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Shooting at Roma’s Pizza in Dover Hospitalizes One
Dover Police are investigating a shooting at Roma’s Pizza Sunday evening. Police were called just after 4:30pm and located an adult male victim who suffered a gunshot wound in the upper body. He was treated at an area hospital and is in stable condition. Police located a .22 caliber shell casing inside the restaurant and…
Read MoreDover Man Charged in Liquor Store Burglary
Dover Police have arrested a man in connection with a burglary investigation that began on October 4th at the Happy 13 Liquors. Dover Police were called for a burglary that occurred overnight at the store. Investigation led police to 36 year old Brian Bowers of Dover as a suspect. He was spotted on South New…
Read MoreStolen Car Leads to Arrest of Two Teens by Dover Police
Two 15 year old boys from Dover have been arrested after Dover Police investigated a report of a stolen Kia. Officers from the Dover Police Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit found the vehicle on Fulton Street and requested the Street Crime Unit to contact the occupants. The occupants were walking away when the officers…
Read MoreFight Leads to Arrest of Milford Man on Weapons Offenses
A Milford man has been arrested by Dover Police early Sunday morning after a fight. Police were called to a city parking lot in the area of the Golden Fleece Tavern after an officer on patrol heard a disturbance and found a fight in the parking lot. A witness reported that someone involved in the…
Read MoreTwo Charged by Dover PD after Chase in Stolen Car
Two New Jersey men have been arrested by Dover Police after a chase early Friday morning. Dover Police were notified by police in Edgewater New Jersey about a stolen vehicle that was being tracked in the area of the Royal Farms. Police spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle kept going…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Drug & Weapons Charges
A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon led to the arrest of a Dover man on drug and weapons offenses. Dover Police stopped 39 year old Leroy Fleming for a cell phone violation and smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle when they contacted Fleming. A search of the vehicle turned up 200 grams of marijuana and…
Read MoreMd. Man Arrested in Pa. for Rape of Girl in Dover
Dover Police have announced the arrest of a Maryland man in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Police said an investigation indicates that she was picked up from a residence outside of the city early last Saturday and was driven to a vacant business area, where she was physically assaulted and was prevented…
Read MorePolice Search for Two Suspects in Dover Robbery
Dover Police are investigating a robbery in the parking lot of a local apartment complex. According to Dover Police, officers responded to the Lake Club Apartments in the 400-block of North DuPont Highway Saturday at about 2:00 a.m. The victim told police that two males approached him as he was in his vehicle as he…
Read MoreDover Police Investigate Weekend Shooting
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that resulted in a 24-year-old Wilmington man being hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his leg. Police spoke with the man at the hospital Saturday morning, but police said he was uncooperative and would not provide any information or description of a suspect. A spent shell casing was found…
Read MoreDover Car Jacking at One Stop Parking Lot
Dover Police are investigating a carjacking in the parking lot of the One Stop early Saturday morning. The victim pulled into the lot and was approached by a woman asking for a light for her cigarette as two black males – one with a handgun approached. The victim turned over an undisclosed amount of cash…
Read MoreDriver Killed in Dover Crash
Dover Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of an 83-year-old man. Friday night shortly before 7:00 p.m., a car on Persimmon Tree Lane approaching Persimmon Circle left the roadway on a curve, struck a utility pole and landed on its roof. Members of the Dover Fire Department extricated the driver from the…
Read MoreDover Man Charged With Robbery at Local Motel
A Dover man is charged with a gunpoint robbery in a room at The First State Inn on North DuPont Highway. According to Dover Police, the suspect who was armed with a rifle got away with an undisclosed amount of cash early Monday. Police learned that 28-year-old Keon Cornish was staying at another motel. Cornish…
Read MoreDover Police Search for Reckless Driver Who Nearly Struck Officer
Dover Police are looking for a man who nearly struck an officer and led police on a pursuit through several towns. An officer was at Walgreens on Forrest Avenue last Thursday just before 11 p.m. A man was seen walking out of the store without paying for items. He got into a car, and when…
