Police Reports for Sept. 11

As the intersection at Choptank and Churchtown roads is constructed at the roundabout, New Castle County, in conjunction with the Delaware Department of Transportation, will step up patrols around the nearby Back Creek community until construction completes in the winter.

    At the Town of Middletown Mayor and Council meeting, Middletown Police Chief Hank Tobin said Ariel Stevenson, who has been missing since Aug. 22, made contact with her family.

Middletown resident wins national safety award for work as Delaware State Trooper.

Police Reports for the week of Sept. 4, 2008.

Ariel Stevenson has been missing since Friday, Aug. 22.

Edwin Boseman, 2nd Assistant Chief of the Odessa Fire Company, was arrested Monday night for using a computer at the company's substation to view child pornography.

Matthew Fox, Timothy L. Hoffecker and Norell S. Manning recently became the first three new recruits from the new Middletown Police Department to graduate from the New Castle County Police Academy. All three began as full-time officers on Aug. 4.

The Town of Townsend and the Delaware State Police have recently held a meeting, with more to come, to help Townsend residents build community watches. These watches will be a way for residents to help prevent vandalism, ATVs and other issues the town faces.

Delaware firefighters from across the state aligned with the Delaware Department of Agriculture Fire Service travelled to northern California to do their part in fighting the Iron Comlex fires in Junction City, Calif., near Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The fires began on June 21 and will most likely not be put out until Aug. 15. This is the first time this group of firefighters has been called out to California.

Police reports for the week of July 17

Traffic and police reports for July 3

Construction has begun on the Middletown Police Department's new building. Ground for the building was broken in March, but poor soil on-site meant construction was delayed while the building was re-designed.

For the summer months, the Middletown Police Department will employ six Delaware Technical & Community College students to act as temporary officers. The temporary officers will be on the lookout for parking violations and vandalism and will assist MPD officers if need be.

Police update for week of June 19