2015 TOWN ELECTION CANCELLED

The 2015 Town Election for the Town of Cheswold, Delaware has been cancelled.

Cheswold Police Department /DEA Sponsoring National Take Back Day Sept. 27, 2014

NATIONAL TAKE BACK INITIATIVE IX September 27, 2014 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM On Saturday, September  27, 2014, from 10am to 2pm, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets.  A National Take-Back day will provide a unified opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction.  This one-day effort will bring national focus to the issue of pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse.  The program also provides an opportunity for law enforcement, prevention, treatment and the business community to collaborate and establish a safe collection site for all Americans, regardless of where they reside. The Cheswold Police Department will once again be participating in this endeavor and will be a collection site for this falls Take Back Day. Collections will be […]

Online Payments

DONT WAIT TAKE ADVANTAGE We are now accepting ONLINE tax PAYMENTS You NO LONGER have to leave your home, it’s that EASY!!! Just HIT the PAY YOUR TAXES ONLINE tab on the bottom left side on the front screen!!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for VOLUNTEERS to HELP  within our COMMUNITY! We realize everyone has different schedules & skills! If you would LOVE to VOLUNTEER in your spare time, PLEASE stop in to see us at the TOWN HALL or EMAIL us at cheswoldoffice@comcast.net.  Administration (answering phones, filing, greeting customers, etc.) Public Works (cleaning up the community, etc.)      

Cheswold Police Bike Patrol is Rolling

If you happen to see a couple officers riding by on bikes don’t be alarmed. With the help of State SALLE and Violent Crimes Grant the Cheswold Police Department has purchased two police bicycles and uniforms to begin the Cheswold Police Departments NEW Bike Patrol Unit. Chief Workman and PFC Louis Simms took the bikes out on their inaugural patrol on Monday, July 7th. “The visibility of an officer on a bicycle cannot be matched. With this visibility also comes an increase in human contact with the community. In fact, it is much like the old “Beat Officers” who used to walk the streets. They knew people by name and had a good feel for the neighborhoods at a personal level. On a bicycle, an officer is much more approachable than in a car and can help in building new contacts and trust from the citizens. This allows officers to […]

Dover man arrested after incident in Cheswold and fighting with Police

ON MAY 2ND, 2014 @ APPROX 2230 CHESWOLD POLICE AND DSP TROOPERS WERE DISPATCHED FOR A COMPLAINT AT THE SHORE STOP LOCATED AT 761 MAIN STREET FOR A REPORT OF A FIGHT OUT , DSP ON LOCATION.   UPON ARRIVAL OFFICERS WERE ADVISED BY THE VICTIM, THAT THREE SUSPECTS, WHO WERE DRIVING WHITE PLYMOUTH NEON, WITH A DELAWARE REGISTRATION NUMBER HAD STOLEN HIS SONS SKATEBOARD FROM THE SIDEWALK AREA ACROSS FROM HIS RESIDENCE ON NEW ROAD. WHEN HE CONFRONTED THE THREE SUSPECTS AT THE SHORE STOP IN CHESWOLD THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT STEAL ANYTHING AND REFUSED TO GIVE HIM THE SKATEBOARD.   THE VICTIM STATED THAT HE BLOCKED THE VEHICLE IN TO AWAIT POLICE AND THE SUSPECTS BEGAN SPITTING AND BANGING ON HIS WINDOWS. BEFORE THE DRIVER PUT HIS VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND STRUCK HIS VEHICLE. WHE HE ATTEMPTED TO RAM HIS VEHICLE A SECOND TIME THE VICTIM MOVED […]

Planning Commission Meeting Cancelled

Planning Commission Meeting Held on Thursday April 10th has been CANCELLED

Public Notice of Public Hearing

By resolution duly adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Cheswold on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, notice is hereby given to property owners and residents of the Town of the proposal to pass two, (2), applications for Re-Zoning and one, (1), Town of Cheswold Ordinance affecting surcharges for new building construction permits. For more information: Public Notice of Public Hearing-Rezoning & Ordinance

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 […]

8/16/13 Speeding leads to Heroin Arrest

On 8/16/13 @ approx. 1620 hours Cpl. Louis Simms was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Main St (Rt 42) and Fox Pointe Rd in the Town of Cheswold when he clocked a vehicle for travelling at 36 MPH in a 25 MPH Residential Zone. Cpl. Simms left his vantage point and made a vehicle stop on a 2003 Hyundai Elantra being driven by a male identified as Brice M. Hall, a 38 yr old B/m from Dover, DE.   While speaking with Mr. Hall, Cpl. Simms detected that he was acting in a nervous manner. After checking Mr. Hall’s Delaware driver’s license through DELJIS he found that the driver had a suspended driver’s license and had an outstanding warrant.   After placing the driver under arrest for his warrant Cpl. Simms conducted a search of the vehicle finding an open can of beer in the front seating area, […]