Day: February 4, 2020

Incident Number: 50-20-4194

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 1:36PM

Location:  N. Governors Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit is conducting a death investigation after a 50-year-old male was found deceased inside a home on North Governors Avenue.  Officers responded to the residence for a  psychiatric incident after a subject called the police department.  When they contacted the caller inside of the residence, officers located the body of the deceased man.  The caller was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation.  No obvious cause of death was able to be determined at the scene and an autopsy is scheduled in the near future.  Names of both the caller/subject contacted and the deceased male are being withheld pending further investigation and next of kin notifications.  

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at (302)736-7130. Callers may remain anonymous.  Tips may also be submitted to law enforcement through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333 or online at delawarecrimestoppers.com; a cash reward of up to $1,000 is possible for information leading to an arrest.

Incident/Complaint#:  50-20-4166

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 10:24AM

Location:  See Narrative

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

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department has issued a gold alert for a missing 58-year-old man.  Daniel Herd was last seen inside of Sam’s Club on North DuPont Highway, but has a home address on Dyke Branch Road.  Herd made statements to others inside of the Sam’s Club business that are concerning for his safety.  He was last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt, navy blue pants with a white stripe down the legs, and white sneakers.  He left in a white 1999 Ford Windstar van with DE TAGS: PC24385.  

If you have any information on Herd’s whereabouts, please call 302-736-7111 as soon as possible.

Incident Number: 50-20-4125

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 2:29AM

Location:  100 Block of Creekbend Drive, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating a shooting incident that damaged three vehicles in the driveway of a residence in the 100 Block of Creekbend Drive.  Officers responded to the area at approximately 2:29AM for a report of shots fired, when the damaged vehicles were discovered.  Several shell casings were recovered from the street in front of the home.  

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at (302)736-7130. Callers may remain anonymous.  Tips may also be submitted to law enforcement through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333 or online at delawarecrimestoppers.com; a cash reward of up to $1,000 is possible for information leading to an arrest.