Month: March 2021

The Dover Police Department Police Chief’s Advisory Committee and Dover Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) is pleased to announce the U.N.I.T.Y. (Uniting Neighbors Initiative Through Youth) video contest to engage young Dover residents in crime prevention messaging. 

The Police Chief’s Advisory Committee and P.A.L. developed the idea for the contest with the goal of engaging youth in a digital fashion due to the impact Covid-19 has had on the department’s ability to conduct youth outreach programs and promote crime prevention amongst Dover’s youth population.  The contest will be split into two age/grade groups: Middle School (5th-8th grades) and High School (9th-12th grades). 

Prizes will be awarded to finalists in each age group thanks to generous donations from Excel Business Systems, Westside Carwash, the Psi Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, and a private donation from Joreen Sykes, a member of the Police Chief’s Advisory Committee. 
A minimum of $1,500 in total prize money/scholarships will be divided amongst the winning video creators.*  

More information and contest registration is available at www.doverpolice.org/contest

CONTEST RULES:
1:  The video must contain one or a combination of the following messages: 
-Anti-Gang
-Anti-Violence
-Anti-Drug

2:  Videos cannot depict violence, drugs, or illegal activity in any form, including replica/props of weapons, drugs, etc.  

3:  Videos must be 30-120 seconds long

4:  No profanity (or bleeped profanity), inappropriate language, racial slurs, or discrimination.

5:  Videos must be made with original content.

6: Participating students must reside in the Caesar Rodney or Capital School District areas.  Attendance at those schools is not necessary (ie. private school, charter school, home school, County-wide school attendees are eligible).  

7: Prizes awarded to entries involving multiple participants will be divided equally amongst the winning team members. 

8. Deadline for submissions is 3:00 p.m. on April 16th, 2021.

JUDGING:
Submissions  will be judged on a majority vote based on:
1: Strength of Message/On Topic
2: Originality
3: Visual Appeal
4: Following all Guidelines
5: Creativity

More information and contest registration can be found at www.doverpolice.org/contest 

UPDATE: The Dover Police Department has identified 22-year-old Jhaki Cannon as the suspect responsible for the February 13th burglary at Whatcoat United Methodist Church.  Cannon is currently wanted for Burglary 3rd Degree and Criminal Mischief.  If you have any information on Cannon’s whereabouts, please contact 302-736-7130.

Incident Number: 50-21-4020

Date/Time:  Friday, February 12th, 2021 between 6:48 a.m.-7:14 a.m.

Location: Whatcoat United Methodist Church, 341 Saulsbury Road, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department is investigating a burglary of the Whatcoat United Methodist Church on Friday morning.  Between 6:48 a.m. and 7:14 a.m. a suspect entered the church by forcing open a door.  Once inside, the suspect caused an estimated $5,000+ in damages to church property.  The suspect is a black male, wearing a dark sweatsuit with a Looney Tunes logo on the front and was last seen fleeing south towards The Preserve at Whatcoat Apartments.  The images below show the suspect.  Both images are of the same suspect.  The differences are a result of lighting conditions/different cameras.

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 is possible for information leading to an arrest.