Today (Feb 8), Colonel Vaughn M. Bond, Jr. promoted Ofc Charles Levy to the rank of Sergeant.

Sergeant Levy joined the New Castle County Police Department in 2011 and has been assigned to the Patrol Division, and to the Criminal Investigation Unit.  Most recently, Sergeant Levy has been assigned to the Criminal Investigations Unit, as part of the Homicide Squad.

A formal promotional ceremony will be scheduled in the near future.

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(Bear, DE 19701) Yesterday, (Feb 6) officers from the New Castle County Division of Police Safe Streets Task Force were conducting surveillance in the 5000 block of Kirkwood Hwy.  While on surveillance the officers observed suspicious behavior believed to be drug activity.  The officers made contact with 24-year-old Benjamin Boudart.   He was found to have in his possession 5 THC oil cartridges and 25 grams of marijuana.  A search warrant was obtained and executed at his residence- the unit block of Wildfields Court, Bear, DE.

During the search of his residence, an additional 39 THC oil cartridges were located.  A .308 caliber rifle with 130 rounds of ammunition, and a digital scale, were seized.    Also, $134,710.00 in US currency was located and seized.

Benjamin Boudart was charged with felony Drug Dealing, misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana, misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and his probation was violated.   He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released on $3,500 unsecured bail.  He is, however, currently being held at the Howard Young Correctional Institution resulting from the Violation of Probation.

Benjamin Boudart

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(New Castle, DE 19720) Yesterday (Feb 6), officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the unit block of Scotty Lane, in the community of Melanie Woods in reference to an in-progress dog attack.

When the officers arrived at the scene they observed two dogs actively mauling two female victims.  One of the officers exited his vehicle and started shouting at the dogs.  This distracted the first dog who stopped attacking the victim and turned and charged the officer.  The officer then fired his weapon striking the dog causing it to turn and run away.  The second, larger dog, then stopped mauling the second victim and charged the officer.  The officer along with other officers then fired at this dog, striking it multiple times-dispatching it almost immediately.  The first dog was then located and restrained by Animal Control.  Both dogs were Pitbulls and lived inside the residence with the 70-year-old victim.  The second, 20-year-old victim was a relative of the first victim but does not reside in the residence with the dogs.

Both victims were transported to a local area hospital and are being treated for multiple serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. No officers were injured during this incident.