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Wilmington Police Department
Wednesday September 17th, 2025 :: 09:15 a.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man in connection with carjacking:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection with a carjacking.
 
On August 18 at approximately 4:35 a.m., police responded to the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in reference to a carjacking that had occurred.
 
The case was assigned to Detective Joran Merced of the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of his investigation, Detective Merced identified 37-year-old Walter Lafferty as a suspect.
 
Lafferty was taken into custody by the Middletown Police Department, and has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Robbery (First Degree)
  • Offensive Touching
He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $20,250 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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