Shot in Wilmington
   
January 28 N. Spruce Street Homicide Victim Identified
   
January 29 901 N. Market Street Bank Robbery Update
   
FEBRUARY  
   
February 1 Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
   
February 2 Gun and Drug Arrests
   
  Homicide
   
February 3 East 23rd Street Shooting
   
February 4 Murder Victim Identified
   
  Shooting 200 Block of Cedar Street
   
February 6 Murder Suspect
   
February 7 Undercover Drug / Fed-Up Arrest
   
  Suspect Identified in 1203 N. Locust Street Homicide
   
February 8 Sheraton Suites Robbery
   
  Homicide Suspect Surrenders to Police
   
February 10 Wilmington Man Shot
   
  South Market Street Shooting
   
February 11 Person Shot at BP Gas Station Parking Lot
   
February 12 Shooting Victim Charged With Gun Violation
   
February 13 Armed Street Robbery
   
  Shooting Victim
   
February 14 Robbery Suspect Shot by Store Owner
   
  Wilmington Police to Display Burglary Proceeds
   
February 15 Man Wanted on Weapons Violation
   
February 16 Shooting in 900 Block of Bennett Street
   
February 18 Arrest Made in Shooting at 400 Block of Delamore Street
   
February 21 Shooting 2200 Block of Washington Street
   
  Bank Robbery Suspect Photos and Wanted Flyer
   
February 25 Heroin Supplier Arrested
   
February 27 Shooting in the 1200 Block of W. 5th Street
   
February 28 Homicide in the Unit Block of E. 23rd Street
   
February 29 Wanted Flyer Released for Restaurant Robbery Suspect
   
MARCH  
   
March 3 Reckless Endangering in the 2400 Block of N. Jefferson Street
   
  Shooting at 16th & Claymont Streets
   
  Barricaded Subject Surrenders Peacefully
   
March 4 Public's Assistance Needed to Identify Robbery Suspect
   
  Pedestrian Struck at 10th & Orange Streets
   
  Vehicle Stop Yields 390 Packages of Heroin
   
  Officers Apprehend Purse Snatch Suspect
   
March 5 WPD Notified That Pedestrian Struck at 10th & Orange Streets Has Died
   
  WPD Asks the Public's Assistance to Identify Burglary Suspect
   
  Suspect in 7-11 Convenience Store Robbery Arrested
   
March 6 Shooting at 10th & Church Streets
   
  Operation Fed-Up Arrest
   
March 7 Arrest Warrants Issued for 10th & Church Streets Shooter
   
March 10 Wilmington Man Shot
   
  Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash
   
March 12 Suspect Arrested in Wilmington Trust Bank Robbery
   
March 14 Firearms Arrests
   
  Drug Arrest
   
March 17 Gun Arrest
   
March 18 Gun Arrest
   
March 19 Parolee Charged in Multiple Shooting
   
March 24 Shooting at 27th & Washington Streets
   
  Shooting in the 2700 Block of West Street
   
  Shooting in the 300 Block of N. Clayton Street
   
  Homicide in the 600 Block of S. Heald Street
   
March 25 S. Heald Street Homicide Victim Identified
   
March 26 Shooting at 23rd & Locust Streets
   
March 27 Operation Fed-Up Arrest
   
March 28 Assault & Shooting
   
  Bomb Threat
   
March 30 Wilmington Police Investigate Apparent Suicide
   
  Man Suffers Gun Shot Wound
   
APRIL  
   
April 1 PUBLIC NOTICE: Assessment Team for Wilmington Police Department Accreditation Invites Public Comment
   
  NOTA PÚBLICA: El Equipo de la evaluación para la Acreditación de la Policía de Wilmington Invita el Comentario Público
   
