Laurel

LAUREL, Del. – A traffic stop in Laurel led to felony drug and weapons charges for one man. On June 19, Laurel Police pulled over 35-year-old Joe Smith of Laurel for a suspected DUI. A records check showed Smith had two active warrants. When officers informed him of his warrants and attempted to take him into custody, Smith ran from...

LAUREL, Del. – A Laurel man has been arrested for attempted murder and related charges following a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in Laurel. Around 2:35 a.m., DSP troopers with the help of the Laurel Police Department responded to a residence on the 6200 block of Phillips Land Road for the reported shooting. When police arrived, they found a...

Laurel, Del. –  On Tuesday, Rep. Sarah McBride (D – Delaware) visited Laurel alongside community stakeholders, project engineers and real estate developers to visit a site that she helped secure $250,000 for a new sewer lift station for a multi-family affordable rural housing project. McBride said she as well as other congressional members worked to secure federal funds to build...

Laurel, Del. – State legislators, Laurel police and community members came together to address and outline a path to reduce gun violence in Sussex County on Friday. End Community Violence Now and Operation West Laurel are focusing on ending gun violence through strategic partnerships between community leaders, educators, state legislators, and police. At Friday’s press conference the groups unveiled two...