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Marple, PA

Missing Man Was Last Seen Near Reservoir In Delaware County, Police Say Missing Man Was Last Seen Near Reservoir In Delaware County, Police Say
Missing Man Was Last Seen Near Reservoir In Delaware County, Police Say A man last seen on Monday, July 8 is now the subject of a missing persons investigation, Marple police say.  Stephen Sentyz, 42, was last seen going north along Route 252 near the Springton Lake Reservoir, authorities said. Police searched the area near the reservoir on Wednesday, July 10.  Sentyz was wearing a blue t-shirt, shorts, and black/white sneakers, according to investigators. He has a shaved head and a beard.   Anyone who saw him on Monday or has seen him since is being asked to call Aston Township Police Department at 610-497-2633 or submit a tip through Crim…
COLD CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington COLD CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Cold CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was found dead in a Pennsylvania forest, police say they've arrested the man who killed her.  David Zandstra, now 83 years old, originally a pastor from New Jersey but most recently of Marietta, Georgia, is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping a minor, and related counts, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release on Monday, July 24.  “The murder of Gretchen Harrington has haunted members of law enforcement since that terrible day in August 1975," the DA said.  "The families of victims often say that their live…
Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police
Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police A Delaware County driver who had been kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive to the bank was saved when tellers were able to call police, authorities say.  The victim was near Milford Drive and Sundor Circle in Marple picking up a friend when he was boxed in by another car on Monday, July 10, township police said in a release.  Two suspects approached him and demanded his car keys at gunpoint before hopping in the vehicle and forcing him to drive to the nearest bank, authorities said.  At Citizens Bank, 1991 S. Sproul Road, the victim told tellers he was be…