Find 72 Hour Booking in Middletown
Middletown 72 Hour Booking records track the first stage of jail intake for people arrested in the city. Middletown sits in southern New Castle County and has a full-service city police department. A Middletown 72 Hour Booking can start with city police, state troopers, or county police. Most male arrestees end up at Howard R. Young in Wilmington. This page shows you how to search Middletown 72 Hour Booking data, where to file a FOIA request, and which court hears each case.
Middletown 72 Hour Booking Overview
Middletown Police 72 Hour Booking
The Middletown Police Department is at 130 Hampden Road, Middletown, DE 19709. The main line is (302) 376-9950. Middletown PD is a full-service city police force and handles day-to-day arrests inside city limits. Each Middletown 72 Hour Booking starts with an intake log at the city station.
See the Middletown Police Department site for contact info, the records fee schedule, and press releases on major cases. The site posts Middletown 72 Hour Booking press notes for cases that draw public notice.
The PD site lists the records request form and the fee schedule for a copy of a booking file.
The main city site at City of Middletown has links to each city unit, the council, and the clerk. Use the city site to find the FOIA coordinator and the mail address for a records request.
You can file a FOIA request for a Middletown 72 Hour Booking file through the City Clerk's office at the city hall.
Note: Middletown PD runs a short-term lockup. Most Middletown 72 Hour Booking events move to Howard R. Young in Wilmington, about 20 to 25 miles north.
Howard R. Young Intake for Middletown
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution is the main booking site for male arrestees from Middletown. The jail sits at 1301 East 12th Street in Wilmington. The main line is (302) 429-7700. Howard Young holds about 1,500 men and runs all security levels. Middletown 72 Hour Booking cases for men move there within a few hours of the arrest.
Female arrestees from Middletown book at the Baylor Women's Correctional Institution at 660 Baylor Boulevard in New Castle. Baylor is the state's only jail for women. All female intake for Delaware ends up there.
Use the Delaware DOC Inmate Locator to check custody status. The tool runs on VINE and shows each Middletown 72 Hour Booking in the state system. Sign up for alerts on status changes and release dates.
The locator shows the facility, case status, and the next court date for each Middletown 72 Hour Booking.
The Delaware Department of Correction site links out to each jail with visit rules, mail rules, and victim alert sign-up.
Courts and Middletown 72 Hour Booking Cases
Most Middletown 72 Hour Booking cases move to New Castle County courts in Wilmington. Felony cases go to the Superior Court at 500 N. King Street. Misdemeanor cases and some preliminary steps go to the Court of Common Pleas at the same building. A Justice of the Peace Court near Middletown may hear traffic cases and low-level matters.
Check case status online through Delaware CourtConnect. Search by name or case number to pull the docket. The portal shows hearings, rulings, and each step of the case tied to the Middletown 72 Hour Booking.
The Superior Court page and the Court of Common Pleas page both have contact info, filing rules, and hours. Note each case is filed under a New Castle County docket number.
Arraignment happens fast. A Middletown 72 Hour Booking arrestee sees a magistrate within 24 hours for bail review. Most people posted on bond leave within a day. Those held for court see the magistrate first and get a next court date set.
County Records and FOIA
The Delaware DOC Inmate Locator covers live custody data for Middletown arrestees and others held in state jails.
You can search by name to find a Middletown 72 Hour Booking listing fast.
For a broader criminal history, the State Bureau of Identification at 100 LaGrange Ave in Newark is the main fingerprinting office for the county. A state check runs $52 and a state-plus-FBI check is $65. See the DSP background check page for steps.
State FOIA law gives public bodies 15 business days to reply. The first 20 pages are free. Extra pages run $0.10 each. For any FOIA on state police files, see the main DSP site. Title 11, Chapter 85 of the Delaware Code lays out the rules on sharing booking data. Review 11 Del. C. Chapter 85 for the full text.
Note: If the case is active, some parts of the Middletown 72 Hour Booking file may be held back under 29 Del. C. ยง 10002, which blocks open criminal file release.
DSP Troop 2 and State Coverage
Delaware State Police Troop 2 sits in Bear, north of Middletown. The troop covers state roads, unincorporated zones, and back-up calls for the city. New Castle County Police may also assist at (302) 395-8171. Each state or county arrest starts a Middletown 72 Hour Booking file the same way a city arrest does.
See the Delaware State Police main site for troop contact info and hours. The DSP Arrest Archives post press notes on state-level bookings in and around Middletown. The archive lists charges, the arresting officer, and the court of arraignment.
DELJIS ties all this together. The DELJIS homepage lets you review open warrants with a name and date of birth. If the state flags a warrant, get legal help before going to a police station. Walking in with an open capias ends in a Middletown 72 Hour Booking on the spot.
For any DSP-level records request tied to a Middletown 72 Hour Booking, the DSP has its own FOIA coordinator. Check the main DSP site for contact info.
County and Nearby City Links
Middletown sits in New Castle County. The county page lists all booking sites, courts, and records steps in the county.
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