Hmmmm... I can't vouch for any of the allegations here, but, I grew up not too far from Arden and my buddies and I would drive through occasionally. I can tell you, the people there are SUPER WEIRD. From the kids to the adults, they never seemed "right". Plus, it was always strange that we all lived close to Arden and NEVER met anyone from there. I knew someone in just about every neighborhood in a 3 mile radius, but never anyone from Arden.

One strange local rumor is that police were not "allowed" to enter Arden to patrol it unless called for an emergency. Something that is still circumstantial, and there seems to be no actual evidence of this being a law/ordinance. This is all I could find from their PDF:

"Safety Committee Broadly speaking, the committee handles safety issues. It replaces and installs stop signs, no parking signs, etc., throughout the town. It administers Arden’s off-street parking ordinance and monitors encroachments on the rights-of-way (road shoulders). It acts as liason with the New Castle County Police, but it does NOT handle complaints that should be referred to the police. You can contact the committee at: [email protected]"

That said, the Jay Parker article seems pretty weak... sad that he was a victim; but, he offers no actual evidence/case history when it comes to Arden, DE being a hub for this kind of activity. In the middle of his article he just jumps to Crowley without any kind of transition.