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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


Capitol Police receive inaugural Beau Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award

Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Capitol Police | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2016

Wilmington, Del.- The Criminal Justice Council is pleased to announce that the Delaware Capitol Police’s Violence Intervention Program has received the inaugural “Beau” Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award. The intervention program, developed in 2013 by Capitol Police Chief John Horsman, provides protection for people involved in domestic violence-related court appearances. Cases involving incidents of […]




Checkpoint Strikeforce Continues Statewide

Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, December 5, 2016

Checkpoint Strikeforce Continues Statewide Statewide Enforcement Checkpoints Aim to Reduce DUI-Related Crashes and Fatalities (Dover, DE) – On Saturday, December 10th, more than 75 law enforcement officers from across Delaware will gather at five locations in Wilmington, Bear, Dover, Rehoboth Beach, and Millsboro to conduct statewide impaired driving checkpoints. The December 10th event will consist […]




Governor Markell Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for September Storm and Flooding

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

Governor Jack Markell has submitted a formal request to President Barack Obama, asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the State of Delaware




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

(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, October 11, 2016.  The sirens will sound between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Capitol Police receive inaugural Beau Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award

Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Capitol Police | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2016

Wilmington, Del.- The Criminal Justice Council is pleased to announce that the Delaware Capitol Police’s Violence Intervention Program has received the inaugural “Beau” Biden Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award. The intervention program, developed in 2013 by Capitol Police Chief John Horsman, provides protection for people involved in domestic violence-related court appearances. Cases involving incidents of […]




Checkpoint Strikeforce Continues Statewide

Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, December 5, 2016

Checkpoint Strikeforce Continues Statewide Statewide Enforcement Checkpoints Aim to Reduce DUI-Related Crashes and Fatalities (Dover, DE) – On Saturday, December 10th, more than 75 law enforcement officers from across Delaware will gather at five locations in Wilmington, Bear, Dover, Rehoboth Beach, and Millsboro to conduct statewide impaired driving checkpoints. The December 10th event will consist […]




Governor Markell Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for September Storm and Flooding

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

Governor Jack Markell has submitted a formal request to President Barack Obama, asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the State of Delaware




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

(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, October 11, 2016.  The sirens will sound between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.