Day: November 24, 2020

Incident Number: 50-20-30210

Date/Time:  Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Location: 700 Block of River Road, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Office
Sergeant Mark Hoffman   Email: Mark.Hoffman@cj.state.de.us

Summary: 

The Dover Police Department is issuing a gold alert for a missing 85-year-old man.  Wyndham Williams was last seen leaving his residence in the 700 Block of River Road at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24th.  He was operating a 2002 silver Lincoln Town car with DE REGISTRATION: 300757.  Williams was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and sneakers.  Williams has been diagnosed with dementia and there is concern for his safety.  

If you have any information on William’s whereabouts, please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.

The Dover Police Department distributed 150 Thanksgiving meals to families during Operation Gobble 2020.  This is the 3rd year that the Dover Police Department has held Operation Gobble.  Thanksgiving meals were distributed door to door in the downtown area by the Dover Police Department and volunteers from Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity, United States Air Force ACE (Airmen Committed to Excellence) Council, and NCALL.   The Capital School district allowed the use of the Central Middle School cafeteria freezer for storage of 150 oven roasters that were donated by Mountaire.  Boxes of unperishable food items were purchased from the Food Bank of Delaware by the Dover Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15, NCALL, and Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity.  On Monday afternoon, volunteers met at the Central Middle School and put together the 150 packages to be distributed and were escorted by the Dover Police motorcycle unit throughout the downtown area as volunteers went door to door to hand out the food items.