(Newark, De 19711) Earlier this morning (Jan 12), at approximately 1:45 a.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the unit block of Pike Creek road, in the community of Abbey Walk Apartments,  for the report of a domestic incident. When they arrived at the residence, the officers learned that 33-year-old, Shantell Lee Florian had left the residence.   Witnesses reported that as she left, her actions caused concern for her welfare.

Shantell Lee Florian is a 5’02” white female, weighing approximately 130 lbs. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. There is no clothing description, however, she might have left in a black Dodge Ram Pick-up.  She is known to frequent the Elkton (MD) area.

Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Shantell Lee Florian to please contact the New Castle County Division of Police by dialing (302) 573-2800 or visit our website at http://www.NCCPD.com, or (IM) on the New Castle County Police Facebook page.  Citizens can also submit a tip anonymously by text. Send a text to 847411 with NCCDE in the text field and your tip.

Shantell Florian

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(New Castle, De 19720) Earlier this afternoon (Jan 9), at approximately 3:41 p.m.,  officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the intersection of Memorial Drive and Karlyn Drive for a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus.

Upon arrival, the officers discovered that a school bus with twenty-two students struck a vehicle containing four teenage females.

The driver of the vehicle, a 16-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, a second passenger in the car, a 16-year-old female was transported to a local hospital for serious life-threatening injuries.  Two other 16-year-old female passengers of the vehicle were transported to a local hospital for their non-life-threatening injuries.

The school bus from Eisenberg Elementary School had accounted for all of the children on board and two, 9-year-old boys were transported to a local children’s hospital for their injuries. Both boys were in stable condition at the time of transport.

Investigators from the New Castle County Division of Police Traffic Services Unit arrived on scene and assumed the investigation.

This is an active and ongoing investigation; further information will be released as it becomes available.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed this motor vehicle crash to contact New Castle County Division of Police.

If you have any information pertaining to this investigation, please contact Detective Hussong at william.hussong@newcastlde.gov or New Castle County Police at (302) 573-2800. Citizens can also submit a tip via our website at http://www.nccpd.com. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook at New Castle County Division of Police.

Additionally, if you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a violent crime or an accident or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need assistance, the New Castle County Division of Police Victim Services Unit is available to offer you support and resources through (302) 395-8000.

(Bear, De 19701) On Saturday, December 28th, 2019 patrol officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the unit block of Southbridge road in the community of Porter Square for a Package Theft complaint.

Upon commencing the investigation, the officers were able to determine that the subject in the video below removed Amazon packages from the front step of the victim’s residence and then fled the area.

If you can identify this thief or have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Officer Poblarp at (302)395-8172 or ashton.poblarp@newcastlede.gov or call the New Castle County Police non-emergency number at 302-573-2800.

Citizens can also text a tip anonymously simply by texting the number 847411 keyword: NCCDE.  You can also submit a tip via our website athttp://www.nccpd.com. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook (IM) at New Castle County Division of Police.