Posts Tagged ‘firearm charges’
Dover Man Arrested On Firearm Charges After Fleeing Police
A 23-year-old Dover man has been arrested after police found a loaded concealed handgun in his vehicle at Barrister Place yesterday evening. Dover Police say that from the initial investigation, the indication is that this firearm is not related to a shooting that occurred at Barrister Place earlier that evening. Police arrested John Lassitero. The…
Read MoreCurfew Check Leads to Arrest of Dover Man on Firearm Charges
Dover Police have arrested a 31-year-old Dover man following a curfew check Thursday night. The investigation began at 10:16 p.m., when the Street Crimes Unit was assisting Delaware Probation and Parole with a curfew check on Lekaro Rembert. During the check, Probation Officers found a loaded .22 caliber rifle and .22 caliber Ruger handgun inside…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Firearm Charges
A 20-year-old Dover man faces firearm charges following a traffic stop Sunday night. According to Dover Police, at 10:21 p.m., a Patrol Officer stopped a vehicle for a registration violation in the area of Edgehill Avenue and Whiteoak Road. Through the investigation, it was determined that Satai Robinson who was a passenger in the vehicle,…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested for Reckless Endangering, Gun Offenses
Two Arrested Following Drug Investigation at Hotel in Dover
A Dover man and woman have been arrested on drug charges and other offenses after a search of a hotel room at the Days Inn聽led to the discovery of 126 bags of heroin, $1,150, 56 doses of amphetamine pills, 1 gram of crystal methamphetamine, and a 9mm handgun. Along with the drug offenses, 29-year-old Rachel…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest 19-Year-Old With Stolen Gun Following Pursuit
The Delaware State Police arrested 19-year-old Cedric Smith of Seaford on gun charges following a vehicle pursuit that occurred earlier this morning in Seaford. The vehicle he was driving skidded into a traffic sign and came to a stop on Old Furnace Road at Cokesbury Road. Troopers searched the car and found a loaded handgun…
Read MoreDover Police Arrest Five Individuals on Firearm Charges
Dover Police have arrested 5 individuals on firearms charges. The investigation began at 4:00 p.m. yesterday when authorities observed a 17-year-old of Dover who was wanted by Dover Police in the area of 200 West Reed Street. Officers arrested the 17-year-old boy, and four other individuals who were identified as follows: 18-year-old Khalil Smith, 25-year-old…
Read MorePolice arrest three after dispute leads to firearm charges in Magnolia
Delaware State Police arrested three suspects after an on-going argument led to the display of a firearm. According to the Delaware State Police Department, shortly before 11 p.m., Monday troopers were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of Millchop Lane in Magnolia for a group of disorderly subjects in which a weapon was…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | In Delaware, 70% of gun charges were dropped in 2018
Of the overall number of gun charges processed in Delaware, approximately 70 percent were dropped in 2018, according to new data obtained exclusively by WGMD News. A total of 3,746 firearm-related offenses were reported in 2018, according to data from State of Delaware’s Statistical Analysis Center. Of that number, 2,603 of those charges were either…
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