The settlement of a class action lawsuit against Intuit, the owner of TurboTax, will give 14,187 Delawareans a total of about $430,000. Across the country, approximately 4.4 million people will receive checks in the mail from the settlement involving every state and the District of Columbia. Those eligible for money will be contacted by email from the fund administrator Rust …
Division of Alcohol starts process to create legal pot industry
The legalization of marijuana in Delaware will mean the stateâs police agencies stop ticketing people for having it, but theyâll continue to pull people over for appearing to be under the influence. Police already had stopped charging people with criminal possession for small amounts of pot in 2019, when Attorney General Kathy Jennings said she would no longer prosecute for …
Judge refuses to block stateâs assault rifle, magazine lawsÂ
A Delaware sportsmenâs group says a federal judge’s opinion refusing to OK an injunction to shut down implementation of two new state gun rules contained many incorrect findings and that it will appeal. A post on the Delaware State Sportsmenâs Association page also says the group is not surprised a judge appointed by former president Barack Obama would rule in …
99th Delaware State Police and 95th Municipal Recruit Class Graduation
Colonel Melissa Zebley, the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police, announces the graduation ceremonies for the 99th Delaware State Police and 95th Municipal Recruit Class. The graduation ceremony was held [âŚ]
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Former Wilm. police corporal convicted of misconduct, lying
A former Wilmington police officer has been convicted of misconduct and making false statements to law enforcement. James MacColl, who was a corporal, was charged in March 2021 after a shooting on Feb. 2, 2019, according to a press release from the Delaware Department of Justice. MacColl responded to a 911 call of an armed carjacking, where he shot Yahim …
$60K fine, 2½-year suspension for Milltown financial adviser
The president of a Milltown financial advice company will pay $60,000 in fines and serve a 2½-year suspension from registration in Delaware. The penalties were assessed on financial adviser Robert Brandon Prettyman for âmaking false and misleading statementsâ to the state securities regulator and âproviding advisory services to clients while unregistered to do so.â His Kirkwood Highway company, Summit Wealth …
Former correctional officer indicted for K9’s death in hot car
A former Delaware Correctional Officer has been indicted for recklessly confining and causing the death of a 4-year-old law enforcement animal named Lux. Darrel Wiley, 45, left Lux confined and unattended in an official vehicle for four hours while on duty at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in September 2022, according to a statement from the Delaware Department of Justice. …
Wilmington crime report: Murders, shootings down in 2022
The number of murders in Wilmington was at its lowest for 15 years in 2022, and the number of shootings was the second lowest in 17 years, according to a new report issued by Delaware’s largest city. Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki and lame duck Chief of Police Robert J. Tracy on Tuesday released the Wilmington Police Departmentâs 2022 Year-End Crime …
2022 Rewind: Supreme Court strikes down vote-by-mail
This story was originally published in October 2022. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the state’s mail-in voting and same-day voter registration statutes unconstitutional. Neither will be allowed in the Nov. 8 general election. The ruling, which came just one day after oral arguments, is a major defeat for Gov. John Carney and Delaware Democrats. …
Walgreens, CVS to pay Delaware $43.6M opioid settlement
Delaware stands to receive some $43.6 million from settlements with CVS and Walgreens over their roles in Americaâs opioid epidemic. In total, CVS will pay $5 billion and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, which will be distributed amongst states and municipalities involved in the litigation. The announcement comes just days after public health officials announced that Nov. 2022 was Delawareâs …