NEWARK, D.E. – A 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he led officers to a pursuit in Newark on Sunday. 

Delaware State Police arrested Jacob Singleton, 24, of Middletown, Delaware, for multiple felony offenses. 

On Sunday at around 2:23 p.m., a trooper assisting a disabled motorist on Salem Church Road near East Chestnut Hill Road observed a black Mazda run a red light. 

With emergency lights already activated, the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, but it sped away, leading to a pursuit. 

Police say the Mazda drove recklessly through several streets in Newark, prompting the trooper to discontinue the pursuit for the safety of other motorists.

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Shortly thereafter, troopers patrolling the area located the Mazda parked in a driveway on Montrose Drive, at what they described as “dangerously close” to an occupied residence. 

A resident then flagged down the troopers and said that the driver, later identified as Jacob Singleton, had unlawfully entered their home and was hiding in the bathroom.

Troopers found Singleton in the bathroom, and he resisted arrest, resulting in injuries to one of the troopers. 

Singleton was taken into custody without further incident. 

The injured trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a nearby hospital and later released.

Singleton was charged with assault 2nd on law enforcement officer causing injury (felony), reckless endangering 1st degree (felony) – 3 counts, burglary  (felony), resisting arrest with force causing injury to peace officer (felony), disregarding a police officer’s signal (felony), multiple traffic violations.

He was committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $13,300 cash bond.

NEWARK, Delaware (WPVI) — The University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit (UDECU) was formed in 1976 and has served the community both on and off campus ever since.

Today, the organization has over 50 members, including students from a broad array of majors offered by the University.

UDECU is staffed with crews every night during the spring and fall semesters. Some students even stick around for the summer, although calls become less infrequent. They also provide stand-by services at events like graduations or festivals.

In general, they are called on to provide emergency medical services across campus, around the city of Newark, and sometimes beyond.

To learn more about UDECU and some of its current students, watch the video above and visit their website.

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Delaware Police is racking their brain over a case of shoplifting — a man walked into a store and stole cigarettes. But no, the theft also qualifies to be called a dacoity as the man stole $11k worth of cigarettes. The incident took place on Thursday at the Walgreens on New Linden Hill Road in Wilmington, Delaware but now the police turn to the public to catch the thief.
“Yes, you read that right—eleven thousand dollars’ worth of smokes!” the Delaware State Police wrote on Facebook. It could not help but crack a little cigarette joke. “Your tip could be the match that lights up this case!” police wrote.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333, New York Post reported.
The thief has been identified from the surveillance video awhich the police released. “While an employee was occupied in another section of the store, the suspect snuck behind the counter and made off with the goods,” the statement read. In the photo, the thief can be seen clad in red with a walker in front of him.
Social media users had a riot over the freak robbery as they wondered where the man put over 100 cartons of cigarettes. “I guess they weren’t trying to give him his senior discount,” one user quipped. Another questioned how long the employee was busy elsewhere that this suspect — who looked like an old person walking with the help of a walker — made as many trips to steal so many cartons of cigarettes.