State Police Arrest Postlethwait Middle School Student Found with BB Gun

Date Posted: Thursday, October 8th, 2026

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The Delaware State Police arrested a 13-year-old male from Dover, Delaware, after a BB gun was found in his backpack on Wednesday at Postlethwait Middle School in Camden.

On October 7, 2026, the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Caesar Rodney School District, responded to F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School, located at 2841 South State Street in Camden, after being notified by school staff that they found a BB gun in a student’s backpack. During the investigation, the SRO learned that staff was told that a 13-year-old male student dropped a vaping device in the hallway. During the staff’s safety search of the student’s backpack, they found a BB gun. No one was injured.

The 13-year-old was taken to Troop 3, charged with the crime listed below, arraigned by Family Court, and released on his own recognizance to a parent/guardian.