WPD History

Published: March 12, 2020, 4 a.m.

Why did Wilmington's first female police officer arrest a man in a theater? What happened when a circus elephant got loose and ran rampant through the city? On this week’s Cops on Mic, WPD’s resident history buff, Lt. Stephanie Boucher, shares some of her favorite stories and explains why it’s important to teach new recruits both the good and the bad of the Wilmington Police Department’s past.