Chief Robert Tracy/Wilmington Police Department A petition expressing support for the Wilmington Police Department has gathered more than 600 signatures after the Wilmington City Council on Thursday passed a āvote of no confidenceā in Chief Robert Tracy. The vote happened after a nearly three-hour-long Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday during which Tracy and others defended the departmentās practices amidst claims …
The bill would require all law enforcement and some correction and other officers to wear a body camera
A new initiative at Warner Elementary School in Wilmington is bringing law enforcement into schools to teach fifth-graders about how officers investigate crimes, conflict resolution and more.Ā For 10 weeks, students at Warner have an opportunity to enroll in the āCops and Kids After Schoolā after-school program, which started last week. So far, 30 fifth-graders have signed up. The meetings …
The Wilmington Police Department is re-establishing its Police Cadet apprenticeship program. Open to young adults 18 to 21 years old, the initiative will give participants experience working directly with police officers and community members. The department last offered an apprenticeship program in the 1990s. āWe are excited to re-start our departmentās historic Police Cadet Program, with an eye towards …
Fourteen members of the Wlmington gang have been indicted on more than 120 criminal charges, including six counts of murder, authorities announced Monday. The indictment comes after a six-month long investigation involving the Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington Police Department and New Castle County Police Department, and more agencies. The six murder charges relate to deaths between Nov. …
Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy Acknowledging that gun-related crimes have soared, Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy issued a press release Thursday saying his department is trying to fight that in part by focusing on illegal gun possession. “The past couple of weeks have shown us just how much of a problem this remains ā to include …
