New Castle 72 Hour Booking Lookup

New Castle 72 Hour Booking records cover the first stage of jail intake for people held by the City of New Castle Police Department. This page is about the City of New Castle, a small town inside New Castle County, not the county as a whole. When the city police arrest someone, the case moves to a state jail for full booking. Most New Castle 72 Hour Booking files are held at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. You can look up a New Castle 72 Hour Booking by name on the state inmate locator or by case on CourtConnect. This page covers the city police, the state jail, and how to pull a booking file.

City of New Castle Police Department

The City of New Castle Police Department is the main local force for the town. The department sits at 1 Municipal Blvd, New Castle, DE 19720. The main line is (302) 322-9800. This city force is not the same as New Castle County Police. The city runs a smaller, local unit that patrols the colonial town of New Castle, while the county police cover unincorporated parts of New Castle County. When the city police make an arrest, the New Castle 72 Hour Booking process kicks off right away.

Officers log the arrest, take a statement, and check DELJIS for open warrants. If the charge needs a full jail hold, the arrestee is moved to a state facility. The New Castle 72 Hour Booking file then grows at the state jail with prints, a photo, and the intake log. You can learn more about the department on the New Castle City Police site.

The site lists staff, services, and direct contact info for a New Castle 72 Hour Booking inquiry.

For city FOIA filings tied to a New Castle 72 Hour Booking, the town website has the form. Visit newcastlede.gov for the FOIA contact and office hours.

The city site links to local offices, FOIA staff, and direct contacts for a New Castle 72 Hour Booking request.

Howard R. Young and Baylor Booking

Howard R. Young Correctional Institution (HRYCI) is the main state booking site for a New Castle 72 Hour Booking. HRYCI sits at 1301 East 12th Street, Wilmington, DE 19809. The main line is (302) 429-7700. The drive from New Castle is about 10 miles north. HRYCI handles all adult male intake from New Castle County.

Baylor Women's Correctional Institution is in or near the City of New Castle at 660 Baylor Boulevard, New Castle, DE 19720. The main line is (302) 577-3004. Baylor is the only state site for female intake. So a New Castle 72 Hour Booking for a female arrestee stays close to the city itself. Staff at Baylor take prints, a photo, and the full intake log.

Run a New Castle 72 Hour Booking search through the Delaware DOC Inmate Locator. The tool shows name, charges, and facility for any live booking. Both sites are listed on the Delaware DOC main page, which also covers visit rules and mail info for each jail.

New Castle Courts and County Sheriff

After a New Castle 72 Hour Booking, most cases move to the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center at 500 N. King Street, Wilmington, within 24 hours. The Superior Court there hears all felony counts and civil cases over $75,000. Full info is on the Delaware Superior Court site.

The Court of Common Pleas in Wilmington takes most misdemeanor cases tied to a New Castle 72 Hour Booking. Common Pleas hears civil claims from $15,000 to $75,000 and handles the first steps of some felony cases. See the Court of Common Pleas site for address and filing info.

The New Castle County Sheriff sits at 87 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720. The line is (302) 395-8450. The sheriff serves civil papers and supports court work. Visit the New Castle County Sheriff page for hours and service details. To pull dockets and hearing dates tied to a New Castle 72 Hour Booking, use the Delaware CourtConnect portal, which covers the Supreme Court, Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, Family Court, and Justice of the Peace Court in one search.

New Castle 72 Hour Booking FOIA

Delaware's FOIA law sits in Title 29, Chapters 10001 to 10007. The law lets state citizens view and copy most public records, and it covers files tied to a New Castle 72 Hour Booking. The standard reply timeline is 15 business days. The first 20 pages of copies are free.

To ask for City of New Castle Police records, send a FOIA letter to the department at 1 Municipal Blvd. Cite the case number, date of arrest, or subject's full name. Be clear. The department has 15 business days to reply. Extra copies run $0.10 per page. Staff time may be billed in quarter-hour blocks at the lowest qualified pay rate.

For New Castle County agency files tied to a New Castle 72 Hour Booking, the New Castle County FOIA page sets out the filing steps. New Castle County Police can also assist on major cases. See the New Castle County Police page for more. The Delaware CourtConnect portal helps trace a case to its court docket. Under 29 Del. C. § 10002(l)(4), active criminal files stay closed. Review the rules at Title 11 Chapter 85.

DSP Troops 2 and 6 Plus SBI

Delaware State Police Troop 2 covers the Bear area near New Castle at (302) 834-2630. DSP Troop 6 works Wilmington at (302) 658-4651. Both troops assist on major cases in the City of New Castle area. They run their own booking work and file reports with the state DOC. See the Delaware State Police site for troop contacts and press releases.

For an official state background check that may show a New Castle 72 Hour Booking, use the SBI. The main SBI office in New Castle County covers the area. The state fee is $52. A state-plus-FBI check runs $65. You need a photo ID and an appointment. Full steps are on the DSP background check page.

The DELJIS system holds the core data for any New Castle 72 Hour Booking. Check your own wanted status at DELJIS. The public tool lets you enter name and date of birth. Full DELJIS records are closed, but the wanted check is open. Title 11, Chapter 85 lays out the rules on sharing state criminal history data.

Nearby Cities and New Castle County

The City of New Castle sits just south of Wilmington in New Castle County. For county-wide 72 Hour Booking info, see the New Castle County page. Other nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.