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Spirit Halloween stores in Delaware open in August for early costumes
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Halloween candy is already in grocery stores.
So you know it wasn’t long before the pop-up costume stores started to open.
While some of us may still be lounging on a beach or having a brat summer, others are making Halloween plans even though the spooky holiday is months away.
Spirit Halloween, the nation’s largest Halloween retailer, is expected to open 1,500 stores in the U.S. in 2024, according to a news release. They also plan to look for 50,000 seasonal sales associates and store managers.
The stores sell costumes, décor and animatronics and pop up in strip centers and malls across North America.
When is Spirit Halloween opening in Delaware?
The Spirit Halloween website indicates that the three Delaware stores would open in August, but doesn’t give an exact date. The stores include:
- A former Walgreens at 261 N. Dupont Highway in Dover.
- A former Walgreens at The Grove shopping center, 241 Grove Lane, Newark.
- A former Mandees at Midway Plaza, 4703 Kirkwood Highway, Milltown.
New decorations at Spirit Halloween?
The “Carnevil” is coming to town this Halloween season with Spirit Halloween’s 2024 lineup.
Creepy clowns, a raucous ringmaster and popular horror properties abound, as Spirit’s animatronic props this year are a mix of ornery original characters and beloved figures from classic horror cinema.
While the collection was previewed in June, not all products will be available for sale until August, when the Carnevil officially opens in stores. Early shoppers will be pleased to find there is no shortage of options, including some side oddities and return favorites to round out the main attraction.
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When should you start looking for a Halloween costume
According USA Today Reviewed story that looked at 2022 data from the National Retail Federation (NFR), people get a major head start on Halloween, planning costumes and searching for decorations as early as the first week of September. In 2022 alone, Americans spent more than 10 billion dollars on Halloween.
USA TODAY reporters Mike Snider and Mary Walrath-Holdridge contributed to this article.
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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