Massapequa defeated Seaford in a Nassau softball matchup on Wednesday Sienna Perino #21 of Massapequa connects for a home run against Rylie Betz #23 of Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sienna Perino #21 of Massapequa celebrates after hitting a home run during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sam Portz #16 of Massapequa celebrates after scoring on a home run by Sienna Perino during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sienna Erker #25 of Massapequa connects for the walk-off hit against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Madison Tucholski #2 of Massapequa scores the game-ending run against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sam Portz #16 of Massapequa slides into third base against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Madison Tucholski #2 of Massapequa celebrates after a single against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sienna Erker #25 of Massapequa runs off the field against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Sienna Perino #21 of Massapequa connects for a homerun against Rylie Betz #23 of Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Shannon McClernon #10 of Seaford throws from her knees against Massapequa during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Madison Tucholski #2 of Massapequa throws for a put out from shortstop against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Alexa O'Mallon #15 of Massapequa winds up for a pitch against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Rylie Betz #23 of Seaford delivers a pitch against Massapequa during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Rylie Betz #23 of Seaford winds up for a pitch against Massapequa during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Alexa O'Mallon #15 of Massapequa winds up to pitch against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday Alexa O'Mallon #15 of Massapequa delivers a pitch against Seaford during a Nassau softball game on Wednesday throws out the first pitch prior a Conference I softball game against Seaford at Massapequa high school on Wednesday hugs Madison Tucholski #2 of Massapequa after throwing out the first pitch prior to a Nassau softball game on Wednesday The Massapequa softball team pose with Mary Kasin after winning a Nassau softball game on Wednesday The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months – Seaford Police are responding to Delaware Governor Matt Meyer’s executive order establishing the Office of Gun Safety Prevention and Community Safety Seaford Deputy Chief Tyler Justice said while he’s excited and optimistic for the future of the office his department is taking a wait and see approach before jumping to any conclusions “We welcome any attempt by the Governor and the state to increase collaboration communication and cooperation among the different agencies in the state among community organizations anything that people are willing to try to reduce gun violence in our state is something that we are willing to be a part of and to work with,” said Justice Deputy Chief Justice believes it is going to take a collaborative effort to curb the state’s gun violence it’s across the state even in our smallest communities even in our biggest communities and so it’s going to take all of us to try and get there and it’s not something that just one police department or one state agency is going to be able to fix,” he said Governor Matt Meyer signed an executive order creating the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety “We’re establishing this office because there are too many kids there are too many adults who do not feel safe in their community and as I said earlier we are looking across the world for whatever strategies that will keep our children safe and looking to deploy them across our state,” said Governor Matt Meyer Thursday Deputy Chief Justice said his department is in support of the new office but is still waiting on guidance on how they are going to interact with this new group When it comes to reducing gun crimes in Seaford Justice highlighted their big effort to connect with community He said that community generated intelligence is key to addressing issues they find throughout the city Justice adds he’s encouraged to hear that the office will be working with smaller agencies as well – like in Seaford Because Local Matters 2025 at 9:21 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A Seaford home was in flames on Thursday afternoon NY — A house went up in flames in Seaford on Thursday afternoon The home on Seamans Neck Road was fully engulfed when officers arrived North Massapequa and Wantagh fire departments extinguished the blaze The Nassau County Fire Marshall and Arson Bomb Squad also responded to the scene Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2025 at 10:32 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The same shop in Seaford sold two winning lottery tickets each worth over a $1 million NY — The odds of a winning a second-prize MegaMillions prize are more than 1 in 12 million How about selling two multi-million dollar tickets from the same location for the same drawing That's what happened on Tuesday at Manya Card and Gifts on Hicksville Road in Seaford The shop sold a MegaMillion ticket worth $2 million and another second-prize winner for $4 million No one has come forward to claim either ticket It's not clear if one person successfully played the same numbers twice Winners have until a year after the drawing to receive their jackpot who police said was shot by "an unknown number" of people in Seaford on Tuesday evening marking the city's second homicide so far this year The Seaford man's identity is being withheld until his family is notified This is the same block as the Clarence Street Church of God Arriving officers found a wounded man suffering from gunshot wounds The first