New Castle County police are investigating after cameras caught masked men knocking on home doors in a Delaware neighborhood late Friday, including one carrying what appeared to be a rifle, Fox News reported.
What police said
Officers were called to the 1200 block of Canvasback Drive in Mallard Pointe, New Castle, around 10:50 p.m. Friday after a suspicious-person report, according to the department’s account carried by Fox News and the New York Post.
Residents told police a man in a black hockey-style mask and tactical-style vest approached homes while carrying what looked like a rifle. He knocked on doors, then ran away, police said.
- Where: Mallard Pointe neighborhood, New Castle, Delaware.
- When: About 10:50 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
- Camera: Images released by New Castle County police show at least two masked people in vests at front doors; one appears to hold a rifle.
- Others seen: Four men heading east on Mallard Road — two on bicycles and two on foot, police said.
Search and weapons
Officers and a K-9 unit searched the neighborhood and nearby properties but did not find the men, Fox News reported.
Police have not confirmed the objects were real firearms. They said they believe the weapons may have been airsoft-style guns.
How to tip
Anyone with information or home-security video from the area is asked to call 911 or the department’s non-emergency line at 302-573-2800.
Sources
- Fox News: Delaware neighborhood rattled by masked man with rifle knocking on doors: police, Oct. 11, 2026.
- New York Post: Delaware neighborhood on edge after masked men with apparent weapons knock on doors of homes, Oct. 11, 2026.
Photo: Cornflower123 / CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons (New Castle Court House, New Castle, Delaware).
