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  Archives:  May 2016

Bear seen in northern New Castle County; public advised to contact DNREC if spotted

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed reports of a bear sighting from residents in the Pike Creek area of northern New Castle County.




More than 120,000 acres of Delaware farmland now preserved as program marks 20th year

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

More than 120,000 acres of Delaware farmland are now permanently preserved for future generations, state officials announced today, marking the 20th anniversary of the state’s preservation program. With 17 farms on 2,245 acres entering the latest round of the program, the new milestone means that 24 percent of First State farmland is now preserved for perpetuity.




Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum closed from June 6 to 30, 2016

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Museum will re-open on July 1, 2016 after completion of construction activities.




Joint Investigation – DSP and DOJ Charge 13 in Operation “Duck Hunt”

Criminal Division | Delaware State Police | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Kent and Sussex County- On May 11th 2016, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit (SDU), Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), and the Sussex County Attorney General’s Office concluded a two year long investigation of a criminal organization which engaged in large scale heroin distribution and money laundering. A total of thirteen agencies […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Owner of Massage Parlors for R.I.C.O. Violations

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016

Department of Justice attorneys filed suit Friday in New Castle County Superior Court against Da Zhong Wang, 52, of Smyrna, seeking civil penalties for violation of racketeering laws for operating massage parlors in the state as fronts for prostitution. As stated in the complaint, Wang owned and operated four massage parlors throughout the State of […]






  Archives:  May 2016

Bear seen in northern New Castle County; public advised to contact DNREC if spotted

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed reports of a bear sighting from residents in the Pike Creek area of northern New Castle County.




More than 120,000 acres of Delaware farmland now preserved as program marks 20th year

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

More than 120,000 acres of Delaware farmland are now permanently preserved for future generations, state officials announced today, marking the 20th anniversary of the state’s preservation program. With 17 farms on 2,245 acres entering the latest round of the program, the new milestone means that 24 percent of First State farmland is now preserved for perpetuity.




Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum closed from June 6 to 30, 2016

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Museum will re-open on July 1, 2016 after completion of construction activities.




Joint Investigation – DSP and DOJ Charge 13 in Operation “Duck Hunt”

Criminal Division | Delaware State Police | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Kent and Sussex County- On May 11th 2016, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit (SDU), Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), and the Sussex County Attorney General’s Office concluded a two year long investigation of a criminal organization which engaged in large scale heroin distribution and money laundering. A total of thirteen agencies […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Owner of Massage Parlors for R.I.C.O. Violations

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016

Department of Justice attorneys filed suit Friday in New Castle County Superior Court against Da Zhong Wang, 52, of Smyrna, seeking civil penalties for violation of racketeering laws for operating massage parlors in the state as fronts for prostitution. As stated in the complaint, Wang owned and operated four massage parlors throughout the State of […]