responders began life-saving efforts until he was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead Shootings tracker View Delaware Online/The News Journal's database of shootings in Delaware since 2017. While the killing occurred in Seaford city limits police there have asked the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit to investigate Police said their preliminary investigation indicates the man "was shot by an unknown number of suspects." Seaford's second homicide of 2025This is Seaford's second homicide in two months was fatally shot on March 12 after he was caught in the crossfire of two shooters fighting over a dice game More: Seaford homicide victim shot 5 times likely caught in dice game crossfire: Court docs A 23-year-old man has been charged in last month's shooting Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@delawareonline.com Seaford’s Rylie Betz claps her hands after drilling a three run home run over the fence in the fifth inning to give Seaford a 4-2 lead during the Vikings’ win over Glen Cove on Thursday She picked a good time to put it on display Thursday the freshman got a hold of one and sent it over the centerfield fence for a three-run homer Betz’s big swing gave visiting Seaford a two-run lead in the fifth inning of its 4-3 win over Glen Cove in non-league softball “You’ve just got to try and hit a ball hard somewhere,” Betz said Seaford had two outs with no runners on in the fifth before Kaitlyn Young worked an eight-pitch walk and Katie Young followed with a first-pitch single to left “Those at-bats were huge and there’s a lot of work and discipline that goes behind those at-bats,” coach Joe Nastasi said “It’s not easy to battle back against a very good pitcher disciplined approach from our girls in that inning.” Betz capitalized on the two-out rally with her fifth homer in six games “She has a great bat and a great barrel,” Skyler Secondino said Glen Cove loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth but Secondino and third baseman Alyssa Rodriguez each fielded a groundball and got the force out at home Secondino scooped up another grounder and fired to first to escape the inning Secondino allowed a two-run homer to Brooke Simmons in the first inning “She’s someone who can get punched in the face and punch back She lets up a home run against a very good hitter in the first inning and she came right back throwing strikes and being aggressive in the zone.” Secondino struck out five and allowed two earned runs in a complete game After winning two straight county titles — Class B in 2023 and Class A last year — Seaford (3-3) moved up in Nassau’s ability-based conferences from Conference II to Conference I as a senior coming back up definitely felt like a change we played a lot of Conference I teams last year and we knew we could roll with them any day.” Delaware State Police have arrested a second suspect in the March 12 killing of 23-year-old Schweitzer Dessin in Seaford Surveillance footage from that afternoon showed about 20 people gathered in Nutter Park they found 23-year-old Schweitzer Dessin suffering from gunshot wounds He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead self-transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds while a 23-year-old man also self-transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting Two people seen in the surveillance footage had firearms including 23-year-old Jonathan Dugazon of Seaford Dugazon was arrested March 24 and charged with first-degree murder Background: Seaford homicide victim shot 5 times likely caught in dice game crossfire "The shooting possibly stemmed from a confrontation during a dice game," court documents say "Evidence indicates (Dessin) may have been caught in the crossfire between the two shooters." Delaware State Police announced April 15 the arrest of a second suspect in Dessin's homicide He was taken into custody without incident During a search of the residence where Riddick was arrested an "AR style rifle" and ammunition were found in a room occupied by another man who also was arrested for possessing a firearm while prohibited Riddick was charged with first-degree murder possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony carrying a concealed deadly weapon and first-degree reckless endangering and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,340,000 cash bond Second Seaford homicide: Man shot dead near Seaford's Clarence Street Church of God is identified by police Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on southern Delaware and beyond. Reach her at smcnaught@gannet.com or on Facebook. UPDATED 04/17/25: The Delaware State Police have arrested a 22-year-old Indianapolis Indiana man for a homicide that occurred in Seaford last week officers from the Seaford Police Department and Delaware State Police responded to a report of a shooting on Clarence Street Officers found Rihem Frisby suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and began life-saving efforts He was transported by EMS to an area hospital detectives identified Andy Dorgilus as a suspect and on April 16th he was taken into custody without incident Dorgilius was arrested and taken to Troop 5 where he was charged with several crimes including Murder 1st Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and is at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,132,000 cash bond UPDATED – 04/11/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 32 year old Rihem Frisby of Seaford  as the man who died in the fatal shooting Tuesday evening in Seaford  The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit continues to actively investigate this incident =============================================================================== Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Seaford yesterday evening that left one man dead Police say that on April 8th at about 5:50 p.m. officers found the victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds a 32-year-old man from Seaford was transported by EMS to an area hospital His identity is being withheld until his family is notified an unknown number of individuals shot the victim Email: info@wgmd.com The Talk of Delmarva is a registered trademark of DataTech Digital WGMD 92.7 and WUSX 98.5 are licensed through the FCC Any usage without the express written consent of DataTech Digital Designed by Techno Goober Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide where one man was killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Seaford a shooting at Nutter Park in the afternoon of Wednesday who died after being taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds His identity is being withheld by police until family members are notified The shooting also injured a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old man who self-transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds another 23-year-old man also self-transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries DELAWARE CRIME: Police ID 16-year-old killed in Wilmington's first fatal shooting of 2025 DELAWARE GUNFIRE: Reintroducing the Delaware shooting database by Delaware Online/The News Journal Seaford police and state police arrived on the scene around 4:24 p.m The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting Police said a preliminary investigation showed that unidentified suspects fired multiple rounds at the victims during a large fight State police said they are actively investigating, and anyone with information should contact Detective A. Bluto by calling 302-741-2859, by private Facebook message to Delaware State Police, or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at delaware.crimestoppersweb.com This is the first shooting in Seaford since June 2024 and the first fatal shooting in the city since March 2023 affectionately known as “Heem” Rihem was educated in Seaford School District He also enjoying playing sports and drawing Some of his other hobbies were listening to music He enjoyed spending time with his son and his nieces Rihem had a good spirit; he always had a smile on his face Rihem loved people and his contagious loving spirit would dominate any room he entered Rihem was preceded on death by his grandmother Destan’e “Dee” Foreman of Washington Sharri Randolph of New Jersey and Alexia Jones of Seaford Starting pitcher Taylor Nitsch of Plainedge throws to the plate during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday The first half of the baseball regular season is in the books for Plainedge and the Red Devils could not have scripted a better 10 games Plainedge’s lineup has showcased the ability to break a game open its starting pitching has been nothing short of dominant In Wednesday’s 11-1 home win over Seaford in five innings in a Nassau Conference A-II game and junior righthander Taylor Nitsch did the rest walking two and allowing only three hits and an earned run in a complete game All nine Plainedge starters reached base safely “I think we got a pretty good team out there … We're playing Plainedge baseball The win gave the Red Devils a crucial series win over Seaford (10-2 “The offense just doesn't stop producing,” said junior catcher Jayden Gaghan who went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored And then we have three great starters and a great bullpen behind them Brady Henderson went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored Bobby Wescott went 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored and Jack Kregeloh went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored Plainedge sent 10 batters to the plate in the first inning Wescott and Gaghan each hit two-run doubles Kregeloh had an RBI single and Dom Santivasci crushed a two-run homer to left-centerfield to make it 7-0 it obviously takes the pressure off of us and really helped Taylor settle in and kind of relax in a big game like this,” Plainedge coach Colin Fratrik said Seaford’s Thomas Apollo and Gaghan traded RBI singles to make it 8-1 after two innings The Red Devils scored three more in the third after a two-run single by Henderson and an RBI groundout by Wescott walked five and allowed one earned run in 18 innings “He's a three-year starter,” Fratrik said A 23-year-old man shot dead Wednesday afternoon in a Seaford park has been identified by Delaware State Police as Schweitzer Dessin but police continue to investigate the shooting that killed Dessin and injured three other men A preliminary investigation is showing that during a large fight "unidentified suspects fired multiple rounds at the victims." Initial story: 1 dead, 3 injured in Seaford shooting Officers began life-saving efforts until he could be taken to an area hospital managed to take themselves to an area hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds A 23-year-old man also took himself to an area hospital Police said he was suffering non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting Seaford police requested the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit to assume the investigation Wednesday's shooting was the first of two deadly shootings in as many days to hit western Sussex County Two people were found dead Thursday morning north of Delmar in what Delaware State Police are describing as a murder-suicide More: Man and woman found fatally shot in what police describe as murder-suicide Seaford faced Glen Cove in a Nassau softball matchup on Thursday Glen Cove starting pitcher and hitting Brooke Simmons celebrates after hitting a two run home run against Seaford during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford starting pitcher Skyler Secondino delivering a pitch to home plate during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove starting pitcher and hitter Brooke Simmons celebrates after hitting a two run home