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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


September is National Preparedness Month

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) reminds everyone that September is National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to take stock of homes, businesses, and vehicles to make sure they are prepared and ready for any type of emergency.  On average, September is one of the busiest months for tropical storms or hurricanes in […]




Health Officials Issue New Warning after 8 Deaths from Suspected Overdoses Occur Statewide in 4-Day Span

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 14, 2018) – Eight people have died from suspected overdoses in a four-day span across the state causing Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker to alert the community to the wave of deaths and urging people in active use to seek treatment immediately and to carry […]




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 […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.  The sirens will sound between 7 and 8 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

September is National Preparedness Month

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) reminds everyone that September is National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to take stock of homes, businesses, and vehicles to make sure they are prepared and ready for any type of emergency.  On average, September is one of the busiest months for tropical storms or hurricanes in […]




Health Officials Issue New Warning after 8 Deaths from Suspected Overdoses Occur Statewide in 4-Day Span

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 14, 2018) – Eight people have died from suspected overdoses in a four-day span across the state causing Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker to alert the community to the wave of deaths and urging people in active use to seek treatment immediately and to carry […]




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 […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.  The sirens will sound between 7 and 8 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]