Posts Tagged ‘marijuana’
Four Charged Following Prison Contraband Investigations at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Four people have been arrested following two separate drug investigations that were initiated by the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. The four are charged with drug-related offenses as the DOC acts to disrupt the flow of contraband into Delaware prison facilities. On Monday, November 11 DOC officials observed, during a scheduled visit, 36 year old…
Read MoreDagsboro Man Charged with Drug Offenses after Search Warrant
A Dagsboro man has been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Dupont Boulevard in Dagsboro on Thursday. The search warrant was obtained after a three-month long investigation on 62 year old John Rickards for a criminal nuisance property as well as manufacturing and distributing illegal narcotics. Police detained nine people…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Lincoln Man after Drug Investigation
Smoking Marijuana in Public in Rehoboth is Still Illegal!
Smoking marijuana in Rehoboth Beach in public is illegal much as is public consumption of alcohol. The recently changing laws in Delaware and elsewhere and the perception concerning marijuana have not changed the ordinances. Rehoboth Beach police have issued 14 citations since May for smoking marijuana in public, like this man who was stopped on…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest North Carolina Man with Stolen Gun at Traffic Stop in Dover
Delaware State Police arrested a 33-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina man on multiple gun and drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Dover. According to police, a trooper on patrol pulled over a jeep with its headlights off and for failing to signal when turning onto Charles Polk Road. The trooper spoke to the driver,…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Charged with Drug Offenses after Traffic Stop
A Magnolia man faces multiple charges after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in Magnolia. Delaware State Police say a trooper spotted a Dodge Charger with a registration violation and pulled the car over in the area of Millchop Lane and Stevenson Drive. As the trooper approached he spotted the driver, 49 year old Jerry Smith…
Read MoreThree Teens Charged after Dover Traffic Stop
Three teens from New Castle County have been arrested by Dover Police after a traffic stop Saturday night just after 9. A patrol officer spotted a vehicle traveling without lights on and stopped the vehicle in the area of North DuPont Highway and Rustic Lane. The occupants got out of the vehicle and the 17…
Read More17-Year-Old Sussex Tech Student Arrested on Drug Charges
Delaware State Police have arrested a 17-year-old student at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown after drugs were found in his vehicle yesterday morning. On April 9th about 10:50 a.m., the school resource officer notified school staff that there was an odor of marijuana coming from a student’s car. The student was working on his…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest after Traffic Stop
Delaware State Police on patrol spotted a Chrysler with Oklahoma registration traveling near Bay Road at a high rate of speed. The trooper followed the vehicle which failed to maintain its lane and a traffic stop was initiated. The Chrysler stopped in a driveway on President Drive – and the driver and a passenger got…
Read MoreHurlock, MD Man Arrested after Traffic Stop in Laurel Sunday
Delaware State Police arrested a Hurlock, Maryland man Sunday afternoon after a traffic stop in Laurel. Police spotted a car with expired tags in the area of Seaford and Camp Roads and conducted at traffic stop. After contacting the driver, 38 year old Howard Quailes of Hurlock, troopers smelled marijuana coming from inside the car…
Read MoreSearch Warrants at Seaford Homes Lead to Three Arrests
Three men have been arrested by Delaware State Police on drug charges after the execution of search warrants at two Seaford residences last Thursday. After a 2-month investigation, police from multiple agencies went into a residence on North Front Street. Twelve people in the residence were detained including Andrew Ayers of Greenwood, Schweitzer Dessin and…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Arrested for Drug and Firearm Offenses
A traffic stop Friday afternoon led to the arrest of a Magnolia man on drug and firearm charges. Members of Dover’s Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit and Street Crimes Unit were conducting a firearm investigation related to 20 year old Isaac Jones-Riddick and stopped him in a vehicle in the area of South DuPont…
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with Multiple Drug & Gun Offenses
