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  Archives:  October 2017

Delaware home repair program wins national award

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Monday, October 30, 2017

DOVER — Delaware’s new home repair assistance initiative, the Statewide Emergency Repair Program, has received national recognition from the National Council of State Housing Agencies with a 2017 Annual Award for Program Excellence. “We are honored to receive this award on behalf of our partners and the many Delawareans that this home repair work has […]




Saturday: WWI Monument Dedication and Dover Veterans’ Parade

Department of State | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Monday, October 30, 2017

The Delaware General Assembly, the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Delaware Heritage Commission will unveil a new monument this weekend honoring Delawareans who served in World War I and those who supported them on the home front




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 16-22

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 4,078 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 16 and 22, including 165 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 33 citations.




Wilmington Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend in Canby Park

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

A New Castle County Superior Court jury has convicted a Wilmington man in the 2015 stabbing death of his girlfriend. Gary Perkins, 37, was found guilty of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. Perkins was also convicted of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited, […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Robbery, Drug, and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

A 26-year-old Wilmington man faces at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two robberies from earlier this year. Deputy Attorneys General Jamie McCloskey and Kelly Sheridan secured the plea from Darius Johns to Robbery Second Degree, Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, and Conspiracy Second Degree. In […]






  Archives:  October 2017

Delaware home repair program wins national award

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Monday, October 30, 2017

DOVER — Delaware’s new home repair assistance initiative, the Statewide Emergency Repair Program, has received national recognition from the National Council of State Housing Agencies with a 2017 Annual Award for Program Excellence. “We are honored to receive this award on behalf of our partners and the many Delawareans that this home repair work has […]




Saturday: WWI Monument Dedication and Dover Veterans’ Parade

Department of State | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Monday, October 30, 2017

The Delaware General Assembly, the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Delaware Heritage Commission will unveil a new monument this weekend honoring Delawareans who served in World War I and those who supported them on the home front




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 16-22

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 4,078 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 16 and 22, including 165 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 33 citations.




Wilmington Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend in Canby Park

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

A New Castle County Superior Court jury has convicted a Wilmington man in the 2015 stabbing death of his girlfriend. Gary Perkins, 37, was found guilty of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. Perkins was also convicted of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited, […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Robbery, Drug, and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

A 26-year-old Wilmington man faces at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two robberies from earlier this year. Deputy Attorneys General Jamie McCloskey and Kelly Sheridan secured the plea from Darius Johns to Robbery Second Degree, Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, and Conspiracy Second Degree. In […]