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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


DCRPT convicts former Dewey Beach police officer for 2019 assault

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Ex-officer receives felony conviction, permanently stripped of badge and gun Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has convicted a former Dewey Beach police officer for assaulting an innocent, injured person and then lying to the Court to have the victim incarcerated. “Abuse of authority, brutality, and dishonesty […]




DCRPT, DSP indict Trooper for phantom ticket scheme

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Corporal faces four charges, including felonies, after DSP notified DCRPT Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust has indicted a suspended State Trooper for orchestrating a fraudulent warning scheme that has victimized dozens of motorists, though the full scale of his misconduct is yet to be determined. Delaware State […]




DCRPT secures convictions against ex-Connections employee

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 27, 2021

Convictions secured after former DOC nurse was caught lying to investigators The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has secured two misdemeanor convictions against a former employee of Connections, which at the time served as the Department of Correction’s (DOC) medical contractor. “Delawareans deserve integrity from every publicly paid […]




King of Prussia Man Indicted In Murder Investigation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 2, 2021

Police seek information on suspect Prosecutors have secured the indictment of Justin Michael Chaffier in a February 2021 killing. Chaffier, 35, is charged with Murder First Degree and Stalking following a New Castle County police investigation into the murder of Nicole Crawford. “Nobody should ever have to know the pain that the Crawford family is […]




DOJ Secures Conviction In 2018 Double Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 23, 2021

Prosecutors have secured the conviction of a Newport man in 2018 double murder committed near Prices Corner. Glenford Blackwood was found guilty of two counts of Murder First Degree after prosecutors showed that he had murdered Doris Dorsey, 15, and Vincent DiMenco, 36. Blackwood was also found guilty on two charges of Attempted Murder for […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

DCRPT convicts former Dewey Beach police officer for 2019 assault

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Ex-officer receives felony conviction, permanently stripped of badge and gun Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has convicted a former Dewey Beach police officer for assaulting an innocent, injured person and then lying to the Court to have the victim incarcerated. “Abuse of authority, brutality, and dishonesty […]




DCRPT, DSP indict Trooper for phantom ticket scheme

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Corporal faces four charges, including felonies, after DSP notified DCRPT Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust has indicted a suspended State Trooper for orchestrating a fraudulent warning scheme that has victimized dozens of motorists, though the full scale of his misconduct is yet to be determined. Delaware State […]




DCRPT secures convictions against ex-Connections employee

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 27, 2021

Convictions secured after former DOC nurse was caught lying to investigators The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has secured two misdemeanor convictions against a former employee of Connections, which at the time served as the Department of Correction’s (DOC) medical contractor. “Delawareans deserve integrity from every publicly paid […]




King of Prussia Man Indicted In Murder Investigation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 2, 2021

Police seek information on suspect Prosecutors have secured the indictment of Justin Michael Chaffier in a February 2021 killing. Chaffier, 35, is charged with Murder First Degree and Stalking following a New Castle County police investigation into the murder of Nicole Crawford. “Nobody should ever have to know the pain that the Crawford family is […]




DOJ Secures Conviction In 2018 Double Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 23, 2021

Prosecutors have secured the conviction of a Newport man in 2018 double murder committed near Prices Corner. Glenford Blackwood was found guilty of two counts of Murder First Degree after prosecutors showed that he had murdered Doris Dorsey, 15, and Vincent DiMenco, 36. Blackwood was also found guilty on two charges of Attempted Murder for […]