Day: December 30, 2016

Incident/Complaint#:  50-16-43464

Date/Time:  Thursday, December 29th, 2016 at 8:34PM

Location: West North Street and Saulsbury Road (Traffic Stop), Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

A traffic stop led to a drug and firearm arrest on Thursday night when Dover Police and Delaware Probation and Parole stopped a vehicle in the area of West North Street and Saulsbury Road on Thursday night.  While conducting the stop, officers could smell a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle.  Officers then located a stolen 9mm handgun, 9.6 grams of marijuana, and .3 grams of crack cocaine on Tyrese Tilghman-Benson and 3.4 grams of marijuana on Raheem Fullman.  Both men were passengers in the vehicle.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-16-43477

Date/Time:  Thursday, December 29th, 2016 at 10:13PM

Location: Persimmon Tree Apartments, 500 Persimmon Tree Lane, Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

Four people were arrested after police responded to a shots fired call at Persimmon Tree Apartments on Thursday night.  At approximately 10:13PM, Dover officers responded to the apartments and located a shell casing in the hallway and a bullet hole in the front door of an apartment.  Officers located Jordan Powell (25) and a six-year-old child in the apartment with marijuana in plain view.  Further investigation revealed that Michael Fisher Jr (22) and Marqueze Harris (20) were also in the residence when the shot was fired through the door and jumped out of a window, causing them both to be injured.  Both Fisher and Harris were admitted to Kent General Hospital as a result of their injuries from the fall.  Detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and discovered 127 grams of marijuana, a digital scale, $2,081 in cash, and a vacuum sealer used to package the marijuana.  Jasmine Powell is the legal tenant of the apartment, but was not present at the time.  However, all of the items discovered during the search warrant were located in her bedroom.  The shooting is believed to be drug related and is still under investigation at this time.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at (302)736-7130. Callers may remain anonymous. Tips can also be submitted to law enforcement through tip lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or on-line at http://www.tipsubmit.com or through the Dover Police Department MyPD Mobile App

All four suspects have been charged or are wanted on the following charges:
Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana
Conspiracy 2nd Degree
Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Harris and Fisher will be charged once they are released from the hospital.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-16-35522

Date/Time:  Thursday, October 20th, 2016 at 6:43PM

Location: 801 North State Street, Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

The City of Dover Fire Marshal’s Office and Dover Police Department have made an arrest in connection with a fire at a vacant residence that occurred on October 20th.  The fire occurred at 801 North State Street and caused an estimated $120,000 in damage to the vacant home.  Steven Moran (22), was at the scene on the night of the fire and provided officials with a false identity.  It was later found that Moran, along with other homeless persons, had been staying at the residence unlawfully.  Moran has been incarcerated at JTVCC in Smyrna since October 21st on unrelated charges, and was charged on December 28th for the arson.  Any media inquires should be directed toward the City of Dover Fire Marshal’s Office at (302) 736-4457.