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Police Academy Renamed for Fallen Officer

Joseph Szczerba, facebook.com

This weekend the New Castle County Police Academy will be given a new name.

On Sunday it will be renamed for Lt. Joseph Szczerba and will mark the one-year of his death in the line of duty.

He was stabbed in a scuffle with David Salasky while he tried to take him into custody.

Salasky has been charged with murder as a result of the incident. 

Among those attending the ceremonies will be County Executive Paul Clark and Police Chief Scott Mclaren and his widow Kathy.  

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.