Day: August 13, 2022

Incident Number: 50-22-25027

Date/Time:  Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 09:49 a.m.

Location: Levy Court Lane and South Little Creed Road, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department is seeking Jeffrey Boatwright (25) of Dover, who is wanted after fleeing from officers during a traffic stop.  Officers stopped Boatwright for a motor vehicle violation in the area of Levy Court Lane and South Little Creek Road on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 9:49 a.m.  Officers made contact with Boatwright and asked for his identification at which time he put the car in gear and accelerated his vehicle almost striking the Officer’s foot. Officers initiated a vehicle pursuit however the decision was made to discontinue the pursuit due to safety concerns at the time.  

Boatwright is currently wanted for the following offenses:
-Disregard Police Officer Signal
-Reckless Endangering Second Degree
-Resisting Arrest
-Reckless Driving
-Multiple Traffic Violations

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Incident Number: 50-22-24906

Date/Time:  Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:22 a.m.

Location: Super Lodge, 246 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid

Narrative: The Dover Police Department arrested Ashmere Wright (30) and Keith Hicks (56), both of Dover, DE, on Friday afternoon following a drug investigation.  Dover officers obtained a search warrant for a room at the Super Lodge belonging to Wright as the result of the drug investigation. Prior to executing the search warrant officers observed Hicks exiting the room and enter a vehicle. Officers attempted to stop Hicks when he fled. Officers initiated a pursuit which ended when Hicks crashed into a parked vehicle in the parking lot of Top City, 2970 North Dupont HIghway Dover, DE. Hicks was uninjured in the collision and was taken into custody without further incident. Hicks was found in possession of crack cocaine at the time he was taken into custody.

Officers then executed the search warrant on Wright’s room where he was taken into custody without incident. Wright was found in possession of $742 USC of suspected drug proceeds and a small amount of marijuana.

Wright was released on an O.R. bond on the following offenses:

-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Conspiracy Second Degree

-Possession of marijuana (Civil violation)

Hicks was released on an O.R. bond on the following offenses:
-Disregarding a Police Signal
-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Possession of Controlled Substance (Crack cocaine)
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Resisting Arrest
-Various traffic offenses