April 2 Man Wanted for Robbery
   
  Man Indicted on Murder Charges
   
  Pedestrian Struck at 4th & Jackson Streets
   
  Local Market on S. Heald Street Robbed
   
April 3 Suspect Identified in E. 23rd Street Assault & Shooting
   
April 7 Traffic Accident at Justison & West Streets
   
  Man Shot in the 800 Block of Pine Street
   
April 8 Man Shot in the 1100 Block of W. 3rd Street
   
April 9 Sex Offender Failed to Re-register
   
  Arrest Made by Wilmington Vice Squad; Drugs and Weapon Found
   
  Juvenile Arrested for Drugs
   
April 10 Suspects Identified in Local Market Robbery
   
April 11 Homicide at Conrad & N. Harrison Streets
   
April 15 Victim Identified in W. 8th Street Homicide
   
April 17 Homicide in the 300 Block of W. 29h Street
   
  Police Promotion and Awards Ceremony
   
  Victim and Cause of Death Identified in W. 29h Street Homicide
   
  W. 29h Street Homicide Solved; Suspects Identified
   
April 20 Domestic Assault
   
  Shooting
   
April 23 Robbery Arrest with Downtown Visions Help
   
April 24 Shooting
   
  Drug Arrest
   
  P.I. Accident
   
  Child Pornography Arrest
   
April 25 Fatal Hit & Run
   
  Victim Identified in Fatal Hit & Run
   
April 28 Investigators Share Information about Vehicle in Fatal Hit & Run
   
April 30 Wanted Subject Arrested in 10th & Church Streets Shooting
   
MAY  
   
May 1 WPD Attempt to Identify Robbery Suspect
   
May 2 FED-UP Arrest
   
  Homicide Supsect Arrested; Indicted on Murder Charges
   
  FED-UP Arrests
   
May 6 Drugs and Weapon Arrest
   
May 7 Auto Zone Robbery
   
May 8 Rape Suspect Apprehended
   
May 12 TRAFFIC ALERT: Road Closures Due to High Water
   
May 13 Pedestrian Struck and Killed
   
May 14 Subject Arrested in Auto Store Armed Robbery
   
  Victim in Tuesday Fatal Accident Identified
   
May 15 WPD TRAFFIC ALERT: Delays and Closures for Wilmington Grand Prix and Delaware Marathon This Weekend
   
May 16 Suspects Wanted in Robbery and Assault of Pizza Delivery Man
   
May 19 Man Shot in Leg
   
  Teenagers Found Dead in Garage
   
May 21 Teenagers' Deaths Ruled Accidental
   
May 22 Teen Shot at 32nd & Monroe Streets
   
May 23 Heroin Arrest
   
May 24 Robbery Arrest
   
May 27 School Bus Accident
   
May 28 Shooting at 4th Street & Delamore Place
   
May 29 Shooting in the 600 Block of W. 5th Street
   
  Shooting in the 1000 Block of Spruce Street
   
JUNE  
   
June 3 Shooting in the 400 Block of N. Jefferson Street
   
June 5 Shooting at Chestnut & S. Harrison Streets
   
June 6 Man Assaults Driver on DART Bus; Wilmington Parking Enforcement Officer Assists in Apprehension
   
June 9 Motorcycle Accident on Northeast Blvd.
   
June 10 Shooting in the 2900 Block of Jessup Street
   
June 11 Juvenile Gun Arrest
   
  Trafficking Cocaine and Marijuana Arrest
   
June 13 Juvenile Charged in Spruce Street Shooting
   
  Police Motorcycle Accident on Pennsylvania Avenue
   
  Trafficking Cocaine and Marijuana Arrest
   
  Operation FED-UP Arrest
   
  Juvenile Arrested in School Bus Shooting at Chestnut and S. Harrison Streets
   
June 20 Shooting in the 200 Block of W. 30th Street
   
  Shooting in the 3100 Block of Washington Street
   
June 23 Shooting in the 400 Block of Montgomery Street
   
June 24 Man Arrested in Fatal Hit & Run
   
June 25 Suspect Wanted in Convenience Store Robbery
   
June 30 Homicide in the 100 Block of N. Van Buren Street
   
  Shooting in the 1200 Block of Elm Street
   
JULY  
   
July 1 Victim Identified in N. Van Buren Street Homicide
   
  Shooting in the 900 Block of Bennett Street
   
  Suspect Identified in Elm Street Shooting
   
July 2 Juvenile Arrested in N. Van Buren Street Homicide; Investigation Continues
   
