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  Archives:  December 2016

Weapons Charges Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

A 23-year old Wilmington man will spend 14 years in prison after being sentenced for drug and weapons convictions. Deputy Attorney General Matthew Frawley prosecuted the case against Joshua Chattin. In October 2015, a probation officer doing a home visit at Chattin’s apartment found heroin, marijuana, and several firearms, including two loaded 9 mm handguns, […]




Delaware Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl Double in Less Than a Year

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY     Delaware Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl Double in Less Than a Year; Health and Law Enforcement Officials Urge Active Users to Seek Treatment NEW CASTLE (Dec. 9, 2016) – Through September, Delaware’s overdose deaths involving […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

Reminder for the week: Public urged to report violations of hunting and wildlife regulations through Operation Game Theft DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 28-Dec. 4 […]




DNREC awarded $345,000 grant from EPA to protect Delaware wetlands through conservation and education

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016

DOVER – DNREC has been awarded a $345,000 US Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant that will go to the Division of Watershed Stewardship Watershed Assessment and Management Section’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program to fund enhanced wetland conservation in Delaware through science, statewide mapping, and education and outreach.




Forty-Three Attorneys General Reach Consumer Protection Settlement With Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Over Abilify Marketing

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and 42 other Attorneys General have reached a settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“BMS”) related to the drug company’s alleged improper marketing of Abilify, an atypical antipsychotic drug. An administrative complaint filed today along with a settlement agreement alleges that BMS engaged in deceptive trade practices when it marketed Abilify. […]






  Archives:  December 2016

Weapons Charges Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

A 23-year old Wilmington man will spend 14 years in prison after being sentenced for drug and weapons convictions. Deputy Attorney General Matthew Frawley prosecuted the case against Joshua Chattin. In October 2015, a probation officer doing a home visit at Chattin’s apartment found heroin, marijuana, and several firearms, including two loaded 9 mm handguns, […]




Delaware Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl Double in Less Than a Year

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY     Delaware Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl Double in Less Than a Year; Health and Law Enforcement Officials Urge Active Users to Seek Treatment NEW CASTLE (Dec. 9, 2016) – Through September, Delaware’s overdose deaths involving […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016

Reminder for the week: Public urged to report violations of hunting and wildlife regulations through Operation Game Theft DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 28-Dec. 4 […]




DNREC awarded $345,000 grant from EPA to protect Delaware wetlands through conservation and education

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016

DOVER – DNREC has been awarded a $345,000 US Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant that will go to the Division of Watershed Stewardship Watershed Assessment and Management Section’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program to fund enhanced wetland conservation in Delaware through science, statewide mapping, and education and outreach.




Forty-Three Attorneys General Reach Consumer Protection Settlement With Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Over Abilify Marketing

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and 42 other Attorneys General have reached a settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“BMS”) related to the drug company’s alleged improper marketing of Abilify, an atypical antipsychotic drug. An administrative complaint filed today along with a settlement agreement alleges that BMS engaged in deceptive trade practices when it marketed Abilify. […]