run against Seaford during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove catcher Alyssa Weigand at the plate batting against Seaford during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford’s Rylie Betz is all smiles after hitting a two run home run over the fence to give Seaford a 4-2 lead during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove’s Mia Lupinski rounding second base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove’s Isabella Damiano throws to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford starting pitcher Skyler Secondino throws to first base to get the runner out during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford’s Shannon McClernon throws to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove shortstop Sara Roditi throws to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford shortstop Lauren LoPresti throws to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford starting pitcher Skyler Secondino with the thumbs up after leading the Vikings to a 4-3 win in a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford’s Kaitlyn Young sprints to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford’s Kaitlyn Young sprints home after Rylie Betz’ three-run home run in the fifth inning to give Seaford a 4-2 lead during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford third baseman Alyssa Rodriguez throws to first base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Seaford’s Rylie Betz claps her hands after drilling a three run home run over the fence in the fifth inning to give Seaford a 4-2 lead during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove’s Sara Roditi rounds second base during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove starting pitcher Brooke Simmons winds up on the mound during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Glen Cove starting pitcher Brooke Simmons gives a high five to catcher Alyssa Weigand during a Nassau softball game at Glen Cove on Thursday Plainedge and Seaford faced off in a Nassau baseball matchup on Wednesday Matthew Kind of Seaford catches the pop up during a Nassau baseball game against Plainedge on Wednesday Brady Sanderson of Seaford comes in to pitch in the bottom of the third during a Nassau baseball game against Plainedge on Wednesday during a Nassau baseball game on Wednesday Jake Parpan of Plainedge drives the ball to center during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Brady Henderson of Plainedge slides safely into second under the leap of Finn Curry of Seaford during a Nassau baseball game on Wednesday Ayden Das of Seaford makes the catch in center during a Nassau baseball game against Plainedge on Wednesday Dom Santivasci of Plainedge crosses home from his two run homer during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Jayden Gaghan of Plainedge doubles driving in tow runs during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Bobby Westcott of Plainedge doubles during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Dom Santivasci of Plainedge is congratulated by Plainedge head coach Colin Fratrik after hitting a two run home run during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Jayden Gaghan of Plainedge slides safely into home from the hit of Jack Kregeloh of Plainedge during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Dom Santivasci of Plainedge is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two run homer during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Luke Walsh of Seaford comes up to bat during a Nassau baseball game against Plainedge on Wednesday Starting pitcher Dylan Alt of Seaford throws to the plate during a Nassau baseball game against Plainedge on Wednesday Jack Kregeloh of Plainedge slides safely into home during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Jack Kregeloh of Plainedge makes the catch and the third out during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Brady Henderson of Plainedge drives a single bringing in tow runs during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Bobby Westcott of Plainedge makes the out at first during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Mike Calapai of Plainedge makes the grab and the out from third during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday Jayden Gaghan of Plainedge drives in a run on his double during a Nassau baseball game against Seaford on Wednesday SEAFORD, Del. – A Blades man has been arrested as the second suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in Seaford last month The incident took place during the afternoon hours of March 12th at Nutter Park they found 23-year-old Schweitzer Dessin suffering from apparent gunshot wounds Two other men went to an area hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and a 23-year-old man went to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting Detectives identified Johnathan Dugazon as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest He was subsequently arrested on March 24th Further investigation led detectives to identify 22-year-old Jamal Riddick as the second suspect in the homicide He was arrested during a search warrant on Tuesday at a residence in the 800 block of South Market Street in Blades police reportedly found an AR style rifle and firearm ammunition in a room occupied by 20-year-old Dimere Riddick who is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms Jamal was charged with first degree murder 17 counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony 17 counts of first degree reckless endangering He was held at SCI on a $1.34 million cash bond Dimere was charged with possession of a firearm by a person prohibited two counts of possession of ammunition by a person prohibited and possession of a high-capacity magazine during the commission of a felony He was held at SCI on an $80,000 secured bond