11/08/2026
This morning, I met Detective Mitchell and Lieutenant Young of Elsmere Police Department to award Lieutenant Young with Hallway Woodworks' 2026 First State Server of the Year. Earlier this year, Lieutenant Young took over the social media posts for the police department and if you live in or anywhere near Elsmere, Delaware, you've probably noticed. Lieutenant Young is doing something I haven't seen before here in Delaware. He's using social media to bring the town together not just in the name of public safety but also in the name of community. And I've been watching it work. He's been using a perfect mix of humor and outreach to find out what the town residents want from their Police Department and then he and his fellow officers are delivering. And I mean that literally. Last night, they literally delivered pizza to homes of local residents. I hope other police departments in the state are seeing what's happening in Elsmere because the morale and sense of community here have been skyrocketing thanks to these guys. Congrats and thank you, Lieutenant Young!