Former Dover Police Officer Pleads Guilty To DUI, Official Misconduct
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Defendant banned from law enforcement, required to undergo treatment Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has reached a pre-indictment plea agreement with a former Dover police officer who experienced an opioid overdose in his patrol vehicle and later tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana. “This […]
AG Indicts Ex-Officer In Excessive Force Cases
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022
Defendant faces eight charges, including assault, misconduct, and multiple felonies Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that the DOJ’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) secured an indictment against a former Wilmington police officer for two excessive force cases that took place in September 2021, including one incident that came to DCRPT’s attention […]
AG Jennings, ATF, DSP Announce 91 Felony Charges Against Sussex County Straw Purchasers
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Guns used in Dover homicide, New Castle County suicide; many remain unrecovered Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined law enforcement and prosecutors Wednesday to announce that the DOJ has secured 87 felony charges against five defendants who are collectively charged with illegally purchasing and providing to others more than 60 firearms, including guns recovered at the […]
Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust Secures First Hate Crime Conviction
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022
Defendant convicted of racist harassment of Governor’s employee The Attorney General’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust (DCRPT) secured a historic guilty verdict in a felony hate crimes case, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday. A New Castle County jury convicted Defendant Matthew Gregg of Hate Crimes, Harassment, and Terroristic Threatening, for repeatedly verbally […]
AG Jennings Unveils DOJ Human Trafficking Unit
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, January 31, 2022
Closing out Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined advocates, State and local partners, and prosecutors Monday to announce the formation of the Delaware Department of Justice’s first dedicated Human Trafficking Unit (HTU). “Human trafficking is among the direst human rights crises of this century,” said Attorney General Jennings. “Awareness has grown by orders of magnitude in recent years, […]
