Delaware
Dewey Dunk rings in new year with a splash of tradition and community spirit
Brock Maloomian, a Dewey Beach native who now lives in Lewes, experienced his first plunge Monday.
“This is a nice little shock to the system. Good way to start 2024. I feel pretty good, honestly,” he said. “Had a hard week at work, 2023 was good. But I just feel like a nice cold plunge today. Which will get everything set and it did. I feel fantastic, it woke me right up.”
Rick Cady and Natasha Smith-Cady, of Alexandria, Virginia, were celebrating their sixth plunge.
The couple echoed Maloomian’s sentiments.
“All of this is so fabulous and doing a dunk, It just changes your mind. You get into the water, you wash off all of last year and you’re just going to bring in good things for this year,” Smith-Cady said. “But here’s the most important thing, if we’re gonna do it, we have to go under, not just get our toes wet. You need to actually go into the water totally submerged or else it doesn’t count.”
Cady said he spent the morning mentally preparing for the plunge.
“I’ve been psyching up for it now all morning looking at it and yesterday I saw a guy jump in and go for a swim on his own. If he can do that yesterday for no reason I can’t do it today,” he said. “The preparation is coffee, maybe some liquid encouragement and towels, warm clothing for once you get out.”
After taking the plunge, dunkers of age were treated to champagne and bloody marys.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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