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Delaware State University, a historically Black college, says women’s lacrosse team was racially profiled during Georgia traffic stop
Through the cease, sheriff’s deputies used drug-sniffing canines to go looking college students’ suitcases, Allen stated.
Video taken by gamers exhibits “legislation enforcement members making an attempt to intimidate our student-athletes into confessing to possession of medicine and/or drug paraphernalia,” Allen added, noting nothing unlawful was found.
Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman stated the bus was pulled over for violating a state legislation that requires a bus or motorcoach to function within the two most right-hand lanes except the bus or motor coach is getting ready for a left flip or shifting to or from an HOV lane, and the motive force was issued a warning.
“We weren’t conscious that this cease was acquired as racial profiling,” Bowman stated throughout a information convention Tuesday. “Though I don’t imagine any racial profiling befell primarily based on the knowledge I presently have, I welcome suggestions from our group on ways in which our legislation enforcement practices could be improved whereas nonetheless sustaining the legislation,” he stated.
“Everybody was confused as to why they have been trying by the bags, when there was no possible trigger,” Anderson wrote.
“The workforce members have been in shock, as they witnessed the officers rambling by their baggage. They introduced the Ok-9 canine out to smell their baggage. The cops started tossing underwear and different female merchandise, in an try to find narcotics,” she stated.
The deputies spent 20 minutes checking the baggage and stated they have been doing so “in case of kid trafficking or medication,” Anderson stated.
Deputies had been patrolling the interstate that day and “there have been a number of different industrial autos stopped that morning, together with one other bus the place contraband was positioned,” Bowman stated.
Video exhibits deputies on the bus
One deputy could be heard saying, “If there’s something in y’all’s baggage, we’re most likely going to seek out it — OK. I am not in search of a bit of little bit of marijuana, however I am fairly positive you guys’ chaperones are most likely going to be disenchanted in you if we discover any.”
The officer continued: “So if there’s something in there that is questionable, please inform me now. As a result of if we discover it, guess what — we’re not going to have the ability to enable you. You might be within the state of Georgia, marijuana continues to be unlawful.”
CNN has not been capable of verify what occurred earlier than the filming began or what occurred after the recording stopped. CNN additionally requested extra clips of the incident from the college and was advised by the college’s director of Information Companies, Carlos Holmes, that different video exists however the high quality was poor.
The deputies concerned weren’t recognized by the sheriff in the course of the information convention.
Bowman famous the deputies knowledgeable the passengers as soon as onboard {that a} search could be accomplished. He defined that no matter race, gender or age, the identical protocol could be carried out. Nevertheless, he stated no private objects on the bus or any particular person have been searched.
“Earlier than coming into the motorcoach, the deputy was not conscious that this college was traditionally black or conscious of the race of the occupants because of the peak of the automobile and tinted home windows,” Bowman stated.
“Greater than something, we wish suggestions from the passengers of the Delaware State College Lacrosse Group on what communication approaches could be thought of that we merely might not be conscious of,” the sheriff stated Tuesday.
CNN reached out to Delaware State College for remark following the information convention held by the Liberty County sheriff.
In his assertion, Allen known as the incident a “humiliating course of” and stated the college is “exploring choices for recourse — authorized and in any other case — out there to our student-athletes, our coaches, and the College.”
“We don’t intend to let this or another incident prefer it cross idly by. We’re ready to go wherever the proof leads us. Now we have video. Now we have allies. Maybe extra considerably, we’ve the braveness of our convictions,” Allen stated within the assertion.
CNN’s Sharif Paget contributed to this report.
Delaware dealing with first significant snowfall of 2025
Parts of Delaware could see as much as 10 inches of snow due to storm passing through the area on Monday. 1/6/25
Less than a week after a massive winter storm dropped a foot of snow on some parts of Sussex County, Delaware’s southernmost areas will again receive the brunt of an incoming snowstorm − though it’ll be significantly less snow than on Monday.
How much snow will we get in Delaware?
The storm, which will hit the Delmarva Peninsula and Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Friday night into Saturday, is expected to bring 1-3 inches of snow to Sussex County, the National Weather Service said Friday morning.
Kent and New Castle counties may see 1-2 inches and less than 1 inch, respectively.
“Light snow” is expected to begin between 10 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday and end between 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday, the weather agency said.
Sussex County has been placed under a winter weather advisory.
Monday storm dumped a foot of snow in some Sussex areas
Monday’s snowstorm hit southern Delaware the hardest, prompting days of closures and delays for schools and businesses.
A polar vortex − a swirling mass of Arctic air typically contained over the North Pole − then moved south. It drove bone-chilling temperatures into the eastern United States, including Delaware.
However, the frigid temperatures are expected to abate slightly this weekend, just in time for Sunday’s Eagles-Packers game.
The National Weather Service calls for clear skies and highs near 37 degrees, but with a 4:30 p.m. start time, those temps will drop into the low 30s and upper 20s as the sun sets. Winds should be around 13 mph, leaving the wind chill from the upper 20s to the upper teens.
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As Carter’s work was again getting prominent attention on Thursday’s National Day of Mourning, Smith said he hopes more community members will follow in his footsteps.
“What we’re hoping is that in reflecting on the life of Jimmy Carter, people would think about his life of service and consider how they could get involved with our organization,” he said. “There’s lots of volunteer opportunities — it’s not just about building houses but finding ways to be in service to others, there’s lots of other ways to volunteer and be in service with us.”
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer echoed those sentiments as he reflected on the best way to honor Carter’s legacy.
“About a week ago, someone on my team called and said, ‘President Carter’s funeral is going to be in D.C., and we think we can get you in,’” Meyer said. “I thought about it for 24 hours and said, ‘What am I going to the funeral for?’ The best way to honor the former president is to get out and do something. And I know there’s nothing closer to President Carter’s heart than Habitat for Humanity.”
Meyer also emphasized Carter’s enduring influence on addressing poverty and housing challenges.
“We live in a world today that’s pretty different than the one in 1981 when President Carter left the White House,” he said. “Yet, poverty doesn’t seem to be going away. We have to redouble our efforts, get our hands a little dirty like Jimmy Carter did time and again, and see what we can do to help fix the problem.”
As Carter was being remembered at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning, Habitat continued to expand on his vision with 12 new homes under construction on Wilmington’s East Side as volunteers, leaders and homeowners donned hard hats and picked up tools to help in the work.
“On a day like today, [we] get our hands a little dirty, like Jimmy Carter did time and time again,” Meyer said.
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Residents in parts of Mercer County, New Jersey have been urged to limit their water use following frigid overnight temperatures that caused ice to build up in the Delaware River.
Trenton Water Works customers were advised Wednesday evening to only use their tap water for essential purposes. The utility was unable to draw its water supply from the Delaware River because of frazil ice — a collection of ice crystals known to block water intakes.
The Delaware River Basin provides drinking water for more than 13 million people across Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Trenton Water Works recently spent $9 million to prevent water intake blockages, and a design flaw is likely to blame for the rare incident, said spokesman Michael Walker.
“This has never happened before. We have had issues with low river levels, but we haven’t really had an ice issue,” Walker said. “Frazil ice is unique in its geometry and what’s happening is that the frazil ice is clogging the screens of the intake, which is underwater and not allowing water to flow from the river into the intake which then enters the plant for treatment.”
Trenton Water Works is currently purchasing bulk water from New Jersey American Water through an interconnection.
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