Claymont News

Robert M. Coupe traded in his commander's title for a colonel's badge Tuesday to become the first captain promoted to state police superintendent in 67 years.

Governor Markell appoints Claymont native, Captain Robert Coupe to the post. State Police Captain Robert Coupe has been named the new State Police Superintendent.

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On Monday, in the parking lot of the Claymont Train Station, a 21-year old victim was shot once in the face in an attempted robbery.

NEW CASTLE - Residents in New Castle County are lighting up the lines at the county dispatch center with reports of rumblings that were confirmed to have been caused by a small earthquake.

State Police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of the Claymont train station.

CLAYMONT, Del. - Delaware State police say a 24-year-old Wilmington woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 495 when the driver of the vehicle she was riding in tried to race another motorist.

A Friday morning blaze at a Wilmington nail salon has been ruled accidental. The building fire at Carpenter Plaza Shopping Center occurred around 9:30 AM.

Hampton - A 29-year-old man from Delaware has been charged with the rape of a woman in Hampton.

Eight months of air sampling concludes that the problem of dust landing on homes and cars in Claymont from the steel plant is just as bad as before.

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New Castle County police have released a sketch of a man who they say attempted to lure an 11-year-old girl into his car.

New Castle County Police are asking residents to be on high alert after an older man reportedly tried to lure an 11-year-old girl into his car on Tuesday.

Gov. Jack Markell said Thursday that Sunoco needs to keep its damaged ethylene complex in Claymont shut down until the plant can run cleanly and operators know the cause of an explosion and fire that rattled surrounding neighborhoods on May 17.

A Claymont man being sought by police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend was arrested early Wednesday after officers found him hiding under a bed.

CLAYMONT, Del. - May 19, 2009 - -- In one suburban Newark, Delaware neighborhood, crime is on the rise.

A massive explosion rocked the Sunoco refinery in Claymont, Del. late last night, sending flames shooting into the sky and initially raising concerns about residents' safety in Pennsylvania, Delaware and South Jersey.

Firefighters late Sunday were trying to control a blaze that erupted from an explosion at an oil refinery along the Delaware River.

CLAYMONT, Del. - Firefighters contained a blaze early Monday caused by an overnight explosion at a Delaware oil refinery that rattled nearby homes but caused no injuries.

An explosion across the Delaware River at a refinery on the Pennsylvania-Delaware border was felt across a wide area of Salem County late Sunday night.