Juvenile Arrested for Possessing Firearm Following Administrative Search
Incident Number: 50-22-31657
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 5:35 p.m.
Location: 400 block of Barrister Place, 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 has arrested a 16-year-old male from Dover, DE on weapons charges following an administrative search on Tuesday evening. At approximately 5:35 p.m., Officers from the Dover Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit assisted Delaware Juvenile Probation and Parole with an administrative search of a juvenile probationer’s residence in the 400 block of Barrister Place. As a result of the administrative search, a blue and black polymer 80 9mm handgun and 9mm ammunition were located. The 16-year-old male probationer was taken into custody without incident and transported to Dover Police.
The 16-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Center on $7,500 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
-Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited