Wilmington Police have arrested a man on drug charges.
On March 29, at approximately 2:37 a.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division were in the area of Front and Pine Streets, when they observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation. Officers attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop, at which time the vehicle fled the area. A short time later, the vehicle was located in the 400 block of North Pine Street, where the driver of the vehicle fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, 47-year-old Rashaan Taylor was taken into custody without incident, and found to be in possession of 3 grams of crack cocaine.
Taylor has been charged with the following offenses in addition to multiple traffic violations:
- Disregarding a Police Officer’s Signal
- Resisting Arrest
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $5,000 secured bail.
