(Wilmington, Del. – 19808) This morning (July 9) New Castle County police responded to the community of Highlands of Heritage Park for multiple criminal mischief reports involving tire slashing. All of the incidents happened during the overnight hours into Sunday. In total, police received six reports of tire cuttings- three from the 2600 block of Longfellow Drive and three from the 2700 block of E. Riding Dr.

Police are asking anyone with surveillance footage of the area or information on the incidence to contact Officer Daniel Elwood at DLElwood@nccde.org or call NCCPD at 302-573-2800.

Citizens can also submit a tip via our website at http://www.nccpd.com. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook at New Castle County Police Department. Citizens who currently have the smartphone application are encouraged to use the “submit tip” tab to submit tips. Select a topic by using the “drop down” and complete the tip by “clicking” submit. The New Castle County Police Smartphone Application is free to download and available for all iPhone and Android smartphones.

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