MEDIA ALERT: Police Academy Graduation

New Castle County Police Academy Graduation – 53rd Recruit Class

Graduating:

Sanoussi M. Abdourhamane – New Castle County Police Department

Stephen O. Agbola – New Castle County Police Department

William T. Barbes – New Castle County Police Department

Cassandra A. Basile – New Castle County Police Department

Michael A. Daniels – New Castle County Police Department

Michael P. Davis – New Castle County Police Department

Michael C. Deery, II – New Castle County Police Department

Fernando Felix-Bermudez – New Castle County Police Department

Anthony J. Fiorentino – New Castle County Police Department –

Max A. Gibson – New Castle County Police Department –

Shane R. Gilbert – New Castle County Police Department

Amanda A. Gunther – New Castle County Police Department

Robert E. Hakes, IV – New Castle County Police Department

Kyle J. Hinton – New Castle County Police Department

Josiah O. Irvin – New Castle County Police Department

James T. MacDonnell – New Castle County Police Department

Keegan D. R. McCord – New Castle County Police Department

Benjamin K. Morris – New Castle County Police Department

Wayne W. Moyer – New Castle County Police Department

Nicholas B. Novarnik – New Castle County Police Department

Georgia L. Roberts – New Castle County Police Department

Michael A. Schoenleber – New Castle County Police Department

Stephanie Silver-Folk – New Castle County Police Department

Leroy C. Smith – New Castle County Police Department

Jeffrey L. Tabron, Jr. – New Castle County Police Department

Jesse G. Wooleyhan – New Castle County Police Department

Matthew J. Davis – Newark Police Department

Katherine A. LaCosta – Newark Police Department

When:

Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Odessa High School

Performing Arts Center

570 Tony Marchio Drive

Townsend, Delaware, 19734

Hey Pike Creek!  

A Pop-Up Play Zone is coming to Limestone Hills tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30th! Don’t miss the fun! 🌞

Join the New Castle County Police for an afternoon filled with games, snacks, and fun as we connect with the community.

📍 11 Middleton Drive, Wilmington, DE. 19808

🕐 Wednesday July 30th| 3:00–5:00 PM

Bring the kids out to meet your local NCCPD officers and enjoy a safe, family-friendly event packed with smiles, summer vibes, and plenty of water ice! 🍧

POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH

(Newark, DE 19711) – On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 8:56 p.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 100 block of Stature Drive in the Sherwood Forest community for a report of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash involving a parked car.

Upon arrival, officers located the rider, identified as a 49-year-old male of Newark, unresponsive at the scene. New Castle County Paramedics and EMS responded and transported him to a nearby hospital, where, despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced deceased.

The New Castle County Division of Police Traffic Services Unit responded and has assumed the investigation.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who may have relevant surveillance footage to please contact Detective Corey Belk at (302) 395-8077 or via email at Corey.Belk@newcastlede.gov. Tips can also be provided by calling the New Castle County Police non-emergency line at (302) 573-2800.