Posts Tagged ‘Traffic stop’
Frankford Man Arrested on Weapons Charges
A call for a man with a gun led to the arrest of a 28 year old Evelio Alvarez of Frankford late Saturday night. Police were heading to Robin Hood Road in Delmar when they learned Alvarez was driving off in a Dodge Durango. Troopers found the SUV on Old Stage Road in Laurel and…
Read MoreConvicted Felon From Delmar Facing Weapons and Drug-Related Charges Following Traffic Stop in Millsboro
A 23-year-old Delmar man is at Sussex Correctional Institution following an arrest at a traffic stop for gun and drug offenses. Yesterday afternoon, troopers stopped the car on Gravel Hill Road in Millsboro. When the car stopped, troopers saw the front passenger reaching in front of him and towards his side. The passenger opened the…
Read MoreFlorida Man Arrested for DUI & Criminal Impersonation of Police Officer
Laurel Police arrested a man for DUI after a traffic stop on South Central Avenue on April 14th. The driver identified himself to police and others as a police officer in Florida. The driver was turned over to the DOC, further investigation determined that he was at one time employed by a Florida law enforcement…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Arrest 19-Year-Old From Philadelphia After Pursuit of Stolen Car
The Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-oldĀ Tahvon HughesĀ of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after he fled from a traffic stop in a stolen car yesterday morning in Millsboro. Police say that when troopers tried to stop the 2018 gray BMW X5, Hughes sped away. Troopers briefly pursued the stolen car until a State Police helicopter was able to…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Near Seaford Ends in Arrest for Gun Charges
A traffic stop in Seaford early this morning ended with an arrest of a 19 year old man on felony gun charges. A Delaware State trooper on patrol saw an Altima cross the double yellow center line on Concord road and illegally pass the car in front of it. The trooper stopped the Altima and…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Charged with DUI, Drug & Weapons Offenses
A Georgetown man has been arrested after Delaware State Police spotted the driver swerving on Route 9 in the area of Minos Conaway Road west of Lewes. Police made a traffic stop and contacted the driver ā 33 year old Mikkail Stephens of Georgetown ā who showed signs of impairment. He was arrested for DUI…
Read MoreLaurel Man Charged with 3rd Felony DUI after Traffic Stop
A Laurel man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Laurel Monday night. Delaware State Police stopped the driver of a pickup truck for not wearing a seatbelt and noticed signs of impairment when the trooper contacted him. A DUI investigation was started and 58 year old Dale Wilson arrested. A search of his…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Results in Arrest for Drugs and a Weapon
A trooper on patrol Monday afternoon spotted a gray Merceedes make multiple traffic violations while northbound on Route 13 in Dover. The trooper pulled behind the Mercedes, but the driver accelerate and sped off at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was made and as the trooper contacted the driver, 24 year old…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Arrested in Milford Following Impaired Driving Investigation
A traffic stop on Route 113 in Milford led to the arrest of a Smyrna man. Police arrested 44-year-old Bernard H. Williams Jr. As a result of the investigation, which included the utilization of the K9 Unit, police seized 4.3 grams of cocaine, a loaded 40 mm handgun, a fixed baton, and an undisclosed amount…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Charged with Gun & Drug Offenses After Traffic Stop
A 20 year old Magnolia man has been arrested after he failed to stop for a red turn arrow while making a left turn onto Walnut Shade Road in Dover Saturday morning. Delaware State Police stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver ā Jeremiah Weatherspoon, who failed to show valid proof of insurance for the…
Read MoreFour People Arrested in Camden on Drug Dealing, and Gun Charges
Delaware State Police have arrested four people who were then taken to Sussex Correctional Institution on drug dealing and gun charges. The individuals arrested include 23-year-old John Wyatte of Dover, 28-year-old Ronald Maddray, 21-year-old Briana Winder and 28-year-old Marvin Farlow. Troopers conducted a traffic stop at Rednerās Market on South Dupont Highway in Camden yesterday…
Read MoreLewes Man Charged for Dealing Drugs
