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Wilmington Police Department
Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 :: 12:17 p.m. EST

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Wilmington Police arrest two men on gun charges:

Wilmington Police have arrested two men on gun charges.

On January 17, at approximately 10:39 a.m., members of the Safe Streets Task Force were in the 800 block of West 8th Street when they observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation. Police attempted to conduct a vehicle stop at that location, at which time the vehicle disregarded and fled the area. A short time later, the vehicle was located in the area of Delaware Avenue and North Washington Street. Police took 28-year-old Dre’Quille Brickhouse and 38-year-old Darrell Robinson into custody without incident, and recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, .9 grams of crack cocaine, and 28 grams of marijuana.

Brickhouse has been charged with the following offenses in addition to traffic violations:

  • Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Two Counts
  • Disregarding a Police Officer’s Signal
He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $16,000 cash-only bail.

Robinson has been charged with the following offenses:
  • Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Two Counts
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance
He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $10,200 secured bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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