DRBA Police Gain Seat on Local Oversight Committee

DRBA Police will now serve on the Lewes–Rehoboth Police Accountability Committee after a unanimous vote at the group’s December 4 public meeting at Lewes City Hall. (Photo credit: DRBA)

The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) Police Department will now take part in the Lewes Police Department/Rehoboth Beach Police Department Police Accountability Committee (PAC), following a unanimous vote at the committee’s public meeting on December 4 at Lewes City Hall.

The decision brings the DRBA Police—whose Troop 3 operates out of the Lewes Ferry Terminal—into a regional partnership designed to support transparency, communication, and collaboration between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

“The DRBA Police Department is honored to be accepted into the Lewes PD/Rehoboth Beach PD PAC,” said Col. Wayne McFadden, DRBA Police Administrator. “Because we have a close and well-established working relationship with both police departments and our Troop 3 location at the Lewes Ferry Terminal serves the local community more uniquely than our other Delaware Troop locations, it made sense for our department to join and participate in this PAC.”

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McFadden and Lewes Troop Operations Officer Lt. Jason LaMora—or his designee—will represent the DRBA on the committee, which meets quarterly.

Under statewide changes implemented by the Delaware Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST), all police departments in Delaware must form or join a Police Accountability Committee. These committees include community representatives who complete at least 20 hours of training with their local police department, potentially including ride-alongs, citizen academies, or other instructional programs.

The PACs are intended to advise police departments on policy, training, and issues affecting local residents. According to POST, the approach is designed to strengthen transparency, information sharing, and community engagement across the state.

The DRBA operates the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Cape May–Lewes Ferry, the Forts Ferry Crossing, and manages five regional airports.

Sara Uzer

Sara Uzer is a journalist from Sussex County with more than 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, and community advocate.  She started her career in Washington, DC and has lived in Sussex County for the past five years.