Cheswold man flees from officer before crashing vehicle on Brenford Rd

Town of Cheswold Police Department Official News Release: On the 11/8/13 @ approx. 1930 hrs Cpl. Louis Simms was operating stationary radar on Moorton Rd n/o Main St when he clocked a Tan Jeep Liberty speeding in a marked 25 mph zone travelling n/b at 46 mph.   The officer left his position and turned on his lights and sirens in an attempt to stop this vehicle. The vehicle would not stop and traveled at an extreme high rate of speed on Moorton Rd headed towards Brenford Rd. While following the vehicle the officer observed the vehicle run off the roadway several times and failed to maintain his lane. After returning his vehicle to the roadway the vehicle continued to flee the officer eventually disregarded the stop sign at the intersection of Moorton Rd and Brenford Rd.   The vehicle then  went off of the roadway through a wooden fence located at a home on Brenford Rd. and striking a tree […]

Drugs found in Speeding Vehicle – Oct. 30, 2013

On 10/30/13 Cpl. Louis Simms was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Main Street and Moorton Rd in the Town Of Cheswold when his radar clocked a vehicle travelling 39 MPH in a 25 MPH Speed Zone. Cpl. Simms stopped the 2001 Chevy Malibu being operated by Kenyal Stevenson., 19 yr old, B/M of Dover, DE. While speaking with Mr. Stevenson the officer detected a strong odor of what appeared to be marijuana emitting from the vehicle. After questioning Mr. Stevenson regarding the odor, the operator admitted that he was in possession of marijuana and that it was located under the passenger seat of his vehicle.   The officer retrieved the alleged marijuana from its location and performed a further search of the vehicle locating a metal grinder and a digital scale which were confiscated by the officer.   Mr. Stevenson was transported to the Cheswold Police Dept. where […]

Cheswold Police 1st National Take Back Day a Success

On Saturday, October 26 from 10am till 2pm the Cheswold Police Department in conjunction with the DEA held its 1st National Take Back Day in the Town of Cheswold. This first initiative was a big success with a steady stream of traffic all day leading to a total of 107.7 lbs of prescription and non prescription drugs being turned in at the Police Deparment druing that time. We would like to thank all of those people who took advantage of the day and look forward to hosting this program again in the future.  

Cheswold Police Participating in National Drug Take Back Day Oct. 26, 2013

CHESWOLD POLICE TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 26 AT CHESWOLD POLICE DEPARTMENT   Cheswold, DE– On October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Cheswold Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its seventh opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to Cheswold Police Department at 691 Main Street (next to the Shore Stop).  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.   Last April, Americans turned in 371 tons (over 742,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners.  In its six previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2.8 million pounds—more than 1,400 tons—of pills. This initiative addresses a vital public […]

21 yr old Cheswold Man Charged with Rape of Minor

On 9/20/13 Cheswold Police Department following a three day investigation arrested Tyrone A. Turcotte, a 21 yr old b/m from Cheswold, DE on 3 counts of Rape 4th Degree Sexual Intercourse Victim is Less than 16 Years Old and 3 Counts of Sexual Solicitation of a Child Under 18 to Engage in Prohibited Sexual Act, following allegations that the suspect on three (3) seperate occassions between August 3rd and August 10th  had sexual intercourse with a 14 yr old female acquaintance at his residence in the Town of Cheswold.   Mr. Turcotte was taken into custody early Friday Morning without incident at his residence in Cheswold and transported to the Cheswold Police Dept. for a interview and notification of charges. He was then transported to Court 8 in Smyrna where warrants were signed and he was arraingned on the charges above.     Mr. Turcotte was transported to Vaughn Correctional […]

Keeping our Town Clean

“Working together we can DO IT” WE are asking for ALL of our Town Residents to help keep our TOWN that we all LIVE in CLEAN!

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

By resolution duly adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Cheswold on Monday, July 1, 2013, notice is hereby given to property owners and residents of the Town of the proposal to pass two, (2), Town Ordinances affecting the noise control and the handling and disposition of garbage, trash and rubbish, within the corporate limits of Cheswold. For more information: Public Hearing Notice_Noise & Trash Ordinance

Firefly Traffic causing major delays

All Residents: Friday 6/21/13 @ 1235 : Due to the Firefly event in Dover this weekend traffic is bumper to bumper along west bound Rt 42 (Main Street) to Rt 13 (N Dupont Hwy). Rt 13 is also backed up south bound towards Dover from Cheswold to Dover. You will be experiencing delays that we can no longer avoid.

Speeding Charge nets fugitive from St. Louis

On 6/19/13 at approx. 1645 hrs, Cpl. Louis Simms conducted a traffic stop of a red 2007 Dodge Caravan operated by Ross Madison a 38 yr old, B/M, of St. Louis, MO. The vehicle was stopped for speeding 38mph in a posted 25mph zone on Rt42 w/o Leyland Lane in the Town of Cheswold. Mr. Madison provided the officer with his Missouri state ID card and his insurance card. He advised the officer that his drivers license is currently suspended in Missouri. An NCIC check of the subject revealed that he is wanted by St Louis County PD for Burglary 2nd and other traffic related capiases in Missouri. The NCIC confirmation was confirmed and the officer contacted St Louis Fugitive task force who advised they are willing to extradite Mr. Madison on his Burglary charge. The subject was taken into custody without incident and was issued traffic charges for Speeding, […]

New Service from Your Police Department

Vacation Check Requests The Town of Cheswold Police Department is now offering to check your home while you are away on vacation. It is the time of year when we find ourselves headed to the sand and surf of the local beaches or maybe even going on a trip out of the State. The last thing you want to do is worry about your home and your property, so we are offering to make a daily check of your home while you are away and give you a little piece of mind. You click on this Vacation Check Request link to check out the web page under Police for more information.