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  Archives:  January 2024

Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Presents Gold Award to High 5 Hospitality

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

MILFORD (January 30, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) presented the Gold Restaurant Accolade Program Award to High 5 Hospitality Tuesday at its new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Milford. The Restaurant Accolade Program has successfully trained 124 restaurants to recognize and respond to an overdose, making these restaurants […]




Woman Arrested for Vehicular Assault on a Natural Resources Police Officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police arrested a Wilmington woman on the charge of multiple criminal and traffic offenses on Jan. 29, 2024.




DPH Confirms Flu-Related Deaths During 2023-2024 Flu Season, Urges Public to Get Vaccinated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Getting the annual flu vaccine is important for all people ages 6 months and older to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death that can result from the flu virus. Hospitalization and death from the flu can occur in previously healthy individuals, though persons with underlying health conditions are at significantly increased risk for serious outcomes.




DOJ secures lengthy sentence for Wilmington man in fatal shooting incident 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

On January 5, Timothy Thomas, 34, of Newark was sentenced to 25 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. Thomas previously submitted a guilty plea in October following an investigation into the shooting of Andre Hickson, 40, on July 6, 2020. “When you commit […]




AG Jennings, law enforcement leaders announce record low violent crime rates

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 29, 2024

Flanked by law enforcement leaders, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that law enforcement’s focus on violent criminals and gun offenders has driven Delaware’s violent crime rates to their lowest point since the State began tracking the statistic — a 40% decline since 2008. “I’ve never seen another jurisdiction accomplish the things that Delaware is […]






  Archives:  January 2024

Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Presents Gold Award to High 5 Hospitality

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

MILFORD (January 30, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) presented the Gold Restaurant Accolade Program Award to High 5 Hospitality Tuesday at its new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Milford. The Restaurant Accolade Program has successfully trained 124 restaurants to recognize and respond to an overdose, making these restaurants […]




Woman Arrested for Vehicular Assault on a Natural Resources Police Officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police arrested a Wilmington woman on the charge of multiple criminal and traffic offenses on Jan. 29, 2024.




DPH Confirms Flu-Related Deaths During 2023-2024 Flu Season, Urges Public to Get Vaccinated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Getting the annual flu vaccine is important for all people ages 6 months and older to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death that can result from the flu virus. Hospitalization and death from the flu can occur in previously healthy individuals, though persons with underlying health conditions are at significantly increased risk for serious outcomes.




DOJ secures lengthy sentence for Wilmington man in fatal shooting incident 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

On January 5, Timothy Thomas, 34, of Newark was sentenced to 25 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. Thomas previously submitted a guilty plea in October following an investigation into the shooting of Andre Hickson, 40, on July 6, 2020. “When you commit […]




AG Jennings, law enforcement leaders announce record low violent crime rates

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 29, 2024

Flanked by law enforcement leaders, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that law enforcement’s focus on violent criminals and gun offenders has driven Delaware’s violent crime rates to their lowest point since the State began tracking the statistic — a 40% decline since 2008. “I’ve never seen another jurisdiction accomplish the things that Delaware is […]