Del. Police Offer Safe Surrender To Wanted People

Del. Police Offer Safe Surrender to Wanted People

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)- Delaware's U.S. Marshal has organized a safe surrender program in hopes of bringing in more than 120,000 state residents who are wanted.
Marshal David Thomas says the charges most people face are minor, ranging from failure to pay parking tickets or missing a court date.

Any wanted person without a violent background or charges who accepts responsibility for their crime can go to New Destiny Fellowship Church on East 16th Street in Wilmington from April 29 and May 2 and go home with a clean record.

Authorities and community leaders are cooperating to help people get a new start in life while helping police clear backlogs. U.S. Marshals have organized 11 other programs in Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Camden, N.J.