# Firearm-related arrests in Delaware

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/firearm-related-arrests-in-delaware
> Updated: 2026-10-09T14:42:16.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

In Delaware, law enforcement conducted two separate operations involving firearms. In Dover, four men were arrested following a traffic stop where officers discovered two loaded handguns. In Felton, a 55-year-old man was arrested after a confrontation in a barn involving an assault and a shot fired into the air.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-09: Newark police arrest two men in separate incidents

Newark authorities have arrested Joseph Palma for an attempted burglary at a vacant building and Lee Darryl Harris for a violent street assault on a woman.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/newark-police-arrest-two-men-in-separate-incidents

### 2026-09-20: Delaware law enforcement arrests multiple individuals in separate firearm incidents

Delaware authorities arrested four men in Dover for firearm possession following a traffic stop and apprehended a 55-year-old man in Felton for an armed assault and burglary.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/delaware-law-enforcement-arrests-multiple-individuals-in-separate-firearm-incidents

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