Six Arrested During Prostitution Operation
*This release was updated at 4:04 p.m. on 7/14/25 to reflect the FBI’s role in this investigation*
Incident Number: 50-25-24973/24979/24993/24994/25001/25003
Date/Time: Thursday, July 10th, 2025
Location: City of Dover
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department is continuing their efforts to address quality of life issues in the City of Dover, which include prostitution. The Dover Police Department has been actively exploring strategies that will help address all of the concerns, including measures to deter patronage. Patronizing or soliciting the services of a prostitute is a crime punishable by law, and both the police and the Delaware Department of Justice are cracking down on offenders in Dover and throughout the State.
On July 10th, 2025, the Dover Police Department, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crime and Safet Streets Task Force conducted an operation specifically targeting prostitution in the Dover area..As a result of the operation, the following individuals were arrested and charged:
Delvaughn McCall, 46, of Dover, DE – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
William Parker,63, of Camden, DE – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Jeffrey Friedel, 74, of Seaford, DE – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Anthony Lanzi, 37, of Elkton, MD – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Parmeet Singh, 21,South Richmond Hill, NY – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Zion Downing, 24, Harrington, DE – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
*The FBI’s role in this joint investigation was to attempt to identify victims of human trafficking and provide assistance/follow up investigation reference same. *
