Via Delaware State News- DOVER — In a historic hiring, Deputy Chief Maj. Marvin Mailey was selected as the city’s first African-American police chief by unanimous vote on Thursday.
All eight city council members approved of Mayor Robin R. Christiansen’s recommendation to become Dover’s 14th police chief.
Chief Mailey, 50, topped a list of 34 candidates who applied for the vacancy left when Paul Bernat retired in January. He said he wanted to be chosen because of his qualifications as a police officer and nothing else.