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UPDATE (Subject Located) Gold Alert Issued for Missing Pennsylvania Man

Incident/Complaint#:  50-23-10563

Date:  Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at 4:26 p.m.

Location: 200 block of North Kirkwood 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 is cancelling the gold alert for Ishmael Allen-Wesley. He has been located and is safe.

Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for Ishmael Allen-Wesley, 20, of Sharon Hill, PA. Allen-Wesley suffers from a condition that may pose a risk to his health and safety if not properly monitored and treated. Allen-Wesley is described as a black male, approximately 6’4″ and approximately 170 pounds, brown hair, and brown eyes. Allen-Wesley was last seen in the 200 block of North Kirkwood Street on Wednesday evening. At the time, he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and brown Ugg boots.

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

**UPDATE** Dover Police Investigating Fatal Motorcyle Collision

**UPDATE 04/05/2023** The victim in the motorcycle collision from April 2, 2023 has been identified as 45-year-old Michael Jones of Newark, NJ. Sadly, Jones succumbed to his injuries on Monday, April 3, 2023 while receiving treatment at a New Castle County Hospital.

The Dover Police Department is still evaluating the facts and circumstances of this case and investigation is ongoing.

Incident Number:
 50-23-10151

Date/Time:  Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 6:48 p.m.

Location:  North Governors Avenue and Cecil 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 is investigating a serious crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle, that left a 45-year-old male from Newark, NJ, seriously injured Sunday evening. The investigation began when Dover Police was called to the area of North Governors Avenue and Cecil Street at 6:48 p.m. for the report of a serious vehicle collision. Officers arrived on scene and located the 45-year-old male who had sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision. The victim was initially transported to a nearby hospital, however, he was later airlifted to a New Castle County hospital for further treatment.

The ensuing investigation revealed that the victim was traveling northbound on North Governors Avenue on a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle approaching Cecil Street. At the time, a 2020 Dodge Durango, operated by a 68-year-old male of Dover, was on Cecil Street and turned onto North Governors Avenue into the path of the victim, causing the vehicles to collide and the victim was ejected from the motorcycle.

The Dover Police Department is still evaluating the facts of this case and at this time there have been no charges filed.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Dover Police Victim Services Unit is available to provide help and guidance.  You can contact the Victim Services Unit at 302-736-7134 or by email at: Diane.Glenn@cj.state.de.us

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