Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

State Police Arrest Dover Man for Aggravated Menacing in Dover

Date Posted: Sunday, June 1st, 2025

Delaware State Police have arrested 74-year-old Peter Reidy of Dover, Delaware for felony charges following an incident that occurred Friday afternoon at Rodney Village Shopping Center in Dover.

On May 30, 2025, at approximately 1:58 p.m., troopers responded to Rodney Village Shopping Center, located at 1606 South Governors Avenue in Dover, for a report of an assault. When troopers arrived, they found an intoxicated man, identified as Peter Reidy, who had been sprayed with pepper spray. During the investigation, troopers learned that Reidy was disorderly in the parking lot and aggressively approached the male victim in front of Harbor Freight with a screwdriver as he exited his vehicle. Inside the victim’s vehicle was a woman and two children. Reidy grabbed the victim, pushed him against his vehicle, and the woman in the victim’s vehicle sprayed Reidy with pepper spray, ending the altercation. The victim was not injured and Riedy was taken to an area hospital for his injuries.

After being released from the hospital, Reidy was taken to Troop 3. He was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $47,201 secured bond.

Peter Reidy