Day: November 10, 2017

UPDATE:
The Dover Police Department has ended the Gold Alert for James Scheers after he returned to his residence at 11:40AM on November 10th, 2017.  

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-37135

Date/Time:   Friday, November 10, 2017 at 8:36AM

Location:  100 Block of Upland Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for a missing 71-year-old Dover man.  James Scheers, was last seen by his family at 8:00AM as he left his residence.  Scheers was last seen operating a 2008 Saturn Outlook (similar vehicle pictured below) with DE Registration: PC363611.  Scheers condition may pose potential risk to his health.  Scheers was possibly in the Hartly area at approximately 10:45AM.  If you have any information of James Scheers whereabouts, please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-37135

Date/Time:   Friday, November 10, 2017 at 8:36AM

Location:  100 Block of Upland Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for a missing 71-year-old Dover man.  James Scheers, was last seen by his family at 8:00AM as he left his residence.  Scheers was last seen operating a 2008 Saturn Outlook (similar vehicle pictured below) with DE Registration: PC363611.  Scheers condition may pose potential risk to his health.  Scheers was possibly in the Hartly area at approximately 10:45AM.  If you have any information of James Scheers whereabouts, please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-36936

Date/Time:   Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 at 3:35

Location:  800 Block of Paul Street, Dover, DE 

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

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department arrested Godfrey Webb (24) on drug and firearms charges following a traffic stop on Wednesday afternoon.  Officers from the Dover Police Street Crimes Unit and Delaware Probation and Parole were in the 800 Block of Paul Street, when they witnessed Webb commit a traffic violation.  As a result of the vehicle stop, officers located 9.7 grams of marijuana and a loaded 9mm handgun in the vehicle.

Webb was released on $7,150 unsecured bond after being charged with the following offenses:
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Possession of Marijuana
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Drug Parphernalia
-Traffic Offenses

Webb’s passenger, Christian Cole (23), was also charged with resisting arrest when officers took him into custody on a local fugitive charge.