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Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > crime > 07/25/2026 > man-sentenced-career-ending-injuries-newark-police-officer-rodney-duffy > 91041177007

Man gets prison time for assaulting Newark officer, ending his career

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (102+ words) A man whose 2022 assault on a Newark police officer at a city grocery store resulted in injuries that ultimately forced the officer into disability retirement has been sentenced. Rodney Duffy, 39, was... Man gets prison time for assaulting Newark officer, ending…...

Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > 07/21/2026 > chancery-court-advances-delaware-prison-spray-challenge > 90985980007

Delaware prison pepper spray lawsuit clears key court hurdle

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (74+ words) A lawsuit claiming that the Delaware Department of Correction routinely leaves subdued prisoners to marinate in high-concentration pepper spray cleared its first legal hurdle in a recent ruling in the... Delaware prison pepper spray lawsuit clears key court hurdle A…...

Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > 07/01/2026 > wilmington-council-escalates-pressure-over-police-shooting-kadir-skinner > 90755515007

Wilmington council raises accountability concerns after shooting

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (63+ words) A week after a Wilmington police officer fatally shot Kadir Skinner, a majority of city council members publicly challenged Mayor John Carney administration's handling of the case, calling for the... Wilmington council raises accountability concerns after shooting (Editor's note: This…...

Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > crime > 06/25/2026 > delaware-police-shooting-19-year-old-killed-in-wilmington-police-shooting-late-june-24 > 90689594007

Police-involved shooting leaves 19-year-old dead in Wilmington

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (100+ words) A 19-year-old was fatally shot by Wilmington police after officers reported seeing a handgun pointed toward a crowd late June 24. A 19-year-old man was fatally shot by police late June 24 after Wilmington officers said they saw him point a handgun…...

Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > crime > 06/26/2026 > wilmington-delaware-hilltop-shooting-highlights-increase-in-minors-shot-in-2026-jeran-taylor > 90686634007

Wilmington sees spike in minors shot even as overall shootings level

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) Police identified a 16-year-old shot in Wilmington as recent cases involving minors increase in 2026 despite steady overall shootings. Wilmington sees spike in minors shot even as overall shootings level A 16-year-old boy shot in Wilmington's Hilltop neighborhood June 23 has been…...

Delaware News Journal
delawareonline.com > story > news > local > 06/23/2026 > delaware-prisoners-claim-pepper-spray-neglect > 90641686007

Delaware judge eyes partial limits on prison pepper spray

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (686+ words) A judge heard testimony June 18 in a lawsuit that claims Delaware prisoners are routinely left to “marinate” in pepper spray. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware Court of Chancery by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleges that the Department of Correction…...

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delawareonline.com > story > news > crime > 06/22/2026 > accused-wilmington-hospital-shooter-john-wallace-bey-indicted-delaware-grand-jury > 90646279007

Delaware grand jury indicts accused Wilmington Hospital shooter

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (94+ words) John Wallace-Bey has been indicted by a Delaware grand jury for shooting that killed one and injured another at Wilmington Hospital. John Wallace-Bey, the 23-year-old man accused of killing one 19-year-old and seriously injuring another in last week's shooting at…...