Two Dover Teens Arrested For Firearm Charges Following Traffic Stop

Incident Number:  50-25-40100

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

Location: North DuPont Highway and Townsend Boulevard

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 two 16-year-old males, both of Dover, on firearm charges following a traffic stop on Wednesday evening. The investigation began at 5:18 p.m., when Dover Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and Delaware Probation and Parole conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of North DuPont Highway and Townsend Boulevard for traffic offenses. As a result of the stop, two 16-year-old males were taken into custody, and each juvenile was found in possession of a handgun.

As a result of the stop, Detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 300 block of Paradee Drive Dover, DE where an additional handgun was located.

Both Defendants were transported to the Dover Police Department, where they were processed and arraigned.

The first 16-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Facility on $15,100 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana (Under 18)

The second 16-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Facility on $12,100 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana (Under 18)

Both Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.