Doing the 'wild thing' near wildlife area comes with a price tag, DNREC says

Jerry Smith | The News Journal

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A Frederica man and a Harrington woman were recently caught in a compromising position while parked at Coursey Pond Wildlife Area near Felton.

On May 19, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers cited Dale Coston, 60, of Frederica and Jessie Kibler, 51, of Harrington for one count each of lewdness.

According to Sgt. Brooke Africa with the Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, the couple was engaging in sex in the front seat of a vehicle while parked at Coursey’s Pond.

Both were issued a criminal summons to appear at Justice of the Peace Court 7 in Dover.

In another case of being caught in the act, a Millsboro man was charged with illegal dumping.

Officers with DNREC's Environmental Crimes Unit officers arrested a Robert W. Gordy Sr., 70, last week for illegal dumping of refuse and yard waste debris.

Gordy was charged May 25 with two counts of using a motor vehicle during, or in the aid of the disposal or discharge of solid waste materials. The charges carry a minimum fine of $500 each.

The Millsboro man was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 in Georgetown and released on $200 unsecured bail.

This brings the total number of people arrested in Delaware in 2018 for dumping to nine. Since 2013, 101 people have been arrested with total fines imposed just over $51,000.

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In 2017, there were 27 people arrested, with fines totaling $13,500. It was DNREC's most successful year in terms of arrests and fines in the past five years.

Reach Jerry Smith at jsmith17@delawareonline.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JerrySmithTNJ.

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