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Second Teen Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police Second Teen Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police
Second Teen Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police A second suspect is in custody for the June 9 murder of Sabrie Pierce, according to Chester police.  Tyjohn Walker-Jones, 16, is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and related offenses, said authorities in a release last Wednesday, July 17.  He's accused of shooting 17-year-old Pierce at the Wallingford Estates Apartments, 2701 Madison Street, according to investigators. Abdullah Muslim, 17, is also charged in connection with the deadly shooting.  Walker-Jones was arrested in Newark, Delaware on Tuesday, July 16, and is awaiting extradition to Penns…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (UPDATED) Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (UPDATED)
Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (Updated) A Brinks armored truck was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, according to authorities.  Two suspects held up the truck at the Autozone near 9th Street and Avenue of the State around 12:15 p.m., the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said. The assaulted the driver and stole his weapon before making off with an unknown sum of cash, investigators believe.  Pictures show one suspect wore a blue jacket that said "public safety" across the upper back and the other wore a dark jacket with safety reflectors.  They fled in a dark Nissan Pathfinder wi…

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. The watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 and applies to all of New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the watch covers Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, Wyoming, and York in Pennsylvania. Temps are expected to feel as hot as 100 or 105 degrees in much of the region, according to the NWS.  A chance of showers and thunderst…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Chester High School Football Player Killed In Shooting: Police Chester High School Football Player Killed In Shooting: Police
Chester High School Football Player Killed In Shooting: Police A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on a street in Chester on Sunday evening, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 2.  Zaheem Sabree was found with a gunshot wound to the head on East 24th Street near Crosby Street around 6:40 p.m., on June 30, city police detailed in the release. He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his wounds.  Sabree played football at Chester High School, according to his account on Hudl.com. Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to call Detective Michael Maher at 610-447-8428. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says
Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says Jane Althoff was just 8 years old when she was killed at a Chester area carnival more than 70 years ago by an infamous alleged serial killer, according to organizers on GoFundMe.  Althoff went to the traveling fair in Trainer with her two brothers on April 25, 1951. Her brothers reported her missing when it was time to leave and they could not find her.  Hours later, police discovered her body in the cab of a carnival truck in a secluded area of the five-acre fairgrounds, organizers said. She had been choked or smothered to death some five hours previously, likely while …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police 17-Year-Old Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police
17-Year-Old Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police One teen is in custody after another was shot and killed in Chester on Sunday night, June 9, city police said.  Authorities were called to the Wallingford Estates Apartments, 2701 Madison Street, around 8 p.m.  They arrived to find victim Sabrie Pierce suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries, police said.  Abdullah Muslim, 17, was identified as a suspect and arrested within 48 hours, CPDS said. He is being charged as