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DELAWARE also known as "the first state" or "the small wonder" was the first state to enter the Union the 7th December of 1787. It's also the second smallest state in area in the United States. The State has a Unified Correction system which means that only the Department of Correction of Delaware operates the correction facilities, so every offender is under the responsibility of the State. The State has got a unique system of sanctions in fact Delaware owns 5 sanctioning levels instead of the usual duality of probation or jail ; The first three levels establish the supervision of probation, from unsupervised to Intensive Probation supervision, level 4 covers house arrest and residential drug treatment, work release and the violation of probation incarceration. Finally, the level 5 include jail (for offenders sentenced for less than one year) and prison incarceration. Through the State of Delaware there are two correctional center or institution which house an all male population : James T Vaughn in Smyrna ( formerly known as Delaware Correctional Center ) and the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown DE which also include the only Boot Camp of the state. Female inmates are hold in the Dolores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution in New Castle. The Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington DE accommodates male juvenile offenders who participate to the Young Offenders Program. Death Penalty is active in Delaware and criminal punishment method may be chosen by the Death Row inmates ( lethal injection or hanging ). |
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17, May 2012 - Fenwick Island UPDATED: 1 man arrested – 1 man still sought in assault at Newark bar on May 10 - WGMD Radio
Wilmington- The Delaware State Police have arrested a 26 year old Newark, DE man wanted in connection with the assault ... provide information through lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333. Callers can also submit ...
17, May 2012 - Florida woman arrested on warrant by Delaware Township police
DELAWARE TWP. -- Nicole Renee Grote, 34, of Marco Island, Fla. was arrested May 11 at about 9:30 p.m. on a traffic warrant from Central Warren Court.
17, May 2012 - War Suspect arrested in Navy veterans fundraising scam - Delaware Gazette
Ohio invesÂtiÂgaÂtors also tracked ThompÂson through AriÂzona, Florida, IndiÂana, MassÂaÂchuÂsetts, Rhode Island, WashÂingÂton and West Virginia ... ton County prosecutor’s office on an arrest warÂrant issued from CincinÂnati, where in ...
16, May 2012 - Hampstead OC police force grows with season - Delaware Wave
And the town's police force grows with it ... It helped him decide what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, he said, noting he'd wanted to get into law enforcement but didn't know a whole lot about what the profession entailed.
16, May 2012 - Ohio driver who killed trooper to return to prison - Times-Leader
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced Monday ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Delaware Teacher Arrested For Child Solicitation
WILMINGTON, Del. - A Bear man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet up with a 13-year-old girl. The Delaware Child Predator Task Force arrested Scott Gibson, 31, after he reportedly travelled to a Dover park to meet up with an undercover officer he believed was a 13-year-old girl.
16, May 2012 - Wilmington O.C. Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests - WBOC
Ocean City police say a traffic stop for seat belt violations turned into a drug bust that led to the arrests of three Delaware men ... 22-year-old Raheem Shalir Cephas of Wilmington, was arrested after officers recovered a bag of suspected marijuana ...
16, May 2012 - New Castle Man from Carneys Point, one from Delaware arrested on outstanding warrants - NJ.com
CARNEYS POINT TWP. — The Carneys Point Police Department has arrested a township man and a resident of Delaware on outstanding warrants, authorities said. Gary J. Maxwell, 25, of New Castle, Del., was arrested on April 12 at 2:02 a.m. on a ...
16, May 2012 - Berlin POLICE: Salisbury man arrested on gun and drug charges at Route 50 stop - Delaware Wave
BERLIN — In the early morning hours of Saturday, a trooper from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack stopped a 1999 Oldsmobile van for negligent driving on westbound Route 50 near the off ramp to Route 90 in Worcester County. Police said ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Three Delaware Men Arrested On Drug Charges
OCEAN CITY, Md. - A seat belt check point leads to three arrests in Ocean City. Ocean City Police report that they stopped a vehicle for having four adult occupants and a one-year-old infant not wearing seat belts.
