Newark Police to Participate in the 26th National Take Back Initiative – Saturday April 27, 2024

On Saturday April 27th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Newark Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused…

FTC Sends Refunds to Ring Customers Stemming from 2023 Settlement over Charges the Company Failed to Block Employees and Hackers from Accessing Consumer Videos

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $5.6 million to consumers as the result of a settlement with Ring over charges the company allowed employees and contractors to access consumers’ private videos and failed to implement security protections, enabling…

FTC Announces Appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi as New Administrative Law Judge

The Federal Trade Commission announced the appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi to serve as one of the agency’s Administrative Law Judges, who are responsible for independent adjudicative fact-finding in the agency’s administrative litigation and rulemaking proceedings. The Commission voted 3-0 in February 2024…

State Police Asking for Public’s Help Locating Suspect Vehicles in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash

The Delaware State Police continues to investigate the fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred on Harbeson Road last week. Troopers are asking for the public’s help in locating two vehicles involved in the crash. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction…

Troopers Arrest Man for DUI, Drug, and Weapon Charges Following Crash Investigation

Delaware State Police arrested 46-year-old Richard Butcher of Smyrna, Delaware, for DUI, drug, and weapon charges following a crash investigation in Hartly early Wednesday morning. On April 17, 2024, at approximately 12:41 a.m., troopers responded to the Dover Scrap Yard located at…

State Police Arrest Middletown Area Travel Agency Owner for Fraudulent Credit Card Purchases

Delaware State Police arrested 55-year-old Jane Fencer of Townsend, Delaware, for making several fraudulent credit card purchases through her Middletown-based travel agency, Wanderlust Tours and Travel. On January 26, 2024, troopers were dispatched to a report of multiple unauthorized credit card purchases…