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  Archives:  September 2015

Delaware Department of Justice Statement on Officer-Involved Shooting

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust is investigating the officer-involved shooting on Wednesday in Wilmington and will determine whether the police officers acted in compliance with Delaware law.




State Announces Pilot Program for Police Body Cameras

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Following an extensive evaluation by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) of the benefits and challenges of effectively implementing body cameras on law enforcement officers, Governor Markell and DSHS Secretary Lew Schiliro announced plans for State and Municipal police officers to participate in a 30-45 day trial, using about a dozen body cameras throughout the state.




Criminal Justice Council Receives VOCA-Victims Assistance Increase

Criminal Justice Council | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Delaware Criminal Justice Council has been awarded $6 million to assist victims of crime from the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).




Criminal Justice Council Postpones Wilmington Public Hearing

Criminal Justice Council | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Due to downtown Wilmington closures and difficulties with mass transit scheduled for this week pertaining to the arrival of the Pope, the public hearing scheduled for September 24 at the Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center has been postponed.




State Will Close Emily P. Bissell Hospital Permanently

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Rita Landgraf has decided to close Emily P. Bissell Hospital near Wilmington permanently, citing a declining census across all of DHSS’ long-term care facilities and the desire of the majority of Emily Bissell residents to remain where they are living now.






  Archives:  September 2015

Delaware Department of Justice Statement on Officer-Involved Shooting

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust is investigating the officer-involved shooting on Wednesday in Wilmington and will determine whether the police officers acted in compliance with Delaware law.




State Announces Pilot Program for Police Body Cameras

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Following an extensive evaluation by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) of the benefits and challenges of effectively implementing body cameras on law enforcement officers, Governor Markell and DSHS Secretary Lew Schiliro announced plans for State and Municipal police officers to participate in a 30-45 day trial, using about a dozen body cameras throughout the state.




Criminal Justice Council Receives VOCA-Victims Assistance Increase

Criminal Justice Council | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Delaware Criminal Justice Council has been awarded $6 million to assist victims of crime from the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).




Criminal Justice Council Postpones Wilmington Public Hearing

Criminal Justice Council | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Due to downtown Wilmington closures and difficulties with mass transit scheduled for this week pertaining to the arrival of the Pope, the public hearing scheduled for September 24 at the Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center has been postponed.




State Will Close Emily P. Bissell Hospital Permanently

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Rita Landgraf has decided to close Emily P. Bissell Hospital near Wilmington permanently, citing a declining census across all of DHSS’ long-term care facilities and the desire of the majority of Emily Bissell residents to remain where they are living now.