A Lewes man has been arrested for drug dealing. Delaware State Police spotted 61 year old Tyler Sutton of Lewes driving on Coastal Highway near Route 9 while talking on his cell phone. Troopers made a traffic stop and contacted the driver who appeared to extremely nervous. He had no license, registration or insurance and…
Read MoreFelton Man Arrested on 3rd Felony DUI & Gun Charges
A Felton man has been arrested on weapons and DUI charges after a traffic stop. A Delaware State Police trooper on patrol in the Camden area spotted a Taurus make a turn without signaling and committing other moving violations. When the trooper contacted the driver, he smelled alcohol coming from 46 year old Harold Hampton…
Read MoreDSP Find Stolen Gun during Traffic Stop in Dover
A Dover man was arrested by Delaware State Police after a traffic stop Friday afternoon. Police on patrol saw dark tinting on the front and read windows but that the vehicle had no waiver on file with the DMV. Police contacted the driver, 30 year old Brandon Marshall and smelled marijuana coming from inside the…
Read MoreSeaford Man Arrested in Felton after Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Felton Police in the area of West Main Street and Burnite Mill Road led to the arrest of a Seaford man on drug charges. Police smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and a search of the vehicle turned up over 31 grams of crystal meth inside a…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested After Chase Through Laurel
A Laurel man has been arrested after a traffic stop just before 3 Monday afternoon. Delaware State Police ran a computer check on a tan Mercury Montego that was eastbound on Laurel Road, but learned that the tag belonged to a gray Chrysler Sebring. The Trooper contacted the driver, 29 year old Keivon Quailes, who…
Read MoreOcean View Man Charged with 6th Offense DUI
A 57-year-old Ocean View man is in custody following a traffic stop in Lincoln last night. A Delaware state police trooper on patrol spotted a black Ford pickup truck improperly moving out of a single lane as the driver was headed northbound on Dupont Boulevard in the area of East Hudson Pond Road. After the…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Charged with Drug and Weapons Offenses after Traffic Stop
A Smyrna man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Cheswold. Delaware State Police on patrol spotted a Fusion with a headlight out and stopped the car. As the trooper spoke to the driver, 23 year old Zion Cole of Smyrna, they smelled marijuana and saw drug paraphernalia inside the car. A search of…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Near Seaford Ends in Two Arrests for Drugs
Two men have been arrested after a traffic stop near Seaford Friday night. Delaware State Police stopped a vehicle on Old Furnace Road in the area of Eskridge Road with an improper brake light and failure to properly signal while turning. Troopers contacted the driver, 45 year old Dwayne Deshields of Bridgeville and the passenger…
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 ā as spotted marijuana in plain view. A search of the vehicle turned up 5 pounds of pot…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges after Traffic Stop near Seaford
A traffic stop in the Seaford area Monday night led to the arrest of two people on drug charges. Just before midnight a trooper on patrol spotted a Sentra with a loud muffler on Old Furnace Road in the area of Dove Road and stopped the car on Dove Road. As the troopers approached they…
Read MoreDover Man Charged after Traffic Stop near Felton
A Dover man has been charged with DUI and other offenses after a traffic stop Thursday just after 2pm in the Felton area. Delaware State Police spotted a RAV4 speeding on McGinnis Pond Road. A trooper stopped the vehicle and saw the sole occupant, 36 year old Brandon Benson showing signs of impairment. A DUI…
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 MoreMilford Man Charged with Weapons & Traffic Violations after Dewey Beach Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Dewey Beach Police early Sunday morning led to the arrest of a Milford man. Police contacted the driver, 24 year old Dontwain Cornish, on Coastal Highway in the area of King Charles Avenue, and saw marijuana in plain view in the vehicle. Cornish also admitted to having a concealed firearm in…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Arrests Of 2 Men
Two Sussex County men are facing charges following a traffic stop.Delaware State Police said a trooper who was on patrol Thursday night in the Lincoln area spotted a car on Fitzgeralds Road with an expired registration. As the trooper was speaking with the driver, the trooper noticed a partially concealed firearm in the vehicle.The driver,…
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