MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF IN REHOBOTH, FLEES
Police investigated a report Friday that a man had exposed himself to
women in south Rehoboth Beach, and then got in a red or maroon Dodge
Intrepid and drove off. The incident supposedly happened around 11:45
p.m. and the suspect was last seen northbound in the 500 block of
Bayard Avenue. The Intrepid reportedly has a Delaware tag with the
number 27 in it.
Ocean City police arrested a 49-year-old Millsboro man on July 26
after he allegedly exposed himself repeatedly to women in north Ocean
City.
PEDESTRIAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN OCEAN CITY HIT & RUN
A woman drove her car into a male pedestrian Saturday. It happened on
Coastal Highway around 2:25 a.m. An officer discussing the incident
over his radio said the man hit the woman's windshield twice as well
as the side of her white car. Police found the woman with what
appeared to be the striking car a short distance away.
A medevac helicopter flew the man to a trauma center from the Jolly
Roger Amusement Park. One officer said the man was conscious but
combative, suggesting a possible serious head injury, and he could not
feel anything below his shoulder.
SERIOUS COASTAL SUSSEX ACCIDENTS
Engine ends up in front seat of one car
Paramedics responded to at least three significant crashes this
weekend in eastern Sussex County. The most notable accident happened
around 4:20 p.m. Friday on U.S. Route 113 at Delaware Route 20 near
Millsboro. Tedd Winneberger, Sussex County paramedic spokesman, says
a 53-year-old Frankford woman was trapped in her car for almost an
hour. Her car sustained major front-end damage and its engine ended
up in her passenger's seat. When she was removed, she was still alert
and was flown on the Maryland State Police helicopter to Salisbury.
She had been wearing her safety-belt.
Around 12:10 p.m. Friday, a wreck disrupted traffic on U.S. Route 9
west of Lewes. One person was trapped and had to be cut from the
vehicle. A second person was not trapped and was not seriously
injured. Both were taken to Beebe.
In Ocean View on Saturday, about a half-dozen people were injured in
an accident on Atlantic Avenue at West Avenue near Seacoast Reality
around 1:45 p.m. None were reported to be serious, but one woman was
trapped in her car and firefighters spoke of removing the door to free
her. Atlantic Avenue was closed in both directions.
LIFEGUARDS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT ALCOHOL ON BEACH
Ocean City lifeguards sought to contact the bar at the Clarion Resort
Fontainebleau Hotel on 101st Street after they suspected customers
were being allowed to bring alcohol onto the beach. Around 2:45 p.m.
Friday, one guard said they should be warned that it is a violation of
the liquor license to allow guests to bring drinks onto the beach from
the hotel's bar.
MORE VEHICLES TOWED FROM REHOBOTH LIFEGUARD PARKING SPOTS
At least twice this weekend vehicles were ticketed and towed from
lifeguard parking spots in Rehoboth beach. A tan Ford Escort with
Delaware dealer tags was reported parked in the lifeguard spot on
Stockley Street around 12:35 p.m. on Saturday. More vehicles have
been towed from those two Stockley Street lifeguard parking spaces
than any other Rehoboth lifeguard spots this summer.
On Sunday, around 12:30 p.m., police investigated a vehicle illegally
parked along the dune on Surf Avenue at Pennsylvania Avenue. While an
officer was there, a black Ford F-150 with temporary Delaware tags was
found parked in the lifeguard spot. Tow trucks were requested for
both vehicles.
As an interesting coincidence, the other vehicle towed was a Ford
Contour also with Delaware temporary tags which was supposedly
purchased on August 11. Police said one of the two owners returned as
the vehicles were being towed to the impound lot.
EXTENDED RESCUE FOR INJURED AND STRANDED KITEBOARDER
It turned out to be one of the most unusual rescues of the summer. A
kiteboarder was lifted out of the Rehoboth Bay by a wind gust and fell
about 20 feet into a marsh in the Delaware Seashore State Park. It
happened on Saturday around 12:55 p.m. off Route 1 somewhere near New
Road (south of Dewey Beach).
The 34-year-old man suffered a back injury, complained of numbness and
tingling in his arm and may have briefly lost consciousness. DNREC
park rangers, Rehoboth Beach firefighters, county paramedics and the
state police helicopter spent almost an hour searching for the man and
trying to rescue him.
