Month: June 2020

Incident Number: 50-20-15356

Date/Time:  Friday, June 19th, 2020 at 2:20AM

Location:  200 Block of North New Street, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the 200 Block of North New Street on Friday morning.  At approximately 2:20AM, officers responded to the area for report of shots fired.  When officers arrived, they observed damage to a residence that was struck four times.  None of the occupants were injured in the incident.

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 Number: 50-20-15130

Date/Time:  Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Location:  Betsy Ross, 1294 Forrest Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested a 17-year-old male suspect from Dover, after a burglary at Betsy Ross restaurant on Forrest Avenue.  At approximately 2:06AM on June 16th, officers responded to the business after two black males used a concrete block to break a glass door to the business.  Once inside, the suspects checked cash registers, but they were empty.  The suspects then fled.  Using surveillance footage, officers were able to get descriptions of the suspects and located one of the them in the area of Kenton Road a short time later.  The juvenile suspect was taken into custody without incident.  As a result of the investigation, the suspect was also charged in a series of similar incidents:

-Chaiyo Sushi Restaurant Burglary
-Happy Fortune Restaurant Burglary
-Valero Gas Station Burglary

The juvenile suspect was charged with the following offenses:
-Burglary 3rd Degree (4x)
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Criminal Mischief (4x)
-Theft/Attempted Theft (4x)

At 1:30PM on June 18th, Chief Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. held a press conference to announce a series of actions and initiatives to increase the accountability of the Dover Police Department to our residents and visitors.  Below is the press packet/presentation outlining initial changes at this time.

Incident Number: 50-20-15096

Date/Time:  Monday, June 15th, 2020 at 2:39PM

Location:  In the area of 1131 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested Alfred Terry (37) on firearms and drug charges on Monday afternoon.  Officers observed Terry in the area of 1131 N. DuPont Highway and were aware that he was wanted on a Superior Court capias.  When officers attempted to contact Terry, he fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later.  A search of Terry’s vehicle led to the discovery of a handgun, MDMA (ecstasy), Fentanyl pills, and $1,500 in suspected drug proceeds. 

Terry was committed to SCI on a $110,000 cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of MDMA
-Possession of Fentanyl
-Illegal Gang Participation
-Resisting Arrest
-Drug Paraphernalia 

Incident Number: 50-20-14968

Date/Time:  Sunday, June 14th, 2020 at 3:29AM

Location:  Chaiyo Sushi, 1030 Forrest Avenue, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at Chaiyo Sushi in Dover.  The incident occurred when an unknown suspect broke the glass front door with a concrete block.  Once inside, the suspect stole a cash register and an undisclosed amount of cash.  No suspect information is available at the time.

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.

UPDATE:
The Dover Police Department has charged Kyle Bullock (42) for damaging the Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial.  When Dover Police officers arrived on scene, one of the items they located was a cell phone.  Officers were able to determine the phone belonged to Bullock.  While on scene, Bullock came back and asked the officers if they had seen a cell phone, claiming that he lost it in the area while participating in prior protest activity.  Bullock quickly left the scene at that time and officers obtained warrants for his arrest.  Officers were later able to obtain video evidence of the incident. 

The Delaware State Police arrested Bullock at his residence on Friday evening without incident.  

Prior to this incident, Bullock had been observed in the area of protest activity in Dover and at the Dover Police Department becoming disorderly towards law enforcement officials and civilian employees he encountered.  While he was often seen in the area of protest activity, Bullock was not a part of the group of organized persons that have conducted protest activity in the Dover area since May 31st, 2020.  Several members of the protest group advised law enforcement throughout their demonstrations that Bullock was not with their group and asked law enforcement to be aware of him as well.

Bullock was committed to SCI on a $5,100 cash bond on a single count of Felony level Criminal Mischief Over $5,000.

Incident Number: 50-20-14806

Date/Time:  Friday, June 12th, 2020 at 5:35AM

Location:  Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (South), Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating an incident where the Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial was damaged by a suspect with an axe.  At approximately 5:35AM on Friday, June 12th, officers received a call from a passerby that a subject was striking the memorial with a sledgehammer.  When officers arrived, the suspect was not present.  Significant damage to the neck of the kneeling officer statue was observed.  In addition to the damage, two State of Delaware flags were laid in front of the officer statue and soaked in urine.  An axe was also left behind at the scene.

While we cannot release specific details at this time, the Dover Police Department is confident that the suspect in this case is not affiliated with a group of demonstrators that have conducted protest activity in recent days.

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 Number: 50-20-14806

Date/Time:  Friday, June 12th, 2020 at 5:35AM

Location:  Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (South), Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating an incident where the Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial was damaged by a suspect with an axe.  At approximately 5:35AM on Friday, June 12th, officers received a call from a passerby that a subject was striking the memorial with a sledgehammer.  When officers arrived, the suspect was not present.  Significant damage to the neck of the kneeling officer statue was observed.  In addition to the damage, two State of Delaware flags were laid in front of the officer statue and soaked in urine.  An axe was also left behind at the scene.

While we cannot release specific details at this time, the Dover Police Department is confident that the suspect in this case is not affiliated with a group of demonstrators that have conducted protest activity in recent days.

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 Number: 50-20-14717

Date/Time:  Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 at 9:45PM

Location:  Kennedy Road and Bradley Road, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department responded to an incident on Wednesday evening that involved multiple stabbings in the area of Bradley Road and Kennedy Road.  Officers initially responded to a home in the 200 block of Bradley Road and located a 66-year-old male victim with knife wounds.  While tending to the victim, officers were contacted by a subject who advised there were multiple victims at a home in the 1200 Block of Kennedy Road.  Those victims included a 73-year-old female, an 11-year-old male, and a 37-year-old female.  

The subject who injured the victims was found deceased inside the home in the 1200 Block of Kennedy Road.

The investigation has revealed the following details at this time:  A 29-year-old male subject had been suffering from increasingly severe symptoms of mental illness, including auditory delusions.  He was inside his residence in the 200 Block of Bradley Road when he began to experience a severe episode.  During this incident, the subject’s family attempted to contain him in the home, but were unsuccessful as the subject was extremely combative.  

The male subject then fled his residence and entered another home in the 200 Block of Bradley Road, where he took a large kitchen knife and fled.  The male subject then knocked on the door of another home in the 200 Block of Bradley Road.  When the occupant (66-year-old male) answered the door, the subject stabbed and cut her.  

The subject then fled that residence and ran inside of a residence in the 1200 Block of Kennedy Road.  Once inside, he attacked a 73-year-old woman who was sitting in a chair, stabbing her twice in the head.  The subject then attacked other members in the home, including the 11-year-old male and 37-year-old female.  Two family members also suffered bite wounds from the subject during the struggle. 

The subject was found deceased inside of the home in the 1200 Block of Kennedy Road as a result of injuries that occurred during the incident.  The exact cause of death has yet to be determined and is pending autopsy results by the Medical Examiner.

The victims of the incident were treated at a nearby hospital with none of the injuries believed to be life-threatening.

Due to the nature of the incident, names of those involved are not being released.