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MPD conducts 'Operation Gift Wrapped'

Dec 16th, 2021

Reducing crime in the city is top priority for Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine. A three-month-long undercover investigation, called Operation Gift Wrapped, concluded today, in the First Precinct area, specifically in the Maysville community. The focus of the operation was to target drug-related crime.

“It is the street-level type crime that really does lend itself to violent crime in most cases,” Chief Prine said. “We want the community to see the Mobile Police Department out addressing violent crime as well as narcotic crime.”

Narcotics and Vice detectives purchased illegal narcotics on 25 occasions and they used that information to ascertain search warrants on eight locations. The notable seizures at those locations included 33 grams of marijuana, 10.4 grams of cocaine, and 22.7 grams (91 pills) of ecstasy.

Of the 10 identified targets, five of those offenders were located and arrested.

"We are continuing a citywide crackdown on violent offenders, but our law enforcement officers need the support of the community as well as the judicial system,” Mayor Sandy Stimpson said. “We are continuing to work with our partners in circuit and district court to prevent repeat violent offenders from being released back onto our streets. We are also asking citizens to do their civic duty if and when they receive a jury summons. That public service is more needed now than ever as local courts work through a backlog of criminal cases awaiting trial. We still have upwards of 130 accused murders out on bond awaiting trial across our City." 

Five suspects remain wanted by the Mobile Police Department. They face unlawful distribution of a controlled substance charges. Anyone with information on where they can be located is asked to call 251-208-7211 or send a tip at mobilepd.org/crimetip.

• Tycorian Lucas, 25
• Isaiah Poelnitz, 59
• Christian Henderson, 34
• Jerry Overton, 36
• Brandon Davis, 27

TARGETS ARRESTED:

1.      Demetrius Lett, 43

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1^st Degree
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

2.      Broderick Dixon, 43

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

3.      Nathaniel Stanley Jr., 24

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

4.      Jamel Irby, 21

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

5.      Ronald Lucky, 34

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

ANCILLARY ARRESTS:

6.      Nathaniel Stanley Sr., 46

• Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

7.      Cameron Robinson, 20

• Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance
• Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1^st Degree

8.      Andre Christian, 44

• Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

9.      Ladel Overton, 59

• Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree

10.     Juwan James, 27

• Soliciting for the Purpose of Prostitution