Vaughn Bond has made history.
As Lt. Colonel he has achieved the second highest rank an officer can get in the New Castle County Police Department.
The Wilmington News Journal reports it is the highest rank ever achieved in the 209 year history of the force by an African American officer.
Bond told the News Journal that it took some time for him to realize the historical significance of his promotion.
He said it was all about timing noting that Corporal Robert Snow blazed the trail for African Americans in the late 1960’s.
Snow was the first black officer to join the force.
