Day: February 2, 2023

Incident/Complaint#:  50-23-3532

Date:  Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 1:20 p.m.

Location: 621 West Division Street, 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 issued a Gold Alert for Wendell Price, a 50-year-old male of Dover, DE. Price suffers from a condition that may pose a risk to his health and safety if not properly monitored and treated. Price is described as a black male,6’0″, approximately 200 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. Price was last known to be in the area of 621 West Division Street on January 5, 2023. At the time, he was wearing orange bib overalls.

If you have any information on Price’s whereabouts, please call 302-736-7111.

Incident Number:  50-23-3448

Date/Time:  Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:05 p.m.

Location: 300 Block of Fulton Street, 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 Larry Brown, 44, of Dover, DE on drug charges, following a traffic stop Wednesday night. The incident began at approximately 10:05 p.m., when patrol officers, along with the Street Crimes Unit, observed a vehicle parked in the roadway in the 300 block of Fulton Street. Officers conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle, at which time Brown exited the vehicle holding a bag and threw the bag toward the front of the vehicle. Officers attempted to take Brown into custody at which time he resisted arrest. After a brief struggle, Brown was taken into custody. Officers located the bag that Brown threw, which contained 9.4 grams of cocaine. Additionally, officers located 6.1 grams of marijuana on Brown following a search.

Brown was transported to Dover Police where he was processed and arraigned.

Brown was released on his own recognizance on the following charges:
-Possession of Cocaine in a Tier 1 Quantity
-Possession of Marijuana
-Resisting Arrest
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Vehicle Parked in the Roadway