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  Archives:  May 2025

DOC marks National Correctional Officers and Employees Week with remembrance event, annual employee recognition awards

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 9, 2025

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction proudly marks National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, May 4-10, by recognizing employees who have demonstrated exceptional service to others and by pausing to honor the life and legacy of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first “National Correctional Officers’ […]




Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Youth Police Academy

Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) is excited to announce the 2025 Youth Police Academy, taking place the week of July 21, 2025, at the Delaware National Guard Readiness Center in Smyrna, Delaware.

This free, week-long program offers high school students ages 14 to 18 a unique opportunity to learn about law enforcement and substance use prevention. Participants will receive hands-on instruction from DATE officers and law enforcement professionals from across the state, along with presentations from prevention experts focused on reducing youth use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.




AG Jennings Wins Court Order Protecting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Attorney General Jennings today won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide. In April, AG Jennings joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the implementation of an Executive […]




Delaware Natural Resources Police to host 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament, Set for Saturday, June 7

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Delaware Natural Resources Police (DNRP) will host the 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 7. The tournament, co-sponsored by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife, is to be held rain or shine at a public pond in each county: Blockhouse Pond in Lewes, Akridge Scout Reservation in the Dover area, and Lums Pond near Bear.




Delaware joins 8 states seeking answers from federal consumer bureau over restitution delays

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and leaders from eight other states are today urging the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to issue long-delayed restitution to victims of a predatory tech sales program. In a letter sent today to the CFPB’s acting director, the multistate coalition details how a court order against Prehired LLC for illegal, […]






  Archives:  May 2025

DOC marks National Correctional Officers and Employees Week with remembrance event, annual employee recognition awards

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 9, 2025

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction proudly marks National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, May 4-10, by recognizing employees who have demonstrated exceptional service to others and by pausing to honor the life and legacy of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first “National Correctional Officers’ […]




Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Youth Police Academy

Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) is excited to announce the 2025 Youth Police Academy, taking place the week of July 21, 2025, at the Delaware National Guard Readiness Center in Smyrna, Delaware.

This free, week-long program offers high school students ages 14 to 18 a unique opportunity to learn about law enforcement and substance use prevention. Participants will receive hands-on instruction from DATE officers and law enforcement professionals from across the state, along with presentations from prevention experts focused on reducing youth use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.




AG Jennings Wins Court Order Protecting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Attorney General Jennings today won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide. In April, AG Jennings joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the implementation of an Executive […]




Delaware Natural Resources Police to host 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament, Set for Saturday, June 7

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Delaware Natural Resources Police (DNRP) will host the 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 7. The tournament, co-sponsored by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife, is to be held rain or shine at a public pond in each county: Blockhouse Pond in Lewes, Akridge Scout Reservation in the Dover area, and Lums Pond near Bear.




Delaware joins 8 states seeking answers from federal consumer bureau over restitution delays

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and leaders from eight other states are today urging the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to issue long-delayed restitution to victims of a predatory tech sales program. In a letter sent today to the CFPB’s acting director, the multistate coalition details how a court order against Prehired LLC for illegal, […]