16, May 2012 - Magnolia Suspect in Dollar General store robbery arrested - MySanAntonio
MAGNOLIA, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police have arrested a man who they say robbed a Magnolia store at gunpoint. Thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey McCann of Smyrna was arrested Wednesday. He is charged with robbery and other offenses. Troopers say the robbery ...
16, May 2012 - Dayton How chips, PCs, services companies are faring
DELAWARE, Ohio — A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced Monday to 30 ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Delaware Tall Ship Sets Sail - WBOC
WILMINGTON, Del.- The Delaware Attorney General's Office announced Monday that an undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Bear man on childMore The Delaware Attorney General's Office ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Accused Kitten Killer in Custody
Authorities in Delaware say the Wilmington Police Department has arrested a woman accused of crushing three kittens to death with her hands.
16, May 2012 - New Castle Ariz. immigration law seems to draw high court's support - Delaware Online
Makes it a state crime for an illegal immigrant to seek work or to hold a job. » Allows police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without a warrant. WASHINGTON-- Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Del. Teacher Arrested for Child Solicitation
The Delaware Attorney General's Office announced Monday that an undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Bear man on child solicitation charges.
16, May 2012 - Middletown Ohio driver who killed trooper to return to prison - Middletown Journal
Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty in March to a third-degree felony count of driving under a lifetime license suspension. Dye, of Westerville in suburban ...
16, May 2012 - Woodbury NJ man accused of bilking clients out of $300K - KCAU-TV
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man for the third time in ... He's also licensed to conduct business in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota and South Dakota. Prosecutors in New ...
16, May 2012 - Santa Cruz Man arrested for waving knife at housemate, police say - Pasadena Star-News
SANTA CRUZ - A 50-year-old man was arrested at a home on Delaware Avenue early Saturday after allegedly threatening a housemate with a knife, police said. David Noel Andrade was arrested about 5 a.m. at a home near the corner of Woodrow Avenue ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington UPDATE: Woman arrested in kitten deaths
Police this morning arrested a Millsboro woman who SPCA officials say crushed three kittens with her hands. Ashley Barnes, 21, was arrested in Rodney Square, Wilmington, said Anne Cavanaugh, spokeswoman for the Delaware SPCA. Cavanaugh had no further information on Barnes' arrest. Barnes was charged with three felony counts of animal cruelty in connection with the death of three kittens ...
16, May 2012 - VA PRISONS: Court revives Muslim inmate's lawsuit over beard - Delaware Wave
RICHMOND — A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit challenging the Virginia prison system’s inmate grooming policy Friday, ruling that officials failed to prove that allowing a Sunni Muslim prisoner to grow a short beard would create a ...
16, May 2012 - Defiance Ohio driver who killed trooper to return to prison - Crescent-News
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was ...
16, May 2012 - Dayton Ohio driver who killed trooper to return to prison - Springfield News Sun
DELAWARE, Ohio — A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced Monday to 30 ...
16, May 2012 - Attorney general alleges e-book conspiracy - South Coast Today
Massachusetts was joined in today’s enforcement action by Texas, Connecticut, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, the District ... Attorney General, and Helen Hood, paralegal, in Coakley’s Antitrust Division, as well as ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Woman arrested in kitten deaths
Wilmington police arrested a Millsboro woman this morning who SPCA officials say crushed three kittens with her hands. Ashley Barnes, 21, was arrested in Rodney Square, Wilmington, after police received an anonymous tip, said Christina Motoyoshi, spokeswoman for Delaware SPCA. Barnes is being held by police on $3,000 secured bond, Motoyoshi said. Barnes originally was charged April 6 with three ...
16, May 2012 - MASSACHUSETTS JOINS MULTISTATE SUIT VS APPLE OVER PRICE-FIXING - Bloomberg
Massachusetts was joined in today's enforcement action by Texas, Connecticut, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, the District ... in Attorney General Martha Coakley's Antitrust Division, as well as William Matlack, Chief ...
16, May 2012 - Vienna Ohio Driver Who Killed Trooper To Return To Prison - WTAP
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) - A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced Monday to ...
