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Wilmington Police Department
Monday March 27th, 2023 :: 07:17 a.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man on gun and drug charges following an investigation:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges following an investigation.

On March 17, at approximately 11:48 a.m., members of the Safe Streets Task Force, along with members of the Street Crimes Unit, and the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division, executed a search warrant in the 800 block of North Pine Street. Police took 29-year-old Daquane Coursey into custody without incident. Police recovered a loaded .38-caliber handgun, and 57.7 grams of marijuana.

Coursey was charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
  • Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number
  • Possession of Marijuana
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $31,000 cash-only bail. 

Address/Location
Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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Non-emergencies: 302-654-5151

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