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Broad Daylight Burglary Under Investigation In Delaware County Broad Daylight Burglary Under Investigation In Delaware County
Broad Daylight Burglary Under Investigation In Delaware County Upper Chichester police are looking for witnesses to a home break-in on Wednesday, May 22.  Thieves targeted a house on the 4400 block of Somerset Lane sometime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. while the homeowner was away, authorities said.  "Numerous items were removed from the residence," township police said.  Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to call Sgt. Jones or Det. Molineux at 610-485-8400. To submit a tip online, visit the Delaware County Crimewatch page. 

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by Mac Bullock
News
77-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man Missing, Police Say (UPDATED) 77-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man Missing, Police Say (UPDATED)
77-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man Missing, Police Say (Updated) Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, Upper Chichester police said Thursday evening, April 25.  Authorities are searching for missing 77-year-old Paul Desmki of Ridley.  Police said they found Demski's car parked at Immaculate Heart Cemetery, 1701 Market Street, but can't locate him.  Anyone with information is asked to call Upper Chichester Police or dial 911. 

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Deadly Crash Shuts Down Route 322 In Delaware County: Authorities Deadly Crash Shuts Down Route 322 In Delaware County: Authorities
Deadly Crash Shuts Down Route 322 In Delaware County: Authorities Update: 4 Killed — Including Pregnant Teen — Fleeing From Trooper In Upper Chichester: Coroner (UPDATE) Authorities are responding to a fatal accident in Boothwym on Wednesday afternoon, April 24.  The crash happened on Route 322, Upper Chichester police said around 2 p.m.  The highway is closed from Chelsea Parkway to Creek Parkway and drivers are being asked to avoid the area. 

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Police & Fire
Accidental Shooting At Delco Apartments Sends Victim To Hospital: Police Accidental Shooting At Delco Apartments Sends Victim To Hospital: Police
Accidental Shooting At Delco Apartments Sends Victim To Hospital: Police One person was hospitalized after being accidentally shot at an apartment complex in Boothwyn on Saturday, Jan. 26, according to Upper Chichester police.  Authorities said it happened around 6 p.m. at the Willowbrook Apartments at 3360 Chichester Avenue.  The victim suffered non-life-threatening wounds and was taken to an area hospital, officials said. The investigation is ongoing, they added. 

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Police & Fire
Minor Strangled At Gunpoint In Delco Home, Suspect At Large: Police Minor Strangled At Gunpoint In Delco Home, Suspect At Large: Police
Minor Strangled At Gunpoint In Delco Home, Suspect At Large: Police Police in Delaware County are seeking a man who they said choked a "juvenile" victim in their home and threatened them with a firearm.  Craig Devakow, 38, is wanted for assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, gun possession, and related counts, said Upper Chichester Police.  Investigators say Devakow angrily stormed into the kitchen of a township home on Saturday, July 15. Brandishing a "'shiny black' handgun," Devakow allegedly "started choking the victim with his left hand and held the gun to their neck with his right." "Don't you know who the [expletive] I am?" Devakow sa…

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Police & Fire
Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers
Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her car into a guardrail in Upper Chichester Thursday, Jan. 26, authorities said.  According to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice, Upper Chichester police noticed a car that was driving with a flat tire and a busted headlight on Conchester Highway just after 9 p.m. The driver was bobbing between lanes when officers signaled for them to pull over, police wrote.  Officers approached the car and noticed fresh-looking damage to the front passenger side, per the charging documents. Th…

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by Mac Bullock