Day: April 9, 2019

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-10697

Date/Time:   Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 at 9:50AM

 Location: West Reed Street and South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested Tyrese Bailey (18) on drug charges following a stop for a pedestrian violation.  At approximately 9:50AM, on Tuesday, April 9th, a Dover patrol officer observed Bailey standing in the roadway in the area of West Reed Street and South Governors Avenue.  When the officer attempted to contact Bailey, he attempted to walk away from the officer.  The officer did stop Bailey and later located approximately 7 grams of crack cocaine on his person.  

Bailey is being charged with the following offenses (bond info not available at time of release):
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine
-Possession of Crack Cocaine
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Pedestrian Violation

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-10621

Date/Time:   Monday, April 8th, 2019 at 4:07PM

 Location: North DuPont Highway at Leipsic Road (Traffic Stop), Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

On Monday, April 8th, 2019 at approximately 4:07PM, a Dover patrol officer was conducting speed enforcement in the area of N. DuPont Highway, south of Leipsic Road.  During this time, Deon Townsend (27) was stopped for a speeding violation.  During the traffic stop, the officer detected a strong odor of marijuana.  A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of approximately 1,482 grams (3.26 pounds) of marijuana, packaging material, 9.5 doses of Oxycodone, and two digital scales.  Townsend was taken into custody without incident and was released on an O.R. bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Marijuana
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Possession of Oxycodone