The South Bethany Police Department is becoming an accredited law enforcement agency, aiming to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The department expects to complete its first assessment by early 2025. 

The Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security has announced Sean Moriarty as executive director of the new Police Officer Standards and Training Commission. This commission is a new division within the department, created in August when House Bill 206 was signed into law to replace the Delaware Council on Police Training.

Two bills aimed at greater transparency and public accountability in cases alleging misconduct by police officers cleared a Democrat-led House committee on Wednesday despite concerns by reform advocates that they do not go far enough.