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DELAWARE STATE POLICE

Colonel William D. Crotty, Superintendent



Police Accountability Committee


 

DSP Police Accountability Committee group photograph in the DSP Museum
Back Row (L-R): Ray Tabarez, Jean Thomas, Bruce Wright, David Shockley; Front Row (L-R): Steven Venett, Erica Young, Dionne Keeler, William Collick

 

The Office of the Superintendent established the Police Accountability Committee in accordance with Delaware law. House Bill 206, enacted in 2023, requires all police departments in the state to establish police accountability committees or boards. The Committee provides recommendations to police and policymakers to improve policing in Delaware and strengthen police-community relations.

 

Meetings

The DSP Police Accountability Committee’s meeting schedule, agendas, and minutes are available on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

Delaware Public Meeting Calendar

 

 

The Delaware State Police Accountability Committee includes 13 voting board members and two non-voting members.

 

Voting Members

• Mr. Ian McLarthy
Affiliations: President – Belvedere Fire Company
2023 Honorary Commander
• Mr. Arthur Elias
Affiliations: Appoquinimink High School Coach
Business Owner
• Mrs. Fleur McKendell-Arrington
President, NAACP – Central Delaware Branch
2021 Kent County Advisory Board member
• Mr. Steven Venett
Milford High School volunteer coach
Bank of America employee
• Mr. David Moore
Affiliations: Pastor, London Village Baptist Church (Magnolia)
• Mr. William Collick
DSU Board of Trustees member
Cape Henlopen School District Board member
Pathways to Success Board President
2021 DSP Honorary Commander
• Mr. Shawn Hastings
DSAMH counselor at Troop 7
• Mrs. Dionne Keeler
Affiliations: Principal, SCOPE North (Bridgeville)
• Mr. Ray Tabarez
Affiliations: Volunteer, Milford Little League
• Mr. David Shockley
Affiliations: Lead Pastor
Jesus Love Temple, Milford, DE
• Mr. Bruce Wright
Affiliations: First State Community Action
• Ms. Erica Young
Affiliations: Executive Committee Member
Islamic Society of Delaware, Newark, DE
• Pastor Jean W. Thomas
Affiliations: Seaford Nazarene Haitian Ministries Church

Non-Voting Members

  • Superintendent Designee: Captain Kristin Willard (302)739-5901
  • DSP Community Engagement Supervisor: Sgt. Joshua Dear

To accomplish its purpose, the Committee shall meet quarterly, consider, and advise on the following related topics:

  1. Any duty or responsibility assigned to the Committee by statute or public law.
  2. Police matters within the Delaware State Police.
  3. Community perceptions of law enforcement in the State of Delaware.
  4. Review and provide recommendations regarding the agency’s policies and procedures.
  5. Ways of fostering better community relations with law enforcement.

Bylaws of the Delaware State Police Accountability Committee

To contact the Committee, please email DSP_PAC_Mail.



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