Wilmington Police arrest man on gun and drug charges:
Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges.
On January 8 at approximately 8:44 p.m., an officer on patrol conducted a vehicle stop in the 600 block of North Church Street. Upon stopping the vehicle, 30-year-old Hakeem Watson fled from the vehicle on foot. Watson was quickly taken into custody without incident and police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun with an obliterated serial number and 84 bags of heroin.
Watson was charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
- Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Tier 1 Quantity
- Resisting Arrest
Address/Location
Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 302-654-5151