Two Dover Teens Arrested For Firearm Charges Following Traffic Stop

Dover Police have arrested two teenagers from Dover, on firearm charges following a traffic stop on Wednesday evening. At about 5:18 p.m., Dover Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and Delaware Probation and Parole conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of North DuPont Highway and Townsend Boulevard for traffic offenses. As a result of the stop, the two 16-year-old males were taken into custody, and each juvenile was found in possession of a handgun. As a result of the stop, Detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence on Paradee Drive where an additional handgun was located. Both teens were transported to the Dover Police Department, where they were processed and arraigned. They were each committed to Stevenson House Detention Facility–the first on a $15,100 secured bail and the second on a $12,100 secured bail. 

Additional Information from Dover Police (Charges):

The first 16-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Facility on $15,100 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana (Under 18)

The second 16-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Facility on $12,100 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana (Under 18)