Bethany Beach Police

More money for public safety is being proposed in Bethany Beach's budget.

 Madeleine Overturf

BETHANY BEACH, Del.- Bethany Beach's Police Chief and a police Captain have been dismissed after allegations of misusing overtime funds.

According to a release from the town of Bethany Beach, in mid-August the town became aware of the potential misuse of federal and state grants allocated for overtime. On Friday afternoon, the town said an internal investigation resulted in the immediate dismissal of Chief Michael Redmon and his subordinate Captain Darin Cathell. 

This isn't the first time Redmon's been under legal scrutiny. In the summer, Redmon was put on leave after being charged with a DUI.

The town says federal and state law enforcement authorities are reviewing the overtime findings, but it's been determined no other police department personnel were involved in misusing funds.

The town says it has no further comment at this time. 

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Madeleine has been with Draper Media since 2016, when she first worked as Sussex County Bureau Chief. She helped launch the rebranded CoastTV in 2019. As co-anchor of CoastTV News at 5 and 6, Maddie helps organize the evening newscasts and performs managerial responsibilities such as helping find and assign stories, approving scripts, and making content decisions.

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