In April 2026, Detectives assigned to the New Castle County Division of Police Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team initiated an investigation into 45-year-old William Comer, who was suspected of distributing fentanyl throughout New Castle County. As the investigation continued, Detectives developed information indicating that Comer was residing in Elkton, Maryland. Detectives subsequently coordinated with the Cecil County Drug Task Force to further the investigation, as it extended into out-of-state jurisdictions.

On May 21, 2026, Detectives conducted a traffic stop involving Comer and 45-year-old Richard Harrigan of Wilmington, Delaware, who was also in the vehicle. During the stop, Detectives recovered more than 28 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 2.5 grams of raw fentanyl, and 11 bags containing suspected fentanyl.

William Comer and Richard Harrigan were each charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance – Tier 3
• One felony count of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance – Tier 2
• One felony count of Conspiracy Second Degree
• One misdemeanor count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Both Harrigan and Comer were arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $82,200 cash bail.

William Comer – 45

Richard Harrigan – 45

(Wilmington, DE 19805) On Monday, May 25, 2026, at approximately 6:28 a.m., officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 1500 block of Clayton Road in the Cleland Heights community for a report of a robbery that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers contacted the victims, who reported that several suspects approached them and demanded the keys to their vehicle. The victims refused and attempted to leave the area in their vehicle. As they attempted to drive away, one of the suspects physically assaulted one of the victims, while the other suspects removed multiple cell phones from inside the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., officers assigned to the investigation located the stolen cell phones near a bus stop on Maryland Avenue. Officers responded to the location and contacted three 17-year-old female juveniles, who were taken into custody without incident. The stolen iPhones were recovered from the juveniles at the scene.

All three juveniles were charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of Robbery Second Degree
• One felony count of Conspiracy Second Degree

Following arraignment in Justice of the Peace Court 11:

• One juvenile was released after posting $11,000 unsecured bail.
• One juvenile was released after posting $2,500 secured bail.
• One juvenile was committed to a juvenile detention center after failing to post $7,000 secured bail.

(Wilmington, DE) In the Fall of 2025, Detectives assigned to the New Castle County Police Violent Crime Interdiction Unit initiated an investigation into 49-year-old Burtran Marshall, who was suspected of distributing large quantities of narcotics throughout the State of Delaware, including New Castle County. During the course of the investigation, Detectives also linked 36-year-old Dominique Marshall to the ongoing investigation.

On May 1, 2026, Detectives executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of North Broom Street in Wilmington, where Burtran Marshall was located and taken into custody. During the search, Detectives recovered approximately 230 grams of cocaine, 849 grams of suspected fentanyl, 13 grams of crack cocaine, liquid Xylazine, drug paraphernalia, including drug packaging materials, and more than $9,200 in cash.

Following the investigation, Burtran Marshall was charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of possession of a large-capacity magazine
• Two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, Tier 3
• Two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, Tier 3
• One felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance
• One felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, Tier 1
• One misdemeanor count of resisting arrest
•  One misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia

Burtran Marshall was arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $88,825 cash bail.

At the same time, on May 1, 2026, Detectives executed an additional search warrant in the 200 block of Madison Street to locate Dominique Marshall; however, he was not at the residence. During the search, Detectives recovered an AK-47 rifle, a .40 caliber handgun, a 9mm handgun, several boxes of ammunition, and marijuana.

On Monday, May 18, 2026, Dominique Marshall was ultimately located and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with the following offenses:

• Four felony counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited
• Three felony counts of possession of a large-capacity magazine
• One misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana

Dominique Marshall was arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $58,100 cash bail.