16, May 2012 - Middletown New video shows fatal 2010 Philly duck boat crash - Middletown Journal
Dora Schwendtner, 16, and Szabolcs Prem, 20, died when a city barge pushed by a tug collided with their disabled duck boat on the Delaware River in July ... Matthew Devlin of Catskill, N.Y., was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading ...
16, May 2012 - Middletown Precautions against sexual abuse taken at youth-level athletics - Times Herald-Record
another option is the Delaware Valley Little Fellows League ... at Iron Tiger Martial Arts school and out of a basement dojo at his home in Middletown, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after admitting to sexually molesting three ...
16, May 2012 - Wilmington Alleged kitten killer is arrested - Delaware Wave
MILLSBORO -- The Wilmington Police Department has arrested the woman who was wanted on animal cruelty charges after officials say she squeezed three kittens to death. Nicholas Pepe of the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
16, May 2012 - Ackley Manchester teen makes first appearance on murder charges - Radio Iowa
A northeast Iowa teenager, accused in the weekend deaths of his grandparents ... and one count of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. An arrest warrant filed Monday in Delaware County shows Sweet admitted to three people that ...
15, May 2012 - Covington Muncie counselor charged over New Castle prison sex - Star-Press
Elizabeth May Covington, 53, 7700 S. Delaware County Road 200-W, was arrested Friday, eight days after Henry County Prosecutor Kit Crane's office charged her with two counts each of sexual misconduct with a detainee, a Class C felony carrying a ...
15, May 2012 - Muncie 2 women arrested after littering leads to fracas - Indianapolis Star
MUNCIE -- An Indianapolis woman apparently took Sunday's ... She was released from the Delaware County jail on Sunday night after posting a $6,000 bond. Kirby -- who told police that Ginther had tried to run her down with the SUV -- was arrested ...
15, May 2012 - Coshocton Driver who killed Ohio Highway Patrol trooper to return to prison - Coshocton Tribune
DELAWARE (AP) -- A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien said 43-year-old David Dye was sentenced ...
15, May 2012 - New Castle Woman wanted for Big Lots strong armed robbery - Abc Local Web
NEW CASTLE, Del. - May 14, 2012 (WPVI) -- Delaware State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman wanted in connection with a strong ... 6 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333. You can also provide a tip by texting ...
15, May 2012 - Police: Man falsely claimed child was missing - Star-Press
MUNCIE -- A Boone County man's report that he had lost his 5-year ... along with Delaware County sheriff's deputies. Ball State students and employees also received emails and text messages from the university asking them to contact police ...
15, May 2012 - Delaware kindergarten teacher arrested for solicitation of underage girl - myfoxny.com
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware kindergarten teacher was being held in jail Monday after he was arrested in an undercover sting for soliciting sex from a 13-year-old girl online, the state attorney general announced. Scott Gibson, 31, is being held on $ ...
15, May 2012 - Havertown Teacher offers guilty plea in DUI-related trolley crash - Delaware County Daily Times
Brian Manning, 30, of Haverford, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of driving under the influence and two counts of recklessly endangering another person for the early morning crash that injured 24 SEPTA passengers. According to police ...
15, May 2012 - Frankford Two face attempted homicide charges for shot fired at Tinicum hotel - Delaware County Daily Times
Jamier Wilder, 20, is being held in Delaware County prison on $2 million cash bail ... Crime Task Force apprehended Wilder at his residence in the 600 block of Frankford Avenue. “This was a tremendous effort by members of our department ...
15, May 2012 - Lewes Charges against Lewes dentist dropped
Delaware Department of Justice has dropped its offensive touching case against Lewes dentist Dr. Bruce Fisher in Sussex County Family Court. Jason Miller, spokesman for the Department of Justice, said the charges were dropped because of insufficient evidence before trial. He said the department had no further comment at this time. Fisher, 44, was arrested March 9 after he allegedly covered the ...
15, May 2012 - Sharon Haverford woman charged with stealing $150,000 - Delaware County Daily Times
Miller, 50, of Haverford, was arrested Monday for theft, forgery and related offenses that took place while she worked for John and Kimberly Summers, owners of Summers Hardwood Floor Company in Sharon ... obtained search warrants for the company ...
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