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Week 4 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Nine (9) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fourth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 42. Statewide, there have been over 2,600 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




Governor Signs Bill Modernizing Delaware’s Mental Health System

At the Rick Van Story Center peer resource recovery and support center in Wilmington today, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation significantly reforming the way emergency mental health screenings are conducted, modernizing Delaware’s involuntary commitment laws and providing people with a wider array of appropriate treatment options.




DUI Checkpoint Set For Friday July 20th

Dover – One checkpoint is scheduled to take place the weekend of July 20th. It is scheduled for Friday July 20th in Newport by the NCCo DUI Task Force.




Week 2 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Thirteen (13) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the second weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made in the last 2 weeks as part of the campaign to 21. Statewide, there have been over 2,400 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




Multiple Agency Effort to Fight Violence in Wilmington Gun Violence Reduction Initiative Launches

To help address the recent rise in gun violence affecting some communities within the city of Wilmington, major law enforcement agencies in Delaware are working together to launch a special gun violence reduction effort with a collective focus on the most violent offenders.







 Pages Tagged With: "publicsafety"

Week 4 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Nine (9) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fourth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 42. Statewide, there have been over 2,600 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




Governor Signs Bill Modernizing Delaware’s Mental Health System

At the Rick Van Story Center peer resource recovery and support center in Wilmington today, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation significantly reforming the way emergency mental health screenings are conducted, modernizing Delaware’s involuntary commitment laws and providing people with a wider array of appropriate treatment options.




DUI Checkpoint Set For Friday July 20th

Dover – One checkpoint is scheduled to take place the weekend of July 20th. It is scheduled for Friday July 20th in Newport by the NCCo DUI Task Force.




Week 2 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Thirteen (13) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the second weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made in the last 2 weeks as part of the campaign to 21. Statewide, there have been over 2,400 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




Multiple Agency Effort to Fight Violence in Wilmington Gun Violence Reduction Initiative Launches

To help address the recent rise in gun violence affecting some communities within the city of Wilmington, major law enforcement agencies in Delaware are working together to launch a special gun violence reduction effort with a collective focus on the most violent offenders.