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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Bodenweiser Pleads to Sex Offense

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Eric Bodenweiser, 56, of Georgetown, pled no contest to two counts of third degree unlawful sexual contact in Sussex County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorneys General David Hume and John Donahue, resolves a case that previously resulted in a hung jury in June, 2014. As a result of the plea, […]




Attorney General Denn, Lawmakers, to Introduce Legislation to Reform Delaware’s Violent Felony Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

(WILMINGTON, DE) – Attorney General Matt Denn, Representative J.J. Johnson, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation Monday to update the list of crimes classified as violent felonies. The purpose of the statute is to ensure that crimes listed as statutory “violent felonies” are truly violent felonies as the term is commonly used. “The classification […]




Department of Justice Helps Shut Down Nuisance Property in Townsend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

A complaint filed by the State of Delaware under the Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, has led to the signing of a court order calling for the immediate and temporary closure of a property at 1172 Dexter Corner Road in Townsend. The home, owned by Malcolm McAlpin, was the site of drug use and numerous illegal […]




Child Predator Task Force Makes Two Arrests

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015

Two men arrested after two separate investigations




Attorney General Denn Urges Oil Companies to Eliminate Synthetic Drug Sales At Gas Stations

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn recently joined with 42 of his counterparts in asking the CEOs of nine oil companies to eliminate any synthetic drug sales from retail locations operating under their brand names. Synthetic drugs started appearing in gas stations, tobacco shops and liquor stores over the last seven years. In 2010, more than 11,000 […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Bodenweiser Pleads to Sex Offense

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Eric Bodenweiser, 56, of Georgetown, pled no contest to two counts of third degree unlawful sexual contact in Sussex County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorneys General David Hume and John Donahue, resolves a case that previously resulted in a hung jury in June, 2014. As a result of the plea, […]




Attorney General Denn, Lawmakers, to Introduce Legislation to Reform Delaware’s Violent Felony Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015

(WILMINGTON, DE) – Attorney General Matt Denn, Representative J.J. Johnson, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation Monday to update the list of crimes classified as violent felonies. The purpose of the statute is to ensure that crimes listed as statutory “violent felonies” are truly violent felonies as the term is commonly used. “The classification […]




Department of Justice Helps Shut Down Nuisance Property in Townsend

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015

A complaint filed by the State of Delaware under the Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, has led to the signing of a court order calling for the immediate and temporary closure of a property at 1172 Dexter Corner Road in Townsend. The home, owned by Malcolm McAlpin, was the site of drug use and numerous illegal […]




Child Predator Task Force Makes Two Arrests

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015

Two men arrested after two separate investigations




Attorney General Denn Urges Oil Companies to Eliminate Synthetic Drug Sales At Gas Stations

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn recently joined with 42 of his counterparts in asking the CEOs of nine oil companies to eliminate any synthetic drug sales from retail locations operating under their brand names. Synthetic drugs started appearing in gas stations, tobacco shops and liquor stores over the last seven years. In 2010, more than 11,000 […]