Traffic Safety News – Drive Safely to Work Week
Every October, OHS partners with the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) to promote Drive Safely to Work Week (DSWW). This year’s campaign is being observed October 7-11. The theme is “Gear Up for Safe Driving” which focuses on aspects of driver safety that occur before you even start the engine. Get the Facts […]
Raymond W. Holcomb Named Delaware Homeland Security Advisor
Lewis D. Schiliro, Delaware’s Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, announced the appointment of Raymond W. Holcomb as the Department’s Homeland Security Advisor. Holcomb will oversee State homeland security projects working to ensure that all counter-terrorism measures are utilized to protect the people of Delaware.
DUI Checkpoints Continue
A total of eighty-eight (88) people were arrested statewide last week for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs. Of those 88 individuals, eleven (11) were arrested at Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoints over the Labor Day weekend. Statewide, there have been 2,823 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
DUI Checkpoints Scheduled For Labor Day Weekend
Dover – The following DUI checkpoints are scheduled to take place tonight as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign: Friday August 30th – Newport- NCCo. DUI Task Force – checkpoint Rehoboth Beach- DSP – checkpoint The Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign is a crackdown on impaired driving. Delaware will be conducting DUI checkpoints every weekend from now […]
Governor Signs Bills to Fight Meth Production
Joined by legislators and leaders in the law enforcement community, Governor Markell signed two laws to reduce illegal production of methamphetamine in Delaware by making it harder for criminals to gain access to the materials they need to make meth and giving police tools to crack down on its production.
