Day: October 1, 2018

Incident/Complaint#:  50-18-32887

Date/Time:    Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 3:32AM

Location:    298 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

A 29-year-old Dover man was arrested for DUI and firearms charges on Sunday morning.  At approximately 3:32AM, officers responded to the area of 298 S. DuPont Highway for a report of a subject passed out behind the wheel.  Officers arrived and contacted Tyrell Joseph (29).  After several attempts to wake Joseph, he responded but refused all sobriety tests and was uncooperative with officers.  Joseph was taken into custody and a tow truck was called to remove his vehicle.  While conducting an inventory of the vehicle, officers located a loaded 9mm handgun in the glove box of the vehicle that was reported stolen from a prior Delaware State Police case.  

Officers attempted to search Joseph and he continued to resist officers’ efforts and was spitting at and kicking several officers.  

Joseph was committed to SCI in default of $14,750 secured bond on the following offenses:
-DUI
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of Stolen Firearm
-Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated
-Offensive Touching on Law Enforcement (3x)
-Disorderly Conduct
-Resisting Arrest

Incident/Complaint#:  50-18-32766

Date/Time:   Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 10:05PM

Location:   College Road and Kenton Road, Dover, DE (Vehicle Stop)

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested Tierra Johnson (30) on drug charges on Friday night.  Officers stopped a vehicle that Johnson was operating and detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.  A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 103.2 grams of marijuana, packaging materials, a digital scale, and$1,178 in suspected drug proceeds.   Johnson was committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Center on a $15,500 secured bond and had her bond revoked on pending drug related charges.

Johnson was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-18-32677

Date/Time:   Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 12:33PM

Location:   McDonald’s 915 S. DuPont Hwy. & Super 8, 348 N. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department’s Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit, Street Crimes Unit, and Delaware Probation and Parole arrested three people on drug and firearms charges as the result of a drug investigation.

Officers contacted Jeremy Thompson (28) in the parking lot of McDonald’s located at 915 S. DuPont Highway as he was completing a transaction for MDMA (ecstasy) to Robert Burkhamer (32).  Both Thompson and Burkhamer were arrested without incident.  Thompson was also found in possession of a 9mm handgun, 7.155 grams of heroin, and 1.55 grams of MDMA in the vehicle he was operating.

Following Thompson’s arrest, Dover Police assisted Delaware Probation and Parole with an Administrative Search of a room at the Super 8 hotel (348 N. DuPont Highway), where Thompson was staying with Jasmine Carter (24).  During a search of the room, officers located the an additional 45.7 grams of heroin and 28.85 grams of MDMA.  The total weight of heroin from the investigation was 52.862 grams or approximately 7,500 bags.

As a result of the investigation, Jeremy Thompson was committed to SCI in default of $345,500 secured bond on the following offenses:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin
-Possession of Heroin (Tier 5 Qty)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver MDMA
-Possession of MDMA (Tier 5 Qty)
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of Firearm and Drugs
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony 
-Drug Paraphernalia

Jasmine Carter was committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Center in default of $242,500 secured bond on the following offenses:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin
-Possession of Heroin (Tier 5 Qty)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver MDMA
-Possession of MDMA (Tier 5 Qty)
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Drug Paraphernalia

Robert Burkhamer was released on a $500 unsecured bond on a single charge of Possession of MDMA.