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New Castle County Police Department

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What gun does the New Castle County Police Department carry?

The New Castle County Police Department's current duty pistol is the Smith & Wesson M&P9 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records. Its current shotgun is the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per official agency or government records.

Type
Local police
Location
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware
Entries
3 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSmith & Wesson M&P9Who else issues it →Official source2
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Official source1
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Smith & Wesson M&P9
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: New Castle County Police Department

  • Main photo: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). “Smith & Wesson M&P 9” by James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white).

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Shotgun

Remington 870

Official source
Remington 870 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Remington 870 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Shotgun
Remington 870
Caliber
12 gauge
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: New Castle County Police Department

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols2 current

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). Photo: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Agency-issued on-duty firearm per directives revised around 2009. Current status not re-verified.

New Castle County (Delaware) Police Department directives, posted to DocumentCloud by the department in 2012 (sections revised around 2009). They say officers carry the agency-issued Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm on duty, that administrative staff and some specialized units may be issued the Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special CS 9mm, and that officers may draw an agency-owned Remington 870 shotgun. The source is old. Current status not re-verified.

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Smith & Wesson CS9 Chiefs Special

Official source
9mm LugerOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

May be issued to administrative staff and some specialized units, per directives revised around 2009. Current status not re-verified.

New Castle County (Delaware) Police Department directives, posted to DocumentCloud by the department in 2012 (sections revised around 2009). They say officers carry the agency-issued Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm on duty, that administrative staff and some specialized units may be issued the Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special CS 9mm, and that officers may draw an agency-owned Remington 870 shotgun. The source is old. Current status not re-verified.

Shotguns1 current

Remington 870 (model photo)

870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 870

Official source
12 gaugeOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Agency-owned shotgun drawn from the arms room, per directives revised around 2009. Current status not re-verified.

New Castle County (Delaware) Police Department directives, posted to DocumentCloud by the department in 2012 (sections revised around 2009). They say officers carry the agency-issued Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm on duty, that administrative staff and some specialized units may be issued the Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special CS 9mm, and that officers may draw an agency-owned Remington 870 shotgun. The source is old. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): New Castle County Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): New Castle County Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): New Castle County Police Department

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