Three New Castle County police officers were honored on Dec. 5 for their work in arresting a man last week who was found with a notebook containing notes on warfare techniques, premeditated assault plans and a diagram of the University of Delaware Police Department.

"I can't overstate how thankful I am for what these officers did," Delaware House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown said during a Dec. 5 morning ceremony recognizing the three men. "This could have been a very different week for all of us."

"Thankfully because of your quick actions, it didn't happen," said Minor-Brown, who organized the tribute.

Two of the officers, Jay Scerbo and Nathan Jupiter, arrested 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan after finding him after hours in Canby Park on Nov. 24. Officer Christopher Hewlett, while taking inve

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