Incident/Complaint#: 50-23-20368
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 03:05 a.m.
Location: Whiteoak Road and Spruance Road Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid Email: [email protected]
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department has arrested a 17-year-old male, and a 15-year-old male, both of Dover, on weapons charges following an attempted vehicle theft complaint Wednesday morning. The investigation began at 02:42 a.m. when Dover Police received a report that a vehicle’s alarm was going off and it appeared there was damage to it. Officers began to check the area for the suspects when they observed two juvenile males exiting the back yard of a residence wearing dark clothing and enter an Uber. Officers stopped the Uber in an attempt to contact the juveniles at which time they ran from the vehicle on foot. Both suspects, a 17-year-old male and a 15-year-old male, were taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. Officers checked the area where the suspects ran and located two handguns. One of the handguns had been reported stolen. The suspects were also found in possession of tools commonly used to facilitate the theft of vehicles. The suspects were transported to Dover Police where they were processed and arraigned.
Bond information on the juveniles is unavailable at this time however their charges are as follows:
The 15-year-old male was charged with:
-Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited
-Resisting Arrest
-Criminal Mischief
-Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of Burglars Tools
-Conspiracy Third Degree
The 17-year-old was charged with:
-Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited
-Resisting Arrest
-Criminal Mischief
-Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of Burglars Tools
-Conspiracy Third Degree
-Receiving a Stolen Firearm
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