Dover Man Arrested on Firearms and Drug Charges 10-28-26
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Incident Number: 50-26-38234
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 at approximately 1:14 P.M.
Location: Rockford Crossing, Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Lieutenant Mark Hoffman Email: Mark.Hoffman@cj.state.de.us
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit, working with Delaware Probation and Parole, arrested a 24-year-old Dover man following a firearm and drug investigation Tuesday afternoon.
The investigation began when officers from the Dover Police Patrol Division provided information that the man was in possession of a firearm and selling marijuana. Probation and Parole obtained an administrative warrant and contacted him at his residence on Rockford Crossing.
During the investigation, officers located a handgun and approximately 7.7 pounds of marijuana in his possession. The man is prohibited from possessing firearms.
He was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $17,500 cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2 counts)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
