Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Youth Police Academy
Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025
The Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) is excited to announce the 2025 Youth Police Academy, taking place the week of July 21, 2025, at the Delaware National Guard Readiness Center in Smyrna, Delaware.
This free, week-long program offers high school students ages 14 to 18 a unique opportunity to learn about law enforcement and substance use prevention. Participants will receive hands-on instruction from DATE officers and law enforcement professionals from across the state, along with presentations from prevention experts focused on reducing youth use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.
OMC Receives FBI Code to Start Fingerprint Checks
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025
The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is pleased to share that the FBI has issued OMC a fingerprint service code for selected applicants. In April 2025, FBI denied the State’s reconsideration request for a fingerprint service code, citing the need for greater specificity in Delaware’s authorizing statute. OMC worked expeditiously with the General Assembly […]
Three Delaware police agencies achieve state reaccreditation
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Police Officer Standards and Training Commission | POST | Date Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025
The Delaware Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST), a division of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), has announced that three more Delaware police departments were successfully approved for reaccreditation by the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission (DPAC) at its recent meeting in April. The agencies are the Newport Police Department (three-year), Greenwood Police Department (two-year), and the Ocean View Police Department (three-year). DPAC assessors evaluated each of the departments by reviewing the department’s policies, procedures, and practices. They also conducted a comprehensive onsite inspection and interviewed department members to ensure all accreditation standards were met.
State Agencies Announce Substantial Reduction in Drug Overdose Deaths
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Monday, April 28, 2025
NEW CASTLE – The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), and the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed a substantial decrease in drug deaths in calendar year 2024, down nearly 36% from the previous year. The total […]
Police Officer Standards and Training Commission Holds Critical Officer Wellness Training
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Police Officer Standards and Training Commission | POST | Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Delaware Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) and the Delaware Police Accreditation Committee (DPAC) recently collaborated with Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health Program to deliver crucial officer wellness training aimed at fostering peer support within law enforcement agencies statewide. The program, titled “My Brother’s Keeper,” brought together 50 participants on April 17 at the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security building in Dover. The four-hour training session was specifically designed to empower officers to recognize and address mental health concerns among their colleagues.
