Category Archives: NEWS

With the upcoming Halloween events around the City of Dover, the Dover Police Department would like to remind parents, children, and motorists to remain alert and keep safety a top priority during this Halloween season.  While we will have extra … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-33777 Date/Time:   Sunday, October 15th, 2017 at 1:25AM Location:  Allure Night Club (Formerly Bubba’s), 865 N. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries following a shooting in … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-33212 Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 at 2:20 p.m. Location:  200 Block of South Saulsbury Road, Dover, DE Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department and Delaware Probation and Parole arrested a 29-year-old Dover … Continue reading →

The Dover Police Department is excited to announce its Second Annual Trick-or-Treat event following an extremely successful 2016 event.  The Dover Police Department, in conjunction with the Downtown Dover Partnership, and City of Dover decided to make the event an … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-33129 Date/Time:   Between 10-9-2017 at 8:00 p.m. and 10-10-2017 at 8:00 a.m. Location:  R & R Commercial Realty, 46 S. State Street, Dover, DE  Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department is investigating … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The Dover Police Department has lifted the Gold Alert for Chilaporn Sripongsai.  Officers were able to contact her and determine she was safe and in good condition.   Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-32336 Date/Time:   Tuesday, October 2nd, 2017 at 4:30PM Location:  Dover, DE Officer … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-32159 Date/Time:  Monday, October 2nd, 2017 a 11:53 a.m. Location:  97 Par Haven Drive, Dover, DE Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department Street Crimes Unit and Delaware Probation and Parole arrested a Dover … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-30695 Date/Time:  Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 at 2:03PM Location:  Dover Police Department Holding Facility, 400 S. Queen Street, Dover, DE Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department is currently investigating the death of a … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-32336 Date/Time:   Tuesday, October 2nd, 2017 at 4:30PM Location:  Dover, DE Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for 20-year-old Chilaporn Sripongsai.  Sripongsai was last heard from at approximately 4:30 … Continue reading →

Incident/Complaint#:  50-17-32151 Date/Time:  Monday, October 2nd, 2017 at 10:51 Location:  Division Street at S. West Street, Dover, DE (Traffic Stop) Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer Narrative: The Dover Police Department arrested 27-year-old Philip Wooten on drug and weapons … Continue reading →