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Thanksgiving 2019 DUI Checkpoint Results

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 2, 2019

The statewide Thanksgiving 2019 DUI Checkpoint was a success Dover, Del. (December 2, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints on Thanksgiving Eve in each county statewide on November 27, from 10 PM to November 28, at 2 AM the following morning. Checkpoint Results Working together with the Delaware State […]




Halloween DUI Checkpoint – Statewide Activation

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019

OHS Activates Operation Checkpoint StrikeForce For All 3 counties This Weekend Dover, Del. (October 25, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is coordinating Operation Checkpoint Strikeforce in each county statewide for Halloween weekend. This zero-tolerance initiative in Delaware, implemented since 2002, is designed to get impaired drivers off of our roads using checkpoints and patrols. The […]




Fatal Crashes Spike in Delaware

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Distracted Driving | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Seat Belts | Speed Awareness | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019

  Delaware– The Delaware State Police have seen a recent spike in fatal crashes across the entire state.  In conjunction with the Delaware Office of Highways Safety, we are working together to provide our citizens with a few traffic safety reminders. The majority of fatal crashes are attributed to some form of distracted driving.  This […]




Drug-Related “Criminal Nuisance” Property In Selbyville Closed By Court Order

Delaware State Police | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 10, 2018

Rapes, Drugs, Robbery, Witness Intimidation Also Part Of Recent DOJ Cases A house near Selbyville that had been the site of multiple drug crimes and police calls since 2014 was boarded up as a result of work by the Department of Justice and Delaware State Police to deem it a criminal nuisance property. The property […]




Delaware DMV Launches Voluntary Medical ID Indicator

Delaware State Police | Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Division of Motor Vehicles will begin incorporating a medical indicator onto the Delaware driver licenses or identification cards as of Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  The medical symbol will be displayed on the front of the card and the back will identify the individual’s condition so that law enforcement officers and first responders can adjust […]







  Category: Delaware State Police

Thanksgiving 2019 DUI Checkpoint Results

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 2, 2019

The statewide Thanksgiving 2019 DUI Checkpoint was a success Dover, Del. (December 2, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints on Thanksgiving Eve in each county statewide on November 27, from 10 PM to November 28, at 2 AM the following morning. Checkpoint Results Working together with the Delaware State […]




Halloween DUI Checkpoint – Statewide Activation

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019

OHS Activates Operation Checkpoint StrikeForce For All 3 counties This Weekend Dover, Del. (October 25, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is coordinating Operation Checkpoint Strikeforce in each county statewide for Halloween weekend. This zero-tolerance initiative in Delaware, implemented since 2002, is designed to get impaired drivers off of our roads using checkpoints and patrols. The […]




Fatal Crashes Spike in Delaware

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Distracted Driving | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Seat Belts | Speed Awareness | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019

  Delaware– The Delaware State Police have seen a recent spike in fatal crashes across the entire state.  In conjunction with the Delaware Office of Highways Safety, we are working together to provide our citizens with a few traffic safety reminders. The majority of fatal crashes are attributed to some form of distracted driving.  This […]




Drug-Related “Criminal Nuisance” Property In Selbyville Closed By Court Order

Delaware State Police | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 10, 2018

Rapes, Drugs, Robbery, Witness Intimidation Also Part Of Recent DOJ Cases A house near Selbyville that had been the site of multiple drug crimes and police calls since 2014 was boarded up as a result of work by the Department of Justice and Delaware State Police to deem it a criminal nuisance property. The property […]




Delaware DMV Launches Voluntary Medical ID Indicator

Delaware State Police | Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Division of Motor Vehicles will begin incorporating a medical indicator onto the Delaware driver licenses or identification cards as of Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  The medical symbol will be displayed on the front of the card and the back will identify the individual’s condition so that law enforcement officers and first responders can adjust […]