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Gold Alert Cancelled for 14-Year-Old 10-26-15

Update:  Nadica Tompkins has been located and is good health.  Thank you for your assistance.

Original Release:

The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for 14-year-old Nadica Tompkins.  Tompkins was last seen leaving Kent General Hospital, in Dover, while being seen for a undisclosed condition at approximately 7:00PM.  She is described as being 5’4″, 140 lbs, light-skinned black female, and last seen wearing blue jeans, pink shirt, and a green jacket.    Tompkins has a condition that requires professional medical attention.  Please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111 with any information.

Note:  A photo of Tompkins was not available.

Dover Police Department Halloween Safety 10-26-15

With the upcoming Halloween events around the City of Dover, the Dover Police Department would like to remind parents, children, and motorists to remain alert and keep safety a top priority during this Halloween season.  While we will have extra officers on the streets and in our neighborhoods on Halloween Night, it is important to take note of the safety tips we have provided below.

Trick or Treat Date/Times:

  • Saturday, October 31st 6:00PM-8:00PM (City of Dover)

Motorist Safety Tips:

  • Motorists are asked to drive with an abundance of caution and travel at a reduced speed in residential areas.
  • Many children and adults will be walking through residential areas and depending on the availability of sidewalks, may be near or on the roadway.
  • Be aware of children inadvertently darting across the street in the path of vehicles.

Trick or Treating Safety Tips:

  • Children should NEVER go Trick or Treating alone.  They should be with a parent/guardian, or a group of friends at all times.
  • Stay off of main roadways.
  • Costumes should fit properly, with no loose/hanging items.
  • Consider face paint instead of masks as they can obstruct a child’s vision.
  • Trick or Treaters should carry a flashlight at all times.
  • Utilize glow sticks and/or reflective tape/material attached to costumes and bags for added visibility.
  • Before crossing the street, always look in both directions twice to make sure no vehicles are coming.
  • Inspect all candy to ensure it is not tampered with, prior to consuming it.

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Sex Offender Ordinance for Halloween Festivities:

The Dover Police Department Sex Offender Enforcement Unit would like to remind all offenders living within the City of Dover of the ordinance in regards to Halloween/Holiday festivities.  The Dover Police Department will have extra officers on duty to ensure that offenders comply with the new ordinance, and be on the lookout for suspicious/unsafe activity. If there are any questions or concerns, or you would like to report a non-compliant offender, please notify the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.

DOVER CITY ORDINANCE:

70-7  Registered Sex Offenders

e)  Prohibited activities for sexual offenders.

(1)  It is unlawful for any sexual offender to participate in a holiday event or practice involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Christmas, or any other holiday or event. Participation is to be defined as attendance at, or taking part of, or cooperation with an event.

(2)  It is unlawful for any sexual offender to wear costumes for the primary purpose of entertaining, attracting, or encouraging interaction with children. 

(3)Any person designated a sexual offender shall be required on October thirty-first of each year or any other day upon which Halloween is celebrated to: 

a.  Avoid all Halloween related contact with children;

b.  Post a sign at his/her residence stating, “No candy or treats at this residence.” Such signs shall be in letters at least two inches high and shall be legible from the street or road adjacent to the residence; 

c.  Except for lighting provided on a year round basis by a sexual offender or the owner or manager of a multi-family residential unit for the purpose of security or walkway or hallway illumination, all outside residential lighting shall be off during the evening hours after 5:00 p.m., and no exterior holiday decorations shall be exhibited on the sexual offender’s residence or on the property upon which the residence is located. 

(4)  Holiday events or practices in which the sexual offender is the parent or guardian of the child or children involved, and where no non-familial children are present, are exempt from this section.

Two Arrested, One Wanted for Gun Possession 10-26-15

Complaint # 50-15-31467/31449

Date/Time:  Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at 6:05AM

Location:  100 Block of Cherry Street (two locations)

Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative:

On Friday, October 23rd, the Dover Police Department Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit (DVOC) along with the Delaware State Police, executed search warrants at two homes in the 100 Block of Cherry Street as the result of a drug and firearm investigation.  Akil Garrett (41) was found in one residence where officers found a small amount of crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia.  Garrett was also wanted by Kent County Superior Court on a Capias for Trafficking Cocaine.  Officers also located a .32 caliber Taurus handgun belonging to Keontre Hynson.  Hynson, who was not at the residence at the time of the search warrant, is wanted for Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited and Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited.

Deangelo Evans (28) was found in the second home, where two firearms with ammunition were recovered.  Officers located a .357 revolver belonging to Evans as well as a .22 caliber revolver in another location of the home.  It is suspected that the .22 revolver belongs to another person, but is being investigated at this time.

Akil Garrett Age: 41 Address: 100 Block Cherry Drive Charges: Possession of Cocaine Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Endangering Welfare of a Child (2x) Superior Court Capias Committed to JTVCC
Akil Garrett
Age: 41
Address: 100 Block Cherry Street
Charges:
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Endangering Welfare of a Child (2x)
Superior Court Capias
Committed to JTVCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deangelo Evans Age: 28 Address: 100 Block of Cherry Street Charges: Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited Released on $6,000 Unsecured Bond
Deangelo Evans
Age: 28
Address: 100 Block of Cherry Street
Charges:
Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited
Released on $6,000 Unsecured Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keontre Hynson Age: 21 WANTED for: Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited
Keontre Hynson
Age: 21
Address: 100 Block of Cherry Street
WANTED for:
Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited