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Police are pleading with the public to call police if they are experiencing a road rage incident before things turn deadly.

Burlington Police Department had a difficult time keeping officers, now they're at 42 officers and could be down to 38 in the coming years.

Bill revising use-of-force standard gets final approval RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state House on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation revising the standard under which the use of force, whether lethal or nonlethal, is justified under Delaware law. Under current law, the use of deadly force by a police officer, or anyone else, is justified if the person believes it is necessary to protect himself or others from death, serious physical injury, rape or kidnapping. The bill approved Tuesday requires that such a belief must be “reasonabl...

William Freeborn and Rebecca Walker, have been indicted in separate cases involving misconduct in office. Theindictment alleges that between February 1, 2019 and May 17, 2020, Freeborn – who at that time was Executive Director of the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank – knowingly accepted at least $28,000 in unauthorized cash deposits for properties that did not belong to the Land Bank. Freeborn was charged Monday with Theft by False Promise and Misapplication of Property, both Class G Felonies, and with Official Misconduct, a Class A Misdemeanor. If convicted, Freeborn could f...

WHYY By Philadelphians gathered on 10th Street in Chinatown for a solidarity rally and march against violence directed at Asian Americans on March 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The fatal shooting of eight people in Atlanta area spas, including six women of Asian descent, has called attention to the rise in racist incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Georgia authorities hesitated to call the murders, committed by a white man, hate crimes, drawing anger from members of Asian and Pacific Islander communities, who argue such incidents targeting their demographic are alread...