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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


President Declares Disaster For Delaware

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Monday, November 19, 2012

…federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Delaware to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Sandy…




11 Arrested For DUI Last Weekend

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012

Delaware law enforcement officers statewide arrested 11 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend (Nov. 9 & 10). The arrests were the result of three sobriety checkpoints conducted in Seaford, Harrington, and Wilmington. This brings the total of DUI arrests under the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign to 261. There have been over 4,200 DUI arrests made statewide since January.




How to Help Sandy Victims in New York and New Jersey

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A number of Delawareans have asked how they can help victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.




Traffic Safety News – Cell Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other

Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Distracted Driving. Many of us are guilty of it. Did you know that drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves? But there is more to Distracted Driving than just talking on a cell phone and texting.




Delaware Is Cracking Down on Distracted Driving. Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Enforcement Campaign Begins November 7th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, November 5, 2012

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and 42 law enforcement agencies across the State to eliminate handheld cell phone use and texting by motorists traveling on Delaware’s roadways. Beginning November 7 through November 20, Delaware law enforcement will be out in force to make sure drivers keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

President Declares Disaster For Delaware

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Monday, November 19, 2012

…federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Delaware to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Sandy…




11 Arrested For DUI Last Weekend

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012

Delaware law enforcement officers statewide arrested 11 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend (Nov. 9 & 10). The arrests were the result of three sobriety checkpoints conducted in Seaford, Harrington, and Wilmington. This brings the total of DUI arrests under the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign to 261. There have been over 4,200 DUI arrests made statewide since January.




How to Help Sandy Victims in New York and New Jersey

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A number of Delawareans have asked how they can help victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.




Traffic Safety News – Cell Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other

Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Distracted Driving. Many of us are guilty of it. Did you know that drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves? But there is more to Distracted Driving than just talking on a cell phone and texting.




Delaware Is Cracking Down on Distracted Driving. Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Enforcement Campaign Begins November 7th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, November 5, 2012

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and 42 law enforcement agencies across the State to eliminate handheld cell phone use and texting by motorists traveling on Delaware’s roadways. Beginning November 7 through November 20, Delaware law enforcement will be out in force to make sure drivers keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.