Read MoreDover Man Charged With Rape of Juvenile
A 33-year-old Dover man has been arrested for rape of a juvenile. According to Dover Police, detectives were contacted earlier this week about alleged sexual acts involving a child and the suspect on at least two occasions between last December and July 13th at a Dover residence. 33-year-old Norman Merritt turned himself in to Dover…
Read MoreDover Police Search for Motorist Who Fled Traffic Stop
Dover Police are looking for a man who nearly ran over an officer’s foot as he fled from a traffic stop. Saturday morning, police stopped a vehicle for a violation in the area of Levy Court Lane and South Little Creek Road. According to Dover Police, the driver put the car in gear and accelerated…
Read MoreMan Shot Walking to his Own Apartment in Dover
A 25-year-old man is expected to survive a gunshot wound, after being shot while he was walking from his vehicle to his apartment.According to Dover Police, the shooting was reported Wednesday night in the Cannon Mills complex on Katrina Way. The victim was shot in the leg and was taken to a local hospital.According to…
Read MoreUpdate: Suspect Arrested for Dover Target Arson
A Dover man has been arrested in connection with the July 10th arson that occurred at the Target store on John Hunn Brown Road. Dover Police said Monday that collection and examination of in-store surveillance footage and physical evidence from the store helped lead to the arrest of 26-year-old Desmond Smith. According to Police, Smith…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dover PD Identify Suspect in Bank Robbery
UPDATED: 7/15/22 11:30am – Dover Police have identified the suspect in a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank in Dover on May 28th as 39 year old Calvin Samuels of New York. Samuels was arrested earlier this week by Newark Police and charged with multiple bank robberies throughout Delaware and Dover Police were able to…
Read MoreUpdate: Dover Police Make Arrest Following Death Investigation
An investigation into the discovery of a man’s body in Dover earlier this month has led to an arrest.According to Dover Police, investigators learned that the death of 30-year-old Jorge Valladares may have been related to a motor vehicle accident.On June 22nd, police investigated a single-vehicle crash on East Water Street, in which a vehicle…
Read MoreUpdate: Dover Police Identify Man Whose Body was Found Along St. Jones River
Dover Police have identified the man whose body was found by kayakers on the Saint Jones River last Saturday, July 2nd.The cause of death for 27-year-old Jorge Valladares of Dover is still under investigation, but police say foul play is not suspected at this time.If you wish to provide information on this case or other…
Read MoreWhy Are Certain Vehicles Being Targeted For Theft?
Owners of specific vehicle makes and models are being warned of a theft ring in Dover.According to Dover Police, there have been at least five recent incidents of attempted or successful vehicle thefts targeting Hyundai Elantras and Sonatas from model years 2015-2017. A suspect or suspects have been hot-wiring the vehicles. Police also said the…
Read MoreKayakers Discover Body in Dover
Dover Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the area of the Saint Jones River behind Capitol Green.A group of kayakers saw the body on the shoreline Saturday and notified police. According to police, the body is that of a male but was in an advanced state of decomposition. There were no obvious…
Read MorePolice Seek Driver, Vehicle Involved In Fatal Hit & Run With Bicyclist
Dover Police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a 71-year-old man who was riding a bicycle.Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, police said the man was found lying in the roadway in the area of South Governors Avenue and West North Street. Witnesses report that the driver of an SUV left the…
Read MoreMan Struck By 8 Gunshots In Dover
Dover Police are investigating a shooting in which the victim was struck eight times in his torso and upper extremities.The victim was found Thursday shortly before 10:00 p.m. in the 100-block of South New Street. The 20-year-old man was treated by officers and medics and was taken to Bayhealth Kent General. He was listed in…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Rape In Dover
A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 46-year-old woman in Dover.According to Dover Police, the victim said she was sleeping near the entrance to the Dover library early Sunday morning when she was awakened by a man who stole her phones and a knife. The woman said the suspect threatened…
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