Day: July 23, 2020

Incident Number: 50-20-18192

Date/Time:  Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at 5:57PM

Location:  Kent Budget Motel, 363 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:   Sergeant Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department charged Tyrell Joseph (32) with firearms and drug offenses after assisting Delaware Probation and Parole officers with a probation check.  Delaware Probation and Parole officers conducted the check at Joseph’s hotel room at 363 North DuPont Highway.  During the search of the room, officers located a .45 caliber  handgun, 17.1 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 71.5 Xanax pills, 35 Oxycodone pills, 34 bags of heroin, 1022.4 grams of cereal bars containing marijuana, and $3,411.  There was also a young child in the room who was turned over to a relative.

Joseph was arrested without incident and committed to HRYCI on a $256,700 secured bond on the following charges:
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Endangering the Welfare of a Child
-Possession of Controlled Substance (3x)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver (3x)

Tyrell Joseph
Dover, DE

Incident Number: 50-20-18155

Date/Time:  Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at 9:42AM

Location:  1426 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:   Sergeant Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department charged Devin Coleman (33) with firearms offenses after assisting Delaware Probation and Parole officers with a probation check.  Delaware Probation and Parole officers conducted the check at Coleman’s hotel room at 1426 North DuPont Highway.  During a search, a backpack was located with two handguns inside.  One of the handguns was reported stolen out of North Carolina.  Coleman was arrested without incident and committed to HRYCI on a $47,500 cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited
-Receiving Stolen Firearm
-Violation of Probation

Incident Number: 50-20-18148

Date/Time:  Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 at 2:52AM

Location:  Friendly’s Restaurant, 318 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:   Sergeant Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at the Friendly’s restaurant located at 318 North DuPont Highway.  The burglary occurred between 2:52AM and 3:00AM when a suspect broke a glass window with a hammer.  Once inside the business, the suspect removed a cash register drawer and threw it out of the window and then exiting the business through the broken window.  The suspect was then fled on foot in a southbound direction.  

The suspect is was wearing a white hood sweatshirt, a mask, blue jeans, and light colored shoes as seen in the surveillance image below.

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 delaware.crimestoppersweb.com; a cash reward of up to $1,000 is possible for information leading to an arrest.

The City of Dover Police Department is issuing a public advisory regarding thefts from public post office collection boxes.  Within the last three weeks, the Dover Police Criminal Investigations Unit has received at least eight cases of thefts where subjects have removed mail from United States Postal Service mailboxes.  The suspects then remove any valuables from envelopes, including checks.  In many cases, the suspects have been able to alter or change the checks to receive money themselves, including one case for $40,000.  The Dover Police Department continues to investigate these incidents and is working with the United States Postal Inspection Service as well.  Two Dover locations have been confirmed as being targeted in the mail thefts:  the USPS Collection Box on Buckson Drive and another in the 1000 Block of S. Bradford Street. 

The Dover Police Department is advising residents to use caution when sending mail and reminding them that the safest way to send mail is to drop it off at a post office location, such as 55 Loockerman Plaza in Dover, or at a location with high visibility and more vehicle/foot traffic.  Post office and collection box locations can be found at: https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm