Middletown Booking Reports
Middletown sits in southern New Castle County and runs its own police force with CALEA status. Middletown Booking Reports are kept by the Middletown Police Department at 130 Hampden Road. Arrests by state or county officers stay with those agencies instead. This page shows how to search Middletown Booking Reports, who to call, what a report costs, and which state tools can help you find a case. Use it as a map to the right desk.
Middletown Records Overview
Middletown Police Department
The Middletown Police Department runs at 130 Hampden Road, Middletown, DE 19709. The main line is (302) 376-9950. The fax is (302) 376-9952. Non-emergency dispatch rings at (302) 573-2800. For any life or safety issue, call 911. The office is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but patrol works 24/7.
Middletown PD holds CALEA status. That means the agency meets a set of national standards for work, training, and records. The department shares space with the town under the Town Hall line at (302) 378-2711. The department posts updates on Twitter as @TranscriptMOT and on Instagram as @middletown_pd. Use the Middletown Police site to pull up the main contact page and news feed.
The site holds news, forms, and a contact tab for the records desk. It also links to the town's main page.
Note: Middletown Booking Reports by MPD are stored apart from reports by state or county officers, so name the lead agency first.
How to Request Middletown Booking Reports
Most reports are pulled in person at the MPD front desk. Bring a photo ID. Bring the case number if you have one. Call ahead at (302) 376-9950 to confirm the file is ready. Reports take 7 to 10 business days once filed. A Patrol Supervisor checks each report before release. This is a quick step, but it is not skipped.
Crime reports are free if you are the named victim. Other people pay a fee or must wait for a subpoena copy. Accident reports cost $25. Fatal accident reports cost $75. Payment is by check, money order, or cash. The department does not take credit cards at the window. Mail-in requests are fine if the case number and your ID copy are in the envelope.
See the Police Reports page for the current list of fees and steps.
The same page holds a contact block for the clerk who runs the records queue. Photo copies cost $5 per image. Brenda Mayo is the staff contact for photos at the department.
Police reports from other cases are not given out to the public except by subpoena. Victims still get free copies of their own files. Traffic enforcement asks can be called in to (302) 376-9950. Note that MPD does not process fingerprints. For prints, you must travel to an SBI site. The closest one is SBI Dover at 600 S. Bay Road, Suite 1, Dover DE 19901.
Middletown PD FAQs and Call Priority
The town hosts a public FAQ page with quick answers to common questions. The Middletown PD FAQs page covers the call priority scale, the way officers stack jobs, and the reason some low-priority calls take longer.
The call priority scale runs from 1 to 7. A 1 is a major in-progress threat. A 7 is a routine check. Reports may be pulled only after a case is closed or the file is cleared for release.
The FAQ also talks about how to file a complaint on an officer and how to send a praise note. Both are routed through the chief's office for a formal log. Short notes are fine. Longer notes help the team flag the full context.
Middletown Arrest News Feed
The MPD posts arrest news as it breaks. The arrest news category collects posts on recent bookings, charges, and follow-up work. This feed is a quick way to spot an arrest without waiting for a formal public records reply.
Each post lists the name, charge, and case number. That is the basic data you need to start a full records request.
Recent posts covered a drug arrest of Helen Dugan and an assault tied to a road rage case with Isiah Beaufort. The feed also ran updates on shooting cases near Bunker Hill and motor vehicle thefts at St. Anne's. A cold case page lists the 2020 unsolved murder of Akeem Evans, one of the long open files the unit still works. Pull a single post via the news post archive to see a full text update.
Each post is dated. Most list the lead officer and the first court date.
Fingerprinting and Background Work
Middletown PD does not process fingerprints at its station. All prints run through the State Bureau of Identification. Middletown is one of the nine towns with an SBI fingerprint site. The Fingerprinting info page on the MPD site lists the closest SBI options.
An appointment is set through uenroll.identogo.com with the right service code.
A certified state criminal history costs $72. A state plus federal report costs $85. Bring a photo ID. Bring your paperwork. The result sheet is mailed to you, not handed over the counter. Use this for a professional license check or for your own personal records. This is not to be used for tenant screening or for any hire or fire work.
FOIA Rules for Middletown Booking Reports
Delaware FOIA rules live in Title 29, Chapter 100 of the Delaware Code. A town has 15 business days to reply. The first 20 pages are free. After that, the cost is $0.10 per sheet. Admin fees may apply after the first hour of staff time.
A request should be in writing. It can be mailed, emailed, or dropped off. Include the case number, the subject name, and the date. Ask for the specific record by type. Keep a copy of the request for your own files. Open case files stay out of the public return under Section 10002. Closed files are released with some items blacked out. The Attorney General's FOIA page has the request form and the appeal steps.
New Castle County and State Help
Middletown spans mostly southern New Castle County. Major incidents near the town line pull in the county police. MPD works with the New Castle County Police on cases that cross jurisdictions. Drug cases, gun cases, and shooting cases often show up on the county news site too.
State tools help when a town search falls short. Try these:
- DELJIS Wanted Person Search for open warrants
- DOC Inmate Locator for live custody data
- Sex Offender Registry for zip, name, or city lookups
- Court of Common Pleas for the criminal docket
Courts tied to Middletown cases also sit in Wilmington. The Leonard J. Williams Justice Center at 500 N. King Street holds the Court of Common Pleas for New Castle County. The Clerk of Court's Criminal Section is at (302) 255-0112.
Note: Middletown Booking Reports may be split across MPD, NCC Police, and Delaware State Police, so start with the arresting force to save time.