(Claymont, DE 19703) – Beginning in March 2026, Officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to multiple addresses within The Edge at Greentree apartment complex regarding several fraud-related complaints.

Victims reported being notified that they had failed to make their monthly rent payments despite having already submitted payment. As officers continued their investigation, they determined that several tenants had paid their rent using money orders. The investigation revealed that 63-year-old Veronica Hicks of Wilmington had allegedly altered the payee information on the money orders, changing it to her own name before cashing them.

The investigation determined that between August 2025 and March 2026, Hicks allegedly stole approximately $5,400 by fraudulently altering and cashing the money orders.

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Veronica Hicks was taken into custody and charged with:

• One felony count of Forgery 2nd Degree
• One misdemeanor count of Theft Under $1,500

Hicks was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released after posting $5,000 cash bail.

These charges are in addition to charges previously filed by New Castle County Police officers against Hicks in March and May 2026, which include:

• Three felony counts of Forgery Second Degree
• Two misdemeanor counts of Theft Under $1,500
• One felony count of Theft Over $1,500

In those separate cases, Hicks was arraigned and released on unsecured bail.

Veronica Hicks – 63

(Claymont, DE 19703) On Saturday, June 6, 2026, at approximately 4:17 p.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 900 block of Peachtree Road in the Woodstream Garden Apartments community for a report of a shooting that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers located a male victim, identified as 21-year-old Amir Reynolds, in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officers immediately began providing life-saving measures until Emergency Medical Services arrived. Reynolds was transported to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment; however, despite those efforts, he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Detectives from the Division’s Criminal Investigations Unit and Evidence Detection Unit have responded to the scene to assume the investigation. This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and Detectives are asking anyone with additional information to contact Detective Willis at (302) 395-8016, via email at Joshua.Willis@newcastlede.gov, or by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800.

•             Tips can also be submitted through:

•             Criminal Investigations Unit: (302) 395-8110

•             Facebook Messenger: “New Castle County Police.”

•             Crime Stoppers: (800) TIP-3333 or online at http://www.delawarecrimestoppers.com

Robert Ives has been located, and the Gold Alert has been canceled.