Right now officers are uncomfortable and uneasy. Reporter since floyds death 17 officers quit or filed for retirement. High biggest concern is that we have another panel. We have another investigation. And they put together another thick book. Nothing will become of it. We need immediate action. Reporter Christopher Bullock represents concerns of guard and inmates as chairman of the Delaware Coalition of Prison Reform and justice and he believes a federal agency not the just delaware officials should investigate prison system and says there have been sufficient studies in the last decade so time to start making changes right now other reports that are there, been collecting dust, we need help from the governor s office and General Assembly and pressure from the community to make sure that justice is a reality. Reporter so that is three and a half months from now before those initial recommendations. Meanwhile governor says he is talking with his budget people about any possibilities fo
Right now officers are uncomfortable and uneasy. Reporter since floyds death 17 officers quit or filed for retirement. High biggest concern is that we have another panel. We have another investigation. And they put together another thick book. Nothing will become of it. We need immediate action. Reporter Christopher Bullock represents concerns of guard and inmates as chairman of the Delaware Coalition of Prison Reform and justice and he believes a federal agency not the just delaware officials should investigate prison system and says there have been sufficient studies in the last decade so time to start making changes right now other reports that are there, been collecting dust, we need help from the governor s office and General Assembly and pressure from the community to make sure that justice is a reality. Reporter so that is three and a half months from now before those initial recommendations. Meanwhile governor says he is talking with his budget people about any possibilities fo
Floyd had to be murdered for us to get here to try to make some changes, i can understand people feeling that way. Reporter today governor jaurn carnie appointed two retired judges to investigate what happened at vaughn and see how to prevent it from happening again, he wants to keep officers as safe as possible moving forward. Reverend Christopher Bullock and other local Church Leaders say while theyre okay with the judges who will review the standoff, they want to make sure it leads to action for inmates and officers. They want a Federal Reserve and a more holistic revow of the prison system. We want them to come in and say you must carry out our policies to clean this thing up. Reporter any review needs to lead to action. Theres been studies in the past but the important changes havent been made. Until they are, a career in the prison is going to be a real tough sell in delaware. What mother out there is going to tell their 25yearold kid to come do this job right now with the condit
Who fled the scene of the first hit and run and faces charges of leaving the scene of two accidents and causing injury. Reporter we expect those charges and her to be identified very shortly jim. Here is one other thing to ponder, hundreds of children pass through this interests section every day of the school year and they are thankful this did not become a major disaster. Live in german town, im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A woman from north wilmington tells Newcastle County police, that she was kidnapped and forced to withdraw money for her abductor last night. The victim says she got home to the top of the Hill Apartments at 8 45 and that is when she says she was approached by a man with a handgun and forced into a vehicle and driven to an atm on march road and forced to withdraw crash and the suspect punched her and then drove her home. And the woman was treated for nonlifethreatening injuries and the governor of delaware selected the two individuals he wants to
Or more. It the is monday night and the big story on action news tonight is the significant snow event coming up from the south, this is one of those storms where south jersey will get a lot more snow than the Lehigh Valley. Call i had an upside down storm. We already have dozens of schools reporting delays and closings for tomorrow. We are running them at the bottom of your screen. You can also see the the entire list at six abc. Com. Action News Reporters Sharrie Williams is in Millville Cumberland county tonight. Kenneth moton live in essington Delaware County, pennsylvania but first lets here from meteorologist adam joseph ape Melissa Magee. Adam, lets start with you. You can see with our reporters that the snow is falling across the area. We will confirm that on double scan live radar with the exception near trenton, bucks county still waiting for first flakes to fall but southern new jersey dealing with that light snow as we saw just in stone harbor on the Action Campaign also es