(New Castle, DE 19720) On Monday, May 27, 2024, at 1:50 a.m., patrol officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to an alarm at Millers Gun Center located on W. Jackson Avenue in New Castle DE, 19720. While officers were enroute, a passerby called 911 to report that they witnessed a flatbed truck backed into the front door of the store. Officers arrived at the store and discovered the store had been broken into, several firearms had been taken and the truck was gone from the area.

Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Unit along with investigators of The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation are asked to contact Detective Diksa at Dakota.Diksa@newcastlede.gov or (302)395-8030.

Tips can also be forwarded to:

• New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800

• Criminal Investigations Unit at (302) 395-8110

• Facebook (IM) “New Castle County Police”

• Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333

• Submit a tip online at http://www.delawarecrimestoppers.com or with the ATF at https://www.atf.gov/atf-tips

Tips can be submitted anonymously.

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(Claymont, DE 19703) During the month of May, Officers from the Division’s Mobile Enforcement Team conducted a drug investigation in the community of Knollwood.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, members of the Mobile Enforcement Team, Safe Streets Task Force and SWAT Team executed search warrants at residences in the 30 block of Colby Avenue and the 30 block of Denham Avenue. The search of the Colby Avenue residence yielded methamphetamine, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, a serrated sword, and a handgun. The search of the residence on Denham Avenue yielded, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, a 16-gauge shotgun, and a handgun.

This investigation led to the arrests of 46-year-old Kenneth Newell, 44-year-old John Hayward, 26-year-old Chastity Shaw, and 56-year-old James Donaldson.

Kenneth Newell was charged with the following:

•Two counts of Manufacture/Deliver/PWID Controlled Substance

•Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited

•Possession of Firearm During the Commission of a Felony

Newell was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $45,000 secured bail.

John Hayward was charged with the following:

•Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited

Hayward was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $10,000 secured bail.

Chastity Shaw was charged with the following:

•Two counts of Manufacture/Deliver/PWID Controlled Substance

•Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony

•Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited

Shaw was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $37,000 secured bail.

James Donaldson was charged with the following:

•Manufacture/Deliver/PWID Controlled Substance

•Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

•Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony

Donaldson was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and held in lieu of $40,500 secured bail.

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The New Castle County Division of Police has seen an increase in scam calls using our non-emergency number (302-573-2800). The scammers are requesting money in lieu of “missed court” or “missed jury duty”.

While the incoming calls are showing our non-emergency number, it is not legitimate! If you receive a call like this, do not give any personal information and do not send any money!

If you receive a phone call or have received a phone call, you can contact the New Castle County Division of Police via the non-emergency number, (302) 573-2800, or your local police agency, to make a report.

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