Day: February 8, 2019

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-3996

Date/Time:   Friday, February 8th, 2019 at 

Location:  Dover High School, 1 Dover High Drive, 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 16-year-old.  Victoria Renda was reported missing on Friday, January 8th.  Her father attempted to pick her up from Dover High School during final classes for the day, but she had left prior to the final period.  She was last seen wearing a blue Hollister jacket, blue Nike shirt, and blue jeans with holes in them.  Renda has a condition that may present health or safety concerns if not properly treated/maintained.    If you have any information on Johnson’s whereabouts, please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111. 

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-3816

Date/Time:   Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at 6:00AM

Location:   100 Block of S. Governors Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested two suspects on drug charges during a search warrant on Thursday morning.  Officers executed the warrant at a residence in the 100 Block of S. Governors Avenue and took Mark Matthews (49) and Dominique Hampton (21) into custody without incident.  Officers located 5.4 grams of crack cocaine, 4.3 grams of marijuana, digital scales, and $2,596 in drug proceeds.  

Mark Matthews was committed to SCI after receiving a $16,500 bond on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine
-Possession of Crack Cocaine
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Possession of Marijuana (Civil)
-Resisting Arrest

Dominique Hampton was released on a $15,500 unsecured bond on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine
-Possession of Crack Cocaine
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Possession of Marijuana (Civil)

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-3764/3817

Date/Time:   See Narrative Below

Location:   300 Block of Blue Coat Street, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested two juveniles on burglary charges on Thursday morning.  Officers responded to a vacant home in the 300 Block of Blue Coat Street on February 6th, 2019 for a burglary that occurred at the home where the basement window was broken and approximately $4,000 in damage was done to the inside of the residence.  The builder replaced the window and went back on February 7th to check the residence when he saw Jason Cruz (16) and Jermaine Walker (16) inside the residence.  They fled the area and were contacted by Dover Police officers that were responding.  Both suspects fled on foot from the officers, but were quickly apprehended without further incident.

Both juvenile suspects were issued a $15,000 secured bond on the following charges:
-Burglary 2nd Degree
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Criminal Mischief