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Former Wilmington officer sentenced to one year of probation for Official Misconduct

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020

DCRPT requested prison time, citing extraordinary breach of public trust A former Wilmington police officer has been sentenced to one year of probation for Official Misconduct after receiving oral sex while on-duty in his patrol vehicle. Thomas R. Oliver, Jr. was charged in February 2019 with Rape Second Degree, Extortion, and Official Misconduct following a […]




Video Explores Genetic Background of Eight White and Three Black People Who Lived in 1600s Delaware

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020

Research helps provide a greater understanding of the early colonial history of European and African persons in Delaware.




Extension Of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020   MEDIA CONTACT: Kenneth Briscoe Delaware Department of Labor Communications Coordinator kenneth.briscoe@delaware.gov   Thursday, October 1, 2020, The Delaware Department of Labor announced that the effective date of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act has been extended to July 1, 2021.    On September 28, 2020, Governor John Carney […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]







  Category: Newsroom

Former Wilmington officer sentenced to one year of probation for Official Misconduct

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020

DCRPT requested prison time, citing extraordinary breach of public trust A former Wilmington police officer has been sentenced to one year of probation for Official Misconduct after receiving oral sex while on-duty in his patrol vehicle. Thomas R. Oliver, Jr. was charged in February 2019 with Rape Second Degree, Extortion, and Official Misconduct following a […]




Video Explores Genetic Background of Eight White and Three Black People Who Lived in 1600s Delaware

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020

Research helps provide a greater understanding of the early colonial history of European and African persons in Delaware.




Extension Of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020   MEDIA CONTACT: Kenneth Briscoe Delaware Department of Labor Communications Coordinator kenneth.briscoe@delaware.gov   Thursday, October 1, 2020, The Delaware Department of Labor announced that the effective date of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act has been extended to July 1, 2021.    On September 28, 2020, Governor John Carney […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]