  Shooting in the 400 Block of W. 36th Street
   
July 3 Homicide in the 800 Block of S. Franklin Street
   
  Victim Identified in S. Franklin Street Homicide
   
July 7 Shooting in the 400 Block of E. 4th Street
   
  Shooting in the 600 Block of W. 26th Street
   
  Shooting in the 1300 Block of Todds Lane
   
July 10 Four Persons Shot in the 500 Block of Concord Avenue
   
July 11 Shooting at Chestnut & S. Franklin Streets
   
July 14 Shooting at 27th and Tatnall Streets
   
July 18 Shooting in the 800 Block of W. 18th Street
   
July 21 Shooting in the 400 Block of S. Van Buren Street
   
July 22 Vehicle Strikes Wall of Sheraton Suites Wilmington
   
  Shooting in the 1700 Block of Chestnut Street
   
  Shooting in the 400 Block of S. Van Buren Street Claims Female Victim
   
July 25 Shooting in the 800 Block of N. Adams Street
   
July 28 Shooting in the 2700 Block of N. Tatnall Street
   
  Shooting in the 3100 Block of W. 3rd Street
   
July 30 Shooting in the 1300 Block of E. 27th Street
   
AUGUST  
   
August 1 Shooting in the 2200 Block of Pine Street
   
August 5 Sexual Asssault in the 900 Block of S. Madison Street
   
August 6 Shooting in the 700 Block of Washington Street
   
August 7 Shooting in the 300 Block of W. 30th Street
   
August 8 Stabbing in the 500 Block of W. 25th Street
   
August 12 Shooting in the 1300 Block of Chestnut Street
   
August 13 Hit and Run Accident
   
  Suspect Arrested in Purse Snatching
   
  Three Arrested in Scrap Metal Burglary
   
August 15 Homicide in the 300 Block of Concord Avenue
   
August 18 Shooting in the 900 Block of Bennett Avenue
   
August 19 Homicide in the 800 Block of W. 5th Street
   
  Suspects Taken Into Custody After Vehicle Pursuit
   
August 20 Suspect Identified in 900 Block of Bennett Street Shooting
   
  Shooting in the 400 Block of E. 9th Street
   
August 21 Security Guard Arrested for Theft at City/County Building
   
  Suspect Arrested in S. Van Buren Street Homicide
   
August 22 Shots Fired During W. 5th Street Attempted Burglary
   
August 26 Two Arrested in Gunpoint Robbery
   
  Two Arrested in Knifepoint Robbery
   
August 28 Fatal Accident Claims Life of Elderly Pedestrian
   
SEPTEMBER  
   
Sept 1 Homicide in the 500 Block of E. 10th Street
   
  Fatal Accident in the 2500 Block of N. Clayton Street
   
Sept 2 Victim Identified in Fatal Accident in the 2500 Block of N. Clayton Street
   
  Shooting in the 600 Block of Vandever Avenue
   
  Suspect Arrested in E. 3rd Street Shooting
   
Sept 3 Victims Identified in E. 10th Street Homicide
   
Sept 4 Suspects Identified in Getty Food Market Robbery
   
  WPD Releases Video of 7-11 Store Robbery
   
Sept 5 Shooting in the 61300 Block of Read Street
   
Sept 8 Shooting in the 800 Block of N. Spruce Street
   
Sept 9 Robbery in the 1000 Block of W. 5th Street
   
Sept 11 Shooting in the 200 Block of Garden Court
   
Sept 16 Attempted Abduction
   
Sept 17 Wilmington Man Arrested for Trafficking Heroin
   
Sept 18 Motorcycle Accident
   
Sept 19 WSFS Bank Robbery
   
Sept 22 Suspect Arrested for Robbery and Tresspassing
   
  Shooting in the 300 Block of Concord Avenue
   
  Shooting at Concord and Madison Streets
   
  Robbery at 9th and Scott Streets
   
Sept 23 Roofing Worker Dies in Fall
   
Sept 25 10 Arrested in 2 Separate Robberies
   
  Subject Wanted for Failure to Verify Sex Offender Information
   
Sept 29 Victim in E. 3rd Street Shooting Dies
   
Sept 30 Homicide in the 1000 Block of W. 3rd Street
   
  Victim Identified in W. 3rd Street Homicide
   
OCTOBER  
   
Oct 2 Robbery in the 300 Block of Church Street
   
  Suspects Arrested in Concord Avenue Homicide
   
Oct 3 Accident Injures Three at 12th Street & I-495
   
Oct 6 Shooting at 4th Street & Delamore Place
   
  Subject Wanted for Failure to Verify Sex Offender Information
   
  Man Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Weapon
   
Oct. 10 Wilmington Police Request Assistance in Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect
   
Oct. 12 WPD Asks Public's Help in Identifying Suspects in W. 4th Street and Claymont Street Shootings
   
Oct 13 Female Attempts to Rob 82-year-old Wilmington Man
   
Oct 14 Chinese Restaurant Robbed; WPD Ask Public's Help in Identifying Suspects
   
Oct 15 Wanted Fugitive Apprehended
   
Oct 16 Teenager Sexually Assaulted
   
  Happy Harry's Burglarized; Suspect Apprehended
   
Oct 17 Wilmington Police Arrest Registered Sex Offender in Connection With Sexual Assault of 17 Year Old
   
Oct. 20 WPD Seeks Help to Identify Robbery Suspect
   
  Shooting in the 1700 Block of Spruce Street
   
Oct 21 Suspect Arrested in W. 4th and Clayton Street Homicide
   
Oct 24 Suspects Arrested in W. 3rd Street Homicide
   
Oct 26 Teens Arrested in Armed Burglary of 85 Year Old Man
   
Oct 27 Homicide Reported in 400 Block of W. 27th Street
   
  Homicide
   
Oct 28 Active Shooter Training
   
  Shooting in the 600 Block of New Castle Avenue
   
Oct 30 Homicide in the 400 Block of W. 30th Street
   
  Victim Identified in W. 30th Street Homicide
   
NOVEMBER  
   
Nov 3 Sexual Assault
   
Nov 4 Shooting at 7th and Wollaston Streets
   
Nov 6 Motorcycle Accident
   
Nov 7 Armed Burglary Arrest
   
  Suspects Arrested in December 2004 Homicide
   
  Wilmington Police Chief Involved in Car Chase
   
Nov 10 Detectives Seek Public’s Assistance in Identity of Suspects
   
Nov 11 Murder Indictment in E. 3rd Street Homicide
   
  Police Looking for 22nd & Pine Streets Shooter
   
Nov 14 Man Shot at 29th & Pine Streets
   
Nov 15 Man Shot in the 1100 Block of E. 7th Street
   
Nov 17 Suspect Arrested in E. 7th Street Shooting
   
  Police Release Sketch of Suspect in 29th & Pine Streets Shooting
   
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