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Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police
Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police A 42-year-old suburban Philadelphia man has been charged with trying to kill his mom on Thanksgiving authorities said. Michael D. Giffing is accused of assaulting his mom, Dorothy Giffing, around 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, West Chester police said. Authorities responded to the home on the 300 Block of W. Ashbridge Street on reports of an unconscious person who had fallen, police said. While en route , the call was upgraded to a possible cardiac arrest.  The injuries that Dorothy suffered were not consistent with a fall, authorities said. She was taken to Chester Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police 10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police
10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police A Chester County man was arrested after police say he assaulted his nephew. A 10-year-old boy told officers that his uncle, Stephen M. Reese, 35, of West Chester, had choked him during an argument inside a home on the 300 block of Fox Hollow Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, West Chester police said. The victim claimed he was not able to breathe for a short period of time. Reese was then arrested and charged with strangulation and simple assault, police said.  He was remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail, records show.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI A Pennsylvania man didn't seem too upset about his recent arrest based on his mugshot Jonathan Shaffer, of Phoenixville, beams in the photo after West Chester police charged him for DUI. Shaffer, 25, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, when police saw spotted him driving erratically on the 400 Block of E. Market St. in the city, they said. Shaffer showed signs of impairment, and following an investigation, he was charged with impaired driving. A preliminary hearing was pending at District Court 15-1-04.

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police
PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police Police are looking for a 21-year-old New Jersey man who they say bound and gagged a Pennsylvania resident during a robbery last week. Officers were called to the 100 block of East Chestnut Street in West Chester around 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 on reports of an armed robbery, local police said in a Wednesday release. Patrick Wells, of Audubon, is accused of being one of three men who tied a man by his hands and feet and gagged him while stealing multiple items worth more than $5,000 from his apartment, according to West Chester police. The group is believed to have fled in a dark-colored vehicl…

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by Nicole Acosta