Philadelphia Man Arrested On Drug and Firearm Charges

Incident Number:  50-24-28602

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 11:13 p.m.

Location: South New Street and West Reed 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 Eric Brown, 31, of Philadelphia on Drug and Firearm charges following an incident Wednesday night. At 11:13 p.m., members of the Dover Polcie Department’s Street Crimes Unit, in collaboration with Delaware Probation and Parole, contacted Brown in the area of South New Street and West Reed Street, as part of an illegal drug and firearm investigation. Brown was taken into custody without incident and found in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun with an extended magazine that had an obliterated serial number, 49 bags of heroin and 5 Levorphanol pills. Brown was transported to Dover Police Department where he was processed and arraigned.

Brown was committed to SCI on $82,401 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Possession of a Firearm With an Obliterated Serial Number
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (2x)