POLICE ARREST TWO IN TODD ESTATES BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

(Newark, DE 19713) On Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 01:39 AM officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Garrett Road – Todd Estates in reference to a burglary in progress. A 30-year-old female victim reported that an unknown white male suspect was armed with a firearm and was attempting to break into her residence by shattering a window. The victim explained that there was a second suspect described as an unknown white female standing outside of her residence. The victim advised that both suspects arrived at the residence in a white BMW. The victim and a separate 77-year-old female victim inside the residence barricaded themselves inside a bedroom and called 911. Officers arrived on the scene within minutes however, the suspects had fled from the area in the white BMW.

Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit were then contacted and assumed the investigation.

Through investigation, detectives were able to identify the suspects as John Ryan Moore (39) of New Castle and Ashley Vogel (34) of Wilmington.

Search warrants were authored by detectives for two homes and a white BMW. The search warrants were then executed by members of the New Castle County Division of Police Special Weapons and Tactics Team. Moore and Vogel were apprehended without incident and transported to New Castle County Police headquarters.  A firearm was also recovered during the search warrant at Moore’s residence.

John Ryan Moore (39) was charged with one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of felony attempted burglary first, one count of felony conspiracy in the second degree, and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief. Moore was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $25,600.00 cash bail. Moore was committed to the Howard R Young Correctional Institution.

Ashley Vogel (34) was charged with one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of felony attempted burglary first, one count of felony conspiracy in the second degree, and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief. Vogel was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $31,500.00 secured bail. Vogel was committed to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution.

Any individual with information or surveillance footage related to this investigation is asked to please contact Detective Thomas Bruhn of the Criminal Investigations Unit at (302)395-8120 or by email at Thomas.Bruhn@newcastlede.gov. Information can also be submitted by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302)573-2800. Citizens can also submit a tip via our website at http://www.nccpd.com. Additionally, tipsters may call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook (IM) at New Castle County Police Department.

Moore, John (39)

Vogel, Ashley (34)

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POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN PORTER SQUARE SHOOTING

(Bear, DE 19701) On Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 04:17 AM, officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the unit block of East Weald Avenue – Porter Square in reference to a shooting investigation.  Officers arrived on the scene and took a male suspect into custody without incident and identified him as Jacob Orchard (28) of Bear.

Officers then cleared the residence and located a 50-year-old female victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound. It was advised on scene that the victim was shot by her son, Jacob Orchard. The victim was transported by ambulance to Christiana Hospital where she was treated and released.

Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit were then contacted and assumed the investigation.

A search warrant was authorized for the Weald Avenue residence and executed by detectives at which time a handgun and methamphetamine were recovered.

Jacob Orchard (28) was charged with one felony count of assault first, one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and one felony count of possession of a controlled/counterfeit substance. Jacob was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and held in lieu of $121,000.00 cash bail. Jacob was committed to the Howard R Young Correctional Institution.

Any individual with information related to this investigation is asked to please contact Detective Alex Laux of the Criminal Investigations Unit at (302)395-2756 or by email at Alex.Laux@newcastlede.gov. Information can also be submitted by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302)573-2800.

Citizens can also submit a tip via our website at http://www.nccpd.com. Additionally, tipsters may call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook (IM) at New Castle County Police Department.

Orchard, Jacob (28)

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