Police Officer Standards and Training Commission Holds Critical Officer Wellness Training
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Police Officer Standards and Training Commission | POST | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Delaware Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) and the Delaware Police Accreditation Committee (DPAC) recently collaborated with Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health Program to deliver crucial officer wellness training aimed at fostering peer support within law enforcement agencies statewide. The program, titled “My Brother’s Keeper,” brought together 50 participants on April 17 at the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security building in Dover. The four-hour training session was specifically designed to empower officers to recognize and address mental health concerns among their colleagues.
Delaware launches video upgrade to E911 services
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | E911 | Date Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Governor Matthew Meyer joined Secretary Joshua Bushweller, State 911 Administrator Robert Williams, and Dover Emergency Communications Manager Matthew Carey to demonstrate new upgrades to Delaware’s Enhanced 911 (E911) service – including streaming video and language text translation. The Dover Police Department Communications Center is one of the first in the country to launch the new features. Officials plan for the upgrade to be in all Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) by 2026. Delaware’s system is funded by the E911 Emergency Reporting System Fund, which is supported by a monthly surcharge of up to 60 cents a month on all land-based and wireless phone lines. The launch coincides with this week’s observance of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Delaware shuts down illegal online slots
Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025
An investigation by the Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) into VGW Luckyland, Inc. – a subsidiary of the Australian-based VGW Holdings Ltd. – revealed that VGW Luckyland, Inc. was operating illegal online gaming. Delaware officials concluded that VGW misrepresented its services as a promotional sweepstakes while enabling players to purchase coins for casino-style games, leading to potential cash winnings. These types of real-money games offered to Delaware residents by an unlicensed entity violate the Delaware Constitution, the Delaware Penal Code and the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012.
With the support of the Delaware State Lottery, DGE issued a cease-and-desist order to VGW. Effective April 2, 2025, Delaware residents can longer participate in VGW Luckyland’s unlicensed online gaming platforms.
DEMA Conducts Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) in partnership with the Delaware State Police (DSP), Appoquinimink School District, public safety personnel, and regional and state partners, conducted a full-scale emergency response exercise in Odessa on Friday, March 28. The event underscored the importance of interagency coordination in ensuring a swift, effective, and unified response to emergencies, reinforcing Delaware’s commitment to school and community safety.
FBI Denies Delaware’s Request for Recreational Marijuana Background Check Code
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, March 31, 2025
After working with the State Bureau of Identification and the Delaware Department of Justice to secure a FBI service code to conduct the statutorily required criminal background checks for the adult use recreational marijuana market, the FBI notified the State late Friday that its reconsideration request is denied. After review of the authorizing statute, the […]
