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Chester County Officials To Address Security Concerns In Town Hall Meeting Chester County Officials To Address Security Concerns In Town Hall Meeting
Chester County Officials To Address Security Concerns In Town Hall Meeting Officials in Chester County will address the public about prison security in a pair of Town Hall meetings this week.  The forums will address security measures at the Chester County Prison, a much-scrutinized topic after convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escaped the jail and spent two weeks on the run.  The meetings will take place Monday, Sept. 18 and Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at Pocopson Elementary School.  In addition to security, officials will discuss emergency communications and offer emotional counseling support for area residents.  Following the successful conclusion o…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA
PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA A 43-year-old woman is accused of making over 100 phony 911 calls and issuing more than a dozen threats to authorities involving bombs and assassinations, say prosecutors.  Valerie Joy Travis is charged with multiple felony counts of terroristic threats and related charges, said the District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 14.  Investigators said that over a nine-month period, county dispatchers received 116 emergency phone calls from a number linked to Travis. None of the reported incidents were real, but each of them "required action by the Department of Emergency Communicatio…

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by Mac Bullock