Wilmington 72 Hour Booking

Wilmington 72 Hour Booking records track the first stage of jail intake for people arrested in Delaware's largest city. Most Wilmington 72 Hour Booking events start at the city police lockup and move to a state jail within hours. You can search by name, case number, or arrest date through state and local tools. This page maps out the Wilmington Police, the main booking site at Howard R. Young, the nearby courts, and the FOIA steps to get a copy of a booking file in Wilmington.

Wilmington Police 72 Hour Booking

The Wilmington Police Department sits at 300 North Walnut Street. The main desk line is 302.576.3940. The records unit uses a separate number at 302.576.3607. Wilmington PD is the lead arresting body inside the city limits. Officers make the stop, bring the arrestee to the station, and start the 72 Hour Booking file. Basic intake data flows into DELJIS, the state criminal data hub, so it can be seen by all police in Delaware.

The records unit handles collision reports, arrest reports, and some booking paperwork. A crash report runs $20.00 and takes 7 to 10 business days. Arrest data is held in case files and most of it moves with the charges to the courts. To get a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking record, you can file a FOIA request at the police records desk. Walk-in hours are posted, and mail-in works too.

You can also look up live custody data through the state portal. The Delaware DOC Inmate Locator posts booking data for cases in Wilmington and across the state.

The locator gives you a quick way to check on a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking event without having to call the records desk.

Howard R. Young and Wilmington Intake

Howard R. Young Correctional Institution is the main booking site for male arrestees in Wilmington. The jail sits at 1301 East 12th Street and the main line is (302) 429-7700. Howard Young holds about 1,500 male inmates at any time. The site runs all three security levels and is a multi-use intake and short-term detention hub for New Castle County. Most Wilmington 72 Hour Booking events for men end up here.

Female arrestees from Wilmington book at the Baylor Women's Correctional Institution. The Baylor site is at 660 Baylor Boulevard in New Castle and holds all female intake for the state. Arrestees are moved there from the Wilmington lockup. Baylor also handles pretrial and sentenced female inmates.

For work release and short sentences, the Plummer Community Corrections Center at 38 Todds Lane, Wilmington, handles placements. The main phone at Plummer is (302) 577-3443. All three of these sites are run by the Delaware Department of Correction. Check custody status on the Delaware DOC Inmate Locator.

The locator shows the facility, the case status, and the next scheduled court date for each Wilmington 72 Hour Booking in the system.

The full DOC agency page at doc.delaware.gov links out to each facility's visit rules, mail policy, and victim alert tools. You can sign up for release alerts there too.

Courts That Handle Wilmington 72 Hour Booking

After a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking, the case moves to one of the courts at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center. The Justice Center is at 500 N. King Street and houses all the main New Castle County courts. Felony cases go to the Superior Court at (302) 255-0090. Misdemeanors and some preliminary steps go to the Court of Common Pleas at (302) 255-0800.

You can check case status online. The Delaware CourtConnect portal is the main tool for court case data after a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking. Search by name, case number, or attorney. The system shows hearings, rulings, and docket entries tied to each booking.

The Delaware Superior Court page has filing rules, court staff, and location info. For lower-level cases, check the Court of Common Pleas page. Both sites list contact info for each court branch and forms you may need.

Arraignments happen fast. Most arrestees from a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking see a magistrate within 24 hours. Bail is set at that first step. The court sets the next date at arraignment and tells the arrestee what to do next.

FOIA Requests for Wilmington Booking Records

Wilmington runs its own FOIA process. The city follows the state FOIA rules, which give the public 15 business days for a reply. The first 20 pages of black and white copies are free. Extra pages cost $0.10 each. You can file a FOIA request with the Wilmington Police records unit for a 72 Hour Booking file.

To file, write a short note with the subject's full name, the arrest date if known, and the case number if you have one. Mail or hand-deliver it to the Wilmington Police records desk. If the case is active, some parts of the file may be held back under 29 Del. C. § 10002, which exempts open criminal matters.

For a broader look at criminal history, the DSP State Bureau of Identification runs the full state check. A state check runs $52 and a state-plus-FBI check is $65.

The SBI office needs a photo ID and takes prints on site, and the certified report helps verify a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking record fast.

Title 11, Chapter 85 of the Delaware Code lays out the state's rules on criminal history. See 11 Del. C. Chapter 85 for the laws on sharing, sealing, and storing booking data. The statute sets the bounds for who can see what.

DSP Troop 6 and Wilmington Coverage

Delaware State Police Troop 6 covers the Wilmington area. The troop sits at 500 Forest Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The main line is (302) 658-4651. Troop 6 handles state-level arrests in and around the city. Most interstate stops and some major crimes get a DSP booking.

You can find arrest press notes on the DSP Arrest Archives page. The archives list booking events, charges, and the court of arraignment. They post recent events each week and let you scan by area.

For state-run background checks tied to a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking history, the DSP handles the full process. The Delaware State Police main site has contact info, office hours, and the request forms. Walk-in hours at the State Bureau of Identification run 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM by appointment.

DELJIS, the statewide data hub, ties all this together. The DELJIS site lets you check wanted status with a name and date of birth. If the state flags a warrant, get legal help before going to a police station. A walk-in on an open capias ends in a Wilmington 72 Hour Booking on the spot.

County and Nearby City Links

Wilmington is the seat of New Castle County. The county page lists booking sites, court contacts, and records steps for the full county.

Nearby cities with 72 Hour Booking pages:

• Newark
• Middletown
• New Castle
• Delaware City