(New Castle, DE 19720) On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 3:51 p.m., Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police’s Active Crime Trend Team were conducting proactive patrols in the Route 9 corridor when they attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Camaro on New Castle Avenue near Rogers Road for a traffic violation. When the Detective activated the emergency equipment on their marked police vehicle, the Camaro fled at a high rate of speed into the Oakmont community. The car sped recklessly through the Oakmont neighborhood, where people were outside, before officers lost sight of it.
On Friday, August 15, 2025, at about 7:53 p.m., Detectives on proactive patrol again observed the same white Chevrolet Camaro, this time parked in front of a business at the Christiana Mall. Detectives conducted a traffic stop and immediately took the driver, identified as 24-year-old Dayvon Malice, into custody without incident. Malice was found to be in possession of a loaded, concealed handgun and was confirmed to be the driver who fled from detectives on August 7.
Dayvon Malice was transported to New Castle County Police headquarters and was charged with the following offenses:
- One felony count of carrying a concealed deadly firearm.
- One felony count of disregarding a police officer’s signal.
- One misdemeanor count of aggressive driving.
- One misdemeanor count of reckless driving.
- Two violations of failure to signal continuously.
- One violation of driving a vehicle at an unreasonable speed.
- One violation of failure to stop at a stop sign.
- One violation of overtaking a vehicle on the left.
Dayvon Malice was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released after posting $9,300.00 secure bail.
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