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Department of Correction searching for Wilmington work release offender

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015



Wilmington – The Delaware Department of Correction announces that a work release offender assigned to the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington has left the facility without authorization. During an offender headcount during the overnight hours of July 4, Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson) was found to be unaccounted for and a search of the facility failed to locate him. A subsequent review of security camera footage revealed that Abdurraqeeb absconded over the perimeter wall during the evening of July 4 and proceeded on foot in the direction of Market Street. Attempts to make contact with Abdurraqeeb have been unsuccessful and an escape warrant for his arrest was issued on July 5.

Date of walkaway: July 4, 2015
Offender name: Abdullah Abdurraqeeb
Age: 19
Last known address: Wilmington, DE
Race/Gender: Black male
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 130 pounds
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Aliases/Nicknames: Kevon Harris-Dickerson
Scars/Marks/Tattoos: Scar on forehead; Tattoos left hand.
Current Offense: Abdurraqeeb is currently serving a 9-month sentence of level 4 work release following a 15-month period of incarceration for a conviction for Escape After Conviction.

Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson)
Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson)

Community Corrections Centers are Level 4 facilities where the Department of Correction manages offenders who are transitioning back into the community. These centers are not secured like Level 5 prisons, as offenders are permitted to the leave the facility to go to work, seek jobs or attend approved treatment sessions.

Anyone with information on this offender is asked to call (800) 542-9524 or their local police department.

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Department of Correction searching for Wilmington work release offender

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015



Wilmington – The Delaware Department of Correction announces that a work release offender assigned to the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington has left the facility without authorization. During an offender headcount during the overnight hours of July 4, Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson) was found to be unaccounted for and a search of the facility failed to locate him. A subsequent review of security camera footage revealed that Abdurraqeeb absconded over the perimeter wall during the evening of July 4 and proceeded on foot in the direction of Market Street. Attempts to make contact with Abdurraqeeb have been unsuccessful and an escape warrant for his arrest was issued on July 5.

Date of walkaway: July 4, 2015
Offender name: Abdullah Abdurraqeeb
Age: 19
Last known address: Wilmington, DE
Race/Gender: Black male
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 130 pounds
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Aliases/Nicknames: Kevon Harris-Dickerson
Scars/Marks/Tattoos: Scar on forehead; Tattoos left hand.
Current Offense: Abdurraqeeb is currently serving a 9-month sentence of level 4 work release following a 15-month period of incarceration for a conviction for Escape After Conviction.

Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson)
Abdullah Abdurraqeeb (aka Kevon Harris-Dickerson)

Community Corrections Centers are Level 4 facilities where the Department of Correction manages offenders who are transitioning back into the community. These centers are not secured like Level 5 prisons, as offenders are permitted to the leave the facility to go to work, seek jobs or attend approved treatment sessions.

Anyone with information on this offender is asked to call (800) 542-9524 or their local police department.

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