Day: January 8, 2020

Incident Number: 50-20-00811

Date/Time:  January 7th, 2020 at 8:22PM

Location:  West Division Street and S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE (Traffic Stop)

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

Narrative:

Three men were charged with firearm and drug charges following a traffic stop on Tuesday evening.  Officers stopped a black Dodge Dart in the area of West Division Street and S. DuPont Highway at approximately 8:22PM for a traffic violation.  When the officers approached the vehicle, they could detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.  During a search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded 9mm handgun with an extended magazine, 2.1 grams of marijuana, 9 doses of ecstasy, and $460 in drug proceeds.  

All three occupants were taken into custody without incident.

Girard Gregory (30, driver) was committed to SCI on a $36,200 secured bond on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia

Mykal Dempster (31, front passenger) was committed to SCI on a $43,100 secured bond on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Violation of Probation

Charles Jackson (45, rear passenger) was released on a civil violation for Possession of Marijuana.

Incident Number: 50-20-00750

Date/Time:  January 7th, 2020 at 11:50AM

Location:  500 Block of River Road, Dover, DE

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

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department and Delaware Probation and Parole arrested two men on drug and firearms offenses on Tuesday morning.  At approximately 11:50AM, Dover Police were assisting Delaware Probation and Parole officers with a probation check on Shaheed Berry (22) in the 500 Block of River Road.  

Officers from both agencies went to the front and rear doors of the residence and observed Dakota Borntreger (18) attempting to flee from the rear of the residence.  Officers were able to detain Borntreger in the basement of the residence and noticed a strong odor of marijuana and a handgun in plain view.

At that time, a search warrant was obtained for the residence.  During the search, officers located a .40 caliber handgun, $522 in drug proceeds, drug paraphernalia, 3.3 grams of marijuana, and 170 bags of heroin.

Shaheed Berry was released on an O.R. Bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia

Dakota Borntreger was committed to SCI on an $86,500 cash bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of a Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin
-Possession of Heroin
-Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number
-Resisting Arrest
– Drug Paraphernalia