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Two More Officers Assaulted At Vaughn Correctional Center On Tuesday, Officials, Union At Odds

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Smyrna – Just days after a prison uprising that took the life Lieutenant Steven Floyd, two corrections officer were assaulted at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, according to …

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Crime / Public Safety

Fallen Corrections Officer Identified

February 2, 2017February 3, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Smyrna – It is with sad hearts and heavy laden that The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announces the demise of Sergeant Steven R. Floyd. Born November 11, 1969, Floyd …

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Public Safety / Crime

One Dead, One Rescued In Smyrna Hostage Standoff

February 2, 2017February 3, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Vaughn Correctional Center, Smyrna – The Department of Correction Response Teams and the Delaware State Police continue to investigate a hostage situation at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. At …

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Public Safety / Crime

Update: Corrections Officers Held Hostage In Smyrna

February 1, 2017July 16, 2018 - by Staff Writer

Smyrna –  Earlier this morning, Wednesday, February 1, 2017, an unknown number of prisoners inside the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center took four corrections personnel and other prisoners hostage, according to Delaware State Police …

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Public Safety / Crime

Corrections Officers Held Hostage In Smyrna

February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Smyrna – All of Delaware’s prisons have been place on lockdown following a reported hostage taking at the state’s maximum security facility in Smyrna, according to DOC spokesman. A spokeswoman …

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