Earlier this week, the Dover Police Department released its 2024 Annual Report—and the numbers are in. Crime in Dover is showing some varying trends, with increases in shoplifting, overdoses, and homicides compared to last year.

Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller, along with the Office of Overdose Response, has announced the award of $12.4 million in grants to numerous programs and organizations to address substance use and overdose across the state.

Delaware prosecutors have secured a homicide charge conviction in connection to a fatal overdose, a first for the state.

Governor Wes Moore has announced a dramatic and welcome dip in Maryland’s fatal overdoses in 2024, according to preliminary data.

Salisbury and the Salisbury Fire Department have been awarded more than half a million dollars to combat opioid overdose and addiction.

The Delaware State Police and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services are urging heightened awareness following a surge in suspected drug overdoses.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has reached a pre-indictment plea agreement with a former Dover police officer who experienced an opioid overdose in his patrol vehicle and later tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana.