Unfair Business Practices Bill Passes Senate, Ready for Governor’s Signature
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Legislation passed by the State Senate on Tuesday is one step away from ensuring Delawareans are protected from unfair business practices by a statute as protective as the law in nearly every other state. House Bill 91, sponsored by Rep. David Bentz, D-Newark, and Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, amends Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Act to explicitly add unfair practices to the list of prohibited practices. […]
AG Jennings Announces Formal Murder Charge in Killing of Cpl. Keith Heacook
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of Randon Wilkerson for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook of the Delmar Police Department. Wilkerson will face two counts of Murder First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and 11 […]
Murder charges added in Smyrna child remains case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Kristie Haas has been reindicted for her role in the abuse and death of Emma Cole, a child whose remains were found at a Smyrna softball field. Haas, 28, will now face two counts of Murder by Abuse or Neglect First Degree under a superseding indictment, in addition […]
Statement from Attorney General Jennings on loss of Cpl. Keith Heacook
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
These are the worst moments any of us can imagine: mourning the loss of a member of our law enforcement family. Cpl. Keith Heacook served his Department and his community honorably and faithfully for more than two decades – a family man, a public servant, and a protector of his community until his final days. […]
DCRPT Indicts Two Public Officials
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
DOJ has indicted nine public officials in Jennings’ term Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the DOJ’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) announced Tuesday the indictments of two public officials, William Freeborn and Rebecca Walker. “We cannot and will not tolerate violations of the public trust,” said Attorney General Jennings. “We fought hard to […]