Rescuers talked about bush-wacking a path to access the man, and also
considered using a boat or a helicopter. The state police helicopter
eventually flew him to Beebe around 2:10 p.m.
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BOY BUSTED FOR VANDALIZING SUV
A man parked a Chevrolet SUV in the first block of Wilmington Avenue
Saturday only to return to find some substance on the hood and a note
explaining what happened on the windshield. A witness reportedly
called police when she saw a 13-year-old boy spray the SUV with what
one officer described as "silly string." Police captured the boy and
took him to the police station. Police mentioned several charges he
could face if they were brought against him.
SATURDAY'S TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WREAKED HAVOC
A violent thundershower passed through the Lewes-Rehoboth area around
5:15 p.m. Saturday. A house caught fire after a possible lightning
strike at 28645 Log Cabin Hill Road which is off U.S. Route 9 west of
Lewes. Milton and Rehoboth Beach firefighters responded to assist.
They also investigated reports of activated fire or burglar alarms and
suspected lightning hits with no fire. Many of those calls were along
the Route 1 corridor, such as at 15432 Coastal Highway, Eagles Crest,
and near Savannah East.
An accident on Ocean Highway at Coldwell Banker brought southbound
traffic to a standstill during the storm. One user on the state's
radio system described the traffic as being "backed up as far as you
can see."
POWER FAILURE LEAVES 2800 WITHOUT POWER, SETS OFF ALARMS
Almost eight hours after the thunderstorm passed through the area, a
power line fell between Dewey and Rehoboth, knocking out power for
blocks in either direction. Around 1:20 a.m. Sunday, firefighters
responded to Robinson Drive and found the downed power line which
severed power to parts of Dewey and Rehoboth.
The Dewey Beach police dispatcher said Conectiv estimated 2800
customers were without power at that hour. Rehoboth Beach police
responded to at least three calls for burglar alarms activated on Lake
Avenue and Scarborough Avenue, which were presumably related.
SINKHOLE CLOSES LANE ON REHOBOTH AVENUE
A sinkhole closed the westbound right lane on Rehoboth Avenue and
blocked at least one vehicle parked at a parking meter. Public works
crews were on the scene in less than an hour after the sinkhole was
reported around 2 p.m. Sunday. It was about three-feet by two-feet
wide and almost a yard deep.
FIRE HYDRANT DAMAGED IN WRECK UNDERMINES SIDEWALK, HIGHWAY
A vehicle supposedly drove across the median on Coastal Highway,
struck another vehicle head on, then smashed into a fire hydrant. It
happened on Sunday around 9:40 p.m. at 85th Street in Ocean City.
Water rushed from the fire hydrant for about 30 minutes as officials
struggled to turn it off.
Early Monday (today) public works crews are filling in a sinkhole and
patching about four to six feet of the sidewalk and a portion of
southbound Coastal Highway that buckled during the geyser. A large
amount of sand was also reportedly washed onto the roadway.
Police said the driver of the first vehicle may have suffered a
medical problem prior to the crash.
ANOTHER CRASH IN REHOBOTH ROUNDABOUT
Rehoboth Beach police responded to the roundabout around 8:35 p.m.
Saturday for an accident involving an SUV and a Toyota Highlander. No
ambulance was requested.
LOUD NOISE BAR COMPLAINTS IN DEWEY
Dewey Beach police received at least two bar noise complaints this
weekend. One was for the Rusty Rudder around 12:20 a.m. Sunday.
Before that, they spoke of a noise complaint at the Bottle & Cork. No
further action was mentioned other than asking for a contact name from
the establishment.
POLICE INVESTIGATE MAN WHO LEFT DOG IN VEHICLE
A Rehoboth Beach police officer was dispatched to a report of a dog
left in a vehicle on Rehoboth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The
officer arrived and said the vehicle had a window open about an inch.
He said the dog did not appear to be in immediate distress, but his
dispatcher suggested he continue to check the vehicle every 10
minutes.
The officer later returned to the vehicle and asked his sergeant's
advice. That's when the 21-year-old operator of the vehicle returned.
The officer was told over the radio to warn the man that had the dog
died, he could face felony charges. The officer ran a computer check
on the man, who claimed to be from New York, and then set him free.
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