Thompson is New Chief of Delaware Capitol Police
Delaware Capitol Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2025
William Thompson became the new Chief of the Delaware Capitol Police during a swearing-in ceremony at Legislative Hall in Dover.
Chief Thompson brings over two decades of distinguished law enforcement experience to his role as Chief of the Delaware Capitol Police. A graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Thompson began his career with the Philadelphia Housing Police in 1999 before joining the Newark Police Department and ultimately the Delaware State Police (DSP) in 2004. Thompson assumed his duties as a Major in the Delaware Capitol Police in July 2025.
Capitol Police Major Elmer C. Harris Assumes Command of Delaware Capitol Police
Delaware Capitol Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Nathaniel McQueen Jr., Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, announced Major Elmer C. Harris as the Chief of the Delaware Capitol Police. The Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) and the Delaware Capitol Police (DCP) held a ceremony to mark the start of Chief Elmer C. Harris’s role as Chief of […]
Delaware Judiciary and Capitol Police Partner to Bring Facility Dog to the Leonard Williams Justice Center
Delaware Capitol Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The Delaware Judiciary welcomed its first “facility” or comfort dog to the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in partnership with the Delaware Capitol Police.
DSP Lt. Col. Melissa A. Zebley Named Superintendent Of Delaware State Police
Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Delaware Capitol Police | Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Department of Finance | Department of Human Resources | Department of Justice | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Government Information Center | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2020
STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY P.O. BOX 818 DOVER, DELAWARE 19903-0818 NEWS RELEASE Date: July 9, 2020 Contact: DSHS Wendy Hudson – (302) 382-7978 DSP MCpl. Melissa Jaffe – (302) 382-2136 DSP LT. COL. MELISSA A. ZEBLEY NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF DELAWARE STATE POLICE Today Governor John Carney joined Kimberly Chandler, Acting […]
Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Hertzfeld Assumes Command of Delaware Capitol Police
Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Capitol Police | Department of Correction | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security P.O. Box 818 Dover, Delaware 19903-0818 NEWS RELEASE Date: December 31, 2018 […]
