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Dover Police Department sees rise in shoplifting, overdoses

Homicides increase threefold year over year

By Kaitlyn Cupelli
Posted 3/25/25

Police Chief Thomas A. Johnson Jr. shared the Dover Police Department’s 2024 annual report Monday, announcing an increase in shoplifting, overdoses and homicides.

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