Rehoboth Beach Police Department on Two Incidents Between April 30th and May 2nd 2025

The Rehoboth Beach Police Department would like to address two incidents that occurred this past week between April 30th and May 2nd 2025. We aware that these incidents may have caused alarm to our residents, visitors, and businesses. The Rehoboth Beach Police Department responds to and fully investigates all reports of criminal activity. Our mission to safeguard our community remains tireless.

On April 30th at approximately 5:12 pm, officers were called to the ocean block of Rodney Street for a report of multiple parking violations. Responding officers noticed approximately ten to twelve parking violations and went onto the beach to attempt to located the vehicle owners. They observed a large crowd which they estimated to be two hundred and fifty people. The group had loud music playing and there were several instances of smoking on the beach. Officers spoke with several people concerning the parking, music and smoking violations. The group was very cooperative and complied with all requests.

At approximately 7:11 pm, a second report was made for the same group alleging that some individuals were urinating in the dunes. Officers responded to the area and observed no violations. Officers remained on scene to monitor the group, but no violations were observed. The following morning, a large amount a trash had been left behind on the beach. No citations were issued as officers did not observe any littering while on scene.

In an unrelated event on May 2nd at approximately 8:31 pm, officers responded to the ocean block of Rehoboth Avenue for a report of a large fight in progress. Upon their arrival, officers did not see any active fighting. They did observe a large crowd of an estimated one hundred people that matched the description of the group involved in the fight. Due to the size of the crowd and the nature of the call, officers requested additional police presence. The Delaware State Police and Dewey Beach Police provided additional officers and their presence helped disperse the crowd.

Multiple witnesses came forward to identify victims that had been involved in the fight. Two victims sustained minor injuries and were treated by EMS. The victims were not cooperative with the on scene investigation. A third victim had damage to their car as a result of the fight. Additional aspects of this incident are still under investigation. If you have any information concerning this incident, you may contact the Rehoboth Beach Police Department at 302-227-2577 or you may call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333. You may remain anonymous.