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Incident Number:<\/strong>\u00a0 50-25-10290\/10295<\/p>\n

Date\/Time:<\/strong> Monday, March 24th, 2025<\/p>\n

Location: <\/strong>Undisclosed Dover Area Hotel<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong>   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us<\/p>\n

Narrative:
<\/strong>The Dover Police Department is continuing their efforts to address quality of life issues in the City of Dover, which include prostitution. The Dover Police Department has been actively exploring strategies that will help address all of the concerns, including measures to deter patronage. Patronizing or soliciting the services of a prostitute is a crime punishable by law, and both the police and the Delaware Department of Justice are cracking down on offenders in Dover and throughout the State.<\/p>\n

On March 24th, 2025, the Dover Police Department conducted an operation specifically targeting prostitution at an undisclosed Dover area Hotel. As a result of the operation, the following individuals were arrested and charged:<\/p>\n

Matthew Boone, 49, of Barclay Maryland – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute<\/p>\n

William Thomas,31, of Dover – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute<\/p>\n

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Matthew Boone
Barclay, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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William Thomas
Dover, DE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n
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