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6 August 2022: Dover, Delaware

Delaware Police arrested a 27-year-old Wilmington man on gun and drug charges after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into police vehicles as he tried to flee. Delaware State News reported that the arrest was made in the parking lot of Bally’s Resort and Casino after a lengthy investigation by the Dover Police Department. Officers were tipped off that a wanted man would be at the casino and approached him while he was still in his vehicle. He then allegedly rammed the automobile into the responding police vehicles and attempted to flee. Police were able to stop the man and take him into custody, Mater Corporal Ryan Schmid said in a statement. Police discovered 1.312 grams of heroin/fentanyl, a 9 mm handgun and $2,233 of suspected drug proceeds in the vehicle, police said.