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AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]




DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

According to the latest cancer data from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate continues to decline.  Between 2006 and 2020, mortality rates for all-site cancer decreased an average of 1.8% per year in Delaware and decreased an average of 1.7% per year in the U.S.  Delaware’s current ranking […]




Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse

News | Date Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Governor Bethany Hall-Long and NFL Hall of Famer Randy White joined forces with Delaware coaches and student athletes in New Castle and Kent counties this weekend to kick off the Coaches vs. Overdoses initiative to curb prescription opioid abuse in Delaware. The initiative is part of a national campaign that fosters a proactive prevention and drug disposal blitz targeting opioid abuse and overdose deaths, especially among student athletes.  




DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023

Plea agreement brings lengthy prison time, resolves five pending cases  On October 2, 34-year-old Timothy Thomas of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited in New Castle County Superior Court following an investigation into the July 2020 shooting of Andre Hickson. “I am grateful to our prosecutors and the Wilmington Police Department for their […]




Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Friday regrading the violence committed against innocents in Israel: Dave and I are grieving for the innocents lost in Israel, and for their families abroad and here in Delaware. I have struggled to find words for what the world has witnessed: Hamas’ flagrant violence and kidnappings committed […]







  Category: News

AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]




DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

According to the latest cancer data from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate continues to decline.  Between 2006 and 2020, mortality rates for all-site cancer decreased an average of 1.8% per year in Delaware and decreased an average of 1.7% per year in the U.S.  Delaware’s current ranking […]




Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse

News | Date Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Governor Bethany Hall-Long and NFL Hall of Famer Randy White joined forces with Delaware coaches and student athletes in New Castle and Kent counties this weekend to kick off the Coaches vs. Overdoses initiative to curb prescription opioid abuse in Delaware. The initiative is part of a national campaign that fosters a proactive prevention and drug disposal blitz targeting opioid abuse and overdose deaths, especially among student athletes.  




DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023

Plea agreement brings lengthy prison time, resolves five pending cases  On October 2, 34-year-old Timothy Thomas of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited in New Castle County Superior Court following an investigation into the July 2020 shooting of Andre Hickson. “I am grateful to our prosecutors and the Wilmington Police Department for their […]




Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Friday regrading the violence committed against innocents in Israel: Dave and I are grieving for the innocents lost in Israel, and for their families abroad and here in Delaware. I have struggled to find words for what the world has witnessed: Hamas’ flagrant violence and kidnappings committed […]