A Seaford man has been arrested after police entered his home with a search warrant Wednesday following a several-month-long drug investigation of 46 year old Avery Cannon, who was suspected of the large-scale distribution of narcotics. Sussex Special Investigations Detectives with the assistance of the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Troop 5 Patrol,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bethany Beach & Rehoboth Beach Amend Town Codes Relating to Marijuana
UPDATED: 6:45pm – Both the Bethany Beach Town Council and Rehoboth Commissioners met Friday afternoon to discuss marijuana. The Bethany Beach Council approved two ordinance amendments to the Bethany Beach Town Code – one amended Chapter 301 regarding smoking outdoors to now read that smoking in public places outdoors is prohibited – and removes the…
Read MoreFelton Man Charged with Drug & Traffic Offenses
Felton Police stopped a vehicle for a registration violation on Saturday. Before towing the vehicle, police did an inventory inspection which turned up a bag in the back seat containing a digital scale, 31 grams of MDMA/ecstasy tablets and over 129 grams of marijuana wrapped in five separate bags. The driver, 45 year old Elgin…
Read MorePhiladelphia Man Arrested after Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Dairy Farm Road west of Lewes Saturday morning led to the arrest of a Philadelphia man on drug charges. Delaware State Police spotted a Subaru crossing the double yellow line and when they made contact with the driver, 45 year old John Romano, smelled a strong odor of marijuana. Romano produced…
Read MoreDover Man Charged with Felony Drug Offenses after Felton Traffic Stop
A Dover man has been arrested by Felton Police on felony drug charges after a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation in the area of Route 13 and Midstate Road. Felton Police made contact with the driver, 28 year old Christopher Coleman of Dover and a female passenger and determined there was marijuana in the…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Near Seaford Leads to Arrest for Drugs and Weapons Offenses
Delaware State Police spotted a Civic on Coverdale Road near Seaford traveling at a high rate of speed just after 11:30 Friday night. Police made a traffic stop and contacted the driver who had no license and was nervous. Police learned that the driver, 29 year old Colby Camper of Harrington, had just purchased drugs…
Read MoreDover Woman Charged with 5th Felony DUI
A Dover woman has been arrested for her 5th felony DUI after a traffic stop near Magnolia on Saturday afternoon. Delaware State Police spotted car stopped for a stop sign with an expired registration and a traffic stop was conducted. When the trooper contacted the driver, 47 year old Stacy Collins of Dover, he noticed…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Arrested after Vehicle Chase Ends Near Oak Orchard
Delaware State Police have arrested a Millsboro man on felony drug charges and other offenses after a vehicle chase early Saturday morning. Police spotted a Kia speeding on Gravel Hill Road just after 2:15am but when troopers tried to stop the Kia – the driver kept going and turned east on Mount Joy Road. Another…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Salisbury
A traffic stop just before midnight Tuesday night led to the arrest of a North Carolina man. Maryland State Police stopped a Mercedes on South Salisbury Boulevard and detected the odor of marijuana coming from the car – as spotted marijuana in plain view. A search of the vehicle turned up 5 pounds of pot…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug & Weapons Charges Near Rehoboth Beach
Two people have been arrested on drug and weapons charges after a chase early this morning. Delaware State Police spotted an Altima speeding southbound on Route 1 in the area of Cave Neck Road, but when a traffic stop was initiated the driver accelerated. A trooper in the Lewes area was able to deploy a…
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 MoreDSP Make Arrests in Greenwood & Ellendale Drug Dealing
Six men from the Greenwood and Ellendale areas have been arrested following a Delaware State Police drug investigation. Police are still looking for two suspects. During June and July the DSP and DEA identified several residences and property lots in the Unity Lane area of Greenwood and the Metz Lane area of Ellendale that were…
Read MoreMan Flees in Mercedes from Traffic Stop in Downtown Rehoboth
It’s not something that happens often in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Last night, when police attempted a traffic stop in the second block of Baltimore Avenue, the man driving this silver Mercedes sped off and led police on a 90-second pursuit across downtown Rehoboth. Police said the car had a fictitious Delaware license plate. It started…
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