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Wilmington Police Department
Monday July 21st, 2025 :: 02:25 p.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man on gun and drug charges:

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

On July 18, at approximately 2:39 a.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division conducted a vehicle stop in the area of West 4th Street and Delamore Place. Police made contact a passenger in the vehicle – 19-year-old Malikye Boyer – who was taken into custody without incident. Police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun that had previously been reported stolen, a loaded .380 caliber handgun, and 185 grams of marijuana.

Boyer has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • Receiving a Stolen Firearm
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 20 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $16,000 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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