Dover Man Arrested for 4 Burglaries in 2 Day in Dover

Dover Police have made an arrest in four burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours of March 21st and 22nd. Police were called to Pizza Time at 4:15am on March 21st, Lana Nails at 1:22am, Restaurante El Gallito at 1:45am and Off the Top Barber at 1:45am on March 22nd. Investigation identified a silver…

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Dover Man Arrested Second Time on Child Sex Abuse Charges

A Dover man has been arrested after three additional victims of child sexual abuse were identified by Dover Police. Dover Police arrested 56 year old Thomas Kennedy on July 30th on charges of sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust for offenses that occurred between 1998 and 2014.  At that time detectives had…

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Greenwood Man Charged by DSP & Dover Police for 3 Knife-point Robberies

A Greenwood man has been arrested in connection with two knife point robberies in Milford and one Saturday evening in Dover. Working with Dover Police, State Police identified 29 year old Terrell Boyce of Greenwood as the suspect for knife-point robberies on September 14th at the Shawnee Country Store and September 19th at the Valero…

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Dover Man Arrested for Early Morning Burglary

A Dover man has been arrested for a burglary early Thursday morning at Driftwood Spirits on South Bradford Street. Dover Police were called to the business for a burglar alarm just before 3am. They found the front glass door shattered and that several products were taken before the suspects left the scene. Investigation led police…

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Dover Man Charged with Weapons Offenses

A Dover man was arrested Monday after he ran from members of the Dover Police Street Crimes Unit during a firearms investigation. Police located 18 year old Noah Blake in the area of Mifflin Road and Fawn Street, but he ran from officers. During the pursuit officers located a loaded 9mm handgun along the path…

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19 Officers Graduate from Dover Municipal Police Academy

Nineteen officers have graduated from the Dover Municipal Police Academy. The graduation ceremony was last Friday, March 14 at Dover Middle School.  This is the culmination of a 21 week training academy. Graduating recruits will be moving on to 12 local police agencies. Graduating Recruits from the 2025 City of Dover Municipal Police Academy: City…

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Dover Police Arrest Felton Man for Solicitation of 13 Year Old

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A Felton man has been arrested on charges related to contact he had with a child. The Dover Police Criminal Investigations Unit was contacted about the sexual solicitation of a 13 year old. Investigation led police to 63 year old Clarence Edwards of Felton who had several times solicited the 13 year old for sexual…

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Dover PD Working to Deter Prostitution

Dover Police and the Department of Justice are working to deter prostitution in Dover. In July four people were arrested who were patronizing prostitutes. Last week Dover Police and the State Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit conducted an operation aimed at identifying individuals who were engaged in prostitution. Police contacted 6 females engaged in…

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Dover PD Arrest 4 for Patronizing Prostitutes

Dover Police in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Justice last week conducted an operation targeting prostitution in the downtown area. Four were arrested and all were charged with patronizing a prostitute within 1000 feet of a church. Two faced additional charges. Jerel Custis,38, of Dover, DE Kyree Custis, 33, of Dover, DE Charles Mosley,…

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Dover Man Charged after Laundry Burglary

A Dover man has been arrested after a burglary Monday morning at the Laundry Lagoon on South Dupont Highway in Dover. During their investigation, Dover Police found that around 1am a suspect entered an unsecured door at the business and damaged a vending machine and stole merchandise before leaving. Police identified 32 year old Tyler…

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Dover PD Investigating at Sky Vape Smoke Shop

Dover Police were called to the Sky Vape Smoke Shop on North DuPont Highway in Dover just before 4 Sunday morning for a burglary. Police found the front glass window and front door had been shattered and that several suspects went into the shop. While inside the suspects removed merchandise and ran off on foot.…

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Dover Woman Charged with Firearms Offenses

A Dover woman has been arrested on a firearms charges after a complaint Wednesday afternoon. Dover Police were called by a School Resource Officer that 50 year old Angel Lake was inside the school with a firearm. The officer contacted Lake and located the unloaded 9mm handgun in a holster on her hip – along…

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Three 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…

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Dover PD Investigating Shooting Incident on Lady Bug Drive

A shooting incident that damaged a home on Lady Bug Drive early Monday morning is under investigation by Dover Police. Police were called just after 1am and located a home that had been struck by gunfire. Police learned the home was occupied at the time of the incident – no one was injured. Police have…

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Dover Man Arrested for Robbery

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A Dover man has been arrested for robbery after an incident Monday evening. Dover Police were called for a shoplifting at Boscov’s and learned from an employee that 31 year old Tre’avon Anderson of Dover concealed merchandise from the store and left without paying for it. When an employee confronted him, Anderson punched the employee…

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Three Charged after Traffic Stop in Dover

Dover Police arrested three on drug charges after a traffic stop Thursday morning. The Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit was conducting a drug investigation on South New Street. Police stopped a vehicle and contacted the occupants who were identified as 34 year old Allison Morris and 46 year old John Smith, Jr. – both…

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Dover PD Investigate Crash on Saulsbury Road

A vehicle crash Thursday evening left a 69 year old man from Dover hospitalized in serious condition. Dover Police were called to Saulsbury Road and Whatcoat Drive just after 6:30pm and found two vehicles with heavy front end damage. Police learned that a Jeep driven by the 69 year old man was southbound on Saulsbury…

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UPDATED: Dover PD Make Arrest in Hollywood Diner Carjacking on Dec 9th

UPDATED – 12/15/23 – Dover Police identified 27 year old Deandre Bennett of Dover as the suspect involved in a carjacking at the Hollywood Diner on Saturday, December 9. Warrants were obtained and Bennett was arrested Friday by members of the US Marshal’s First State Fugitive Task Force. He’s being held at SCI in default…

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Dover Man Arrested after Traffic Stop

A Dover man has been arrested on drug and weapons offenses after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Dover Police say just before 4pm the Dover Police Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit was conducting a firearms investigation on 35 year old William Caldwell of Dover, but he resisted arrest and struggled with officers – one…

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Dover Man Arrested after Drug Investigation

A drug investigation by Dover Police Department’s Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime unit ended after a search warrant was executed Monday morning on Revolutionary Boulevard and police arrested 32 year old Jermaine Boyd of Dover. A search of the property turned up over 19 grams of fentanyl, ammunition, over 2000 MDMA pills, packaging material and…

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