Drug and Firearms Arrests in Governors Avenue/South Bradford Street Alley 4-5-17

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-10109

Date/Time:  Monday, April 3rd, 2017 at 11:45AM

Location: Alley between Unit Block of S. Governors Avenue and S. Bradford Street

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

Narrative:

Three adults were arrested on drug-related and firearms charges on Monday morning.  Officers from the Dover Police Department Street Crimes Unit contacted the group while they were parked in the alley between the Unit Block of S. Governors Avenue and S. Bradford Street at 11:45AM on Monday because they were smoking marijuana in their vehicle.  Rakim Strickland (26) and Shameaka Smith (23) were found to be in possession of marijuana and were both released on a criminal summons for Possession of Marijuana.  Austin Ross was found to be in possession of marijuana and a loaded .25 caliber handgun that was found in the vehicle.  Ross was committed to JTVCC in default of $39,300 cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession of Marijuana
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Local Fugitive