Town Council Meeting Cancelled
Town Council Meeting of Monday October 7, 2013 is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Cheswold Police Participating in National Drug Take Back Day Oct. 26, 2013
CHESWOLD POLICE TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 26 AT CHESWOLD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cheswold, DE– On October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Cheswold Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its seventh opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to Cheswold Police Department at 691 Main Street (next to the Shore Stop). The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Last April, Americans turned in 371 tons (over 742,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its six previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2.8 million pounds—more than 1,400 tons—of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.
DEA is in the process of approving new regulations that implement the Safe and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” (that is, a patient or pet or their family member or owner) of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances.
21 yr old Cheswold Man Charged with Rape of Minor
Cheswold Police add Full-Time Officer
TOWN OF CHESWOLD POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
On 9/17/13 at the Town Council Workshop in the Town of Cheswold, Susan Kline of Dover, DE, was sworn in as a full-time police officer for the Town of Cheswold. Officer Kline had been previously employed by the Town of Cheswold and has knowledge of the area and the Town’s residents. The fact that Patrol Officer Kline was still within her Delaware COPT Certification has allowed us to place an experienced and knowledgeable officer on the street in a relatively short amount of time.
After carefully reviewing many options the Mayor, Town Council and I were looking at ways to better serve the town residents and provide the best police coverage possible. Currently there are two officers covering 5 days per week. With the addition of Officer Kline the officers will change over to a 12 hour schedule, putting a Cheswold Officer on-duty seven (7) days a week and covering hours until at least midnight on weekdays and 2am on weekends. Officers will also be working plain clothes and special operations which is possible through State Grant funds, so there will be other times that we are patrolling the town other than our regularly scheduled shifts.
The hiring of an additional officer also allows us to take some of the burden off of DSP Troop 9 who covers the Town of Cheswold when Cheswold Officers are not on duty.
Keeping our Town Clean
“Working together we can DO IT”
WE are asking for ALL of our Town Residents to help keep our TOWN that we all LIVE in CLEAN!
8/16/13 Speeding leads to Heroin Arrest
On 8/16/13 @ approx. 1620 hours Cpl. Louis Simms was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Main St (Rt 42) and Fox Pointe Rd in the Town of Cheswold when he clocked a vehicle for travelling at 36 MPH in a 25 MPH Residential Zone. Cpl. Simms left his vantage point and made a vehicle stop on a 2003 Hyundai Elantra being driven by a male identified as Brice M. Hall, a 38 yr old B/m from Dover, DE.
While speaking with Mr. Hall, Cpl. Simms detected that he was acting in a nervous manner. After checking Mr. Hall’s Delaware driver’s license through DELJIS he found that the driver had a suspended driver’s license and had an outstanding warrant.
After placing the driver under arrest for his warrant Cpl. Simms conducted a search of the vehicle finding an open can of beer in the front seating area, and a clear Tupperware container under the front seat of the vehicle containing packages commonly known to contain heroine and a loose white powder. A field test of the powder tested positive for heroin. After being returned to the Cheswold Police Department for processing the alleged Heroin was weighed for a total of 7.5 Grams.
Mr. Hall was charged with Possessing a controlled substance in a Tier 5 Quantity, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Driving while suspended / revoked, Drinking while Driving and Speeding in excess of 25 MPH in Residential District. Mr. Hall was processed and arraigned at the Cheswold Police Dept. via video phone and held on $1,050 secured bail and transported to Vaughn Correctional.
History of Cheswold Police Department
Currently we are attempting to research information on the formation of the Cheswold Police Department and those officers who were the first to wear the uniform of the Cheswold Police Department. We have been told that the police department was first formed in 1956 and had one officer.
We would also like to know all of the officer who have been members of the department over the years.
If you have been a officer for this department of have any photos or information regarding the members of the Police Department over the years please contact Chief Chris Workman at (302) 734-2202. Thank You
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
By resolution duly adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Cheswold on Monday, July 1, 2013, notice is hereby given to property owners and residents of the Town of the proposal to pass two, (2), Town Ordinances affecting the noise control and the handling and disposition of garbage, trash and rubbish, within the corporate limits of Cheswold.
For more information: Public Hearing Notice_Noise & Trash Ordinance
Firefly Traffic causing major delays
All Residents:
Friday 6/21/13 @ 1235 : Due to the Firefly event in Dover this weekend traffic is bumper to bumper along west bound Rt 42 (Main Street) to Rt 13 (N Dupont Hwy). Rt 13 is also backed up south bound towards Dover from Cheswold to Dover. You will be experiencing delays that we can no longer avoid.
Speeding Charge nets fugitive from St. Louis
On 6/19/13 at approx. 1645 hrs, Cpl. Louis Simms conducted a traffic stop of a red 2007 Dodge Caravan operated by Ross Madison a 38 yr old, B/M, of St. Louis, MO. The vehicle was stopped for speeding 38mph in a posted 25mph zone on Rt42 w/o Leyland Lane in the Town of Cheswold. Mr. Madison provided the officer with his Missouri state ID card and his insurance card. He advised the officer that his drivers license is currently suspended in Missouri.
An NCIC check of the subject revealed that he is wanted by St Louis County PD for Burglary 2nd and other traffic related capiases in Missouri. The NCIC confirmation was confirmed and the officer contacted St Louis Fugitive task force who advised they are willing to extradite Mr. Madison on his Burglary charge.
The subject was taken into custody without incident and was issued traffic charges for Speeding, Driving w/o a valid Drivers license and failure to have registration card in possession. Mr. Maddsion was transported to Cheswold PD where he was processed and arraigned via video conferencing,. Mr. Madison waived extradition and was transported to James T Vaughn Correctional Facility for holding until extradited to St. Louis, MO.
