Dover Man Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges on Spruance Road
Incident Number: 50-22-1772
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 1:17 p.m.
Location: 100 Block of Spruance 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 arrested a 65-year-old male on drug and firearms charges while assisting Delaware Probation and Parole with an administrative search on Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:17 p.m., officers assisted Delaware Probation and Parole with the search when it was learned that Herman Hicks was in possession of a firearm and drugs. Hicks is an active parolee. During the search of Hicks home in the 100 Block of Spruance Road, officers located a loaded handgun, 65 bags of heroin, an 5.9 grams of marijuana.
Hicks was committed to SCI on a $50,150 cash bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (3x)
-Possession of Heroin
-Possession of Marijuana
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