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Wilmington Police Department
Tuesday April 15th, 2025 :: 01:23 p.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest male juvenile on gun charges:

Wilmington Police have arrested a male juvenile on gun charges.

On April 12, at approximately 10:48 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division were in the 200 block of Delamore Place, when they observed a male subject acting in a suspicious manner. Police attempted to make contact with the male subject, who fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, police took a 16-year-old male juvenile into custody without incident, and recovered a loaded .40 caliber handgun.

The 16-year-old male juvenile has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • Tampering with Physical Evidence
  • Resisting Arrest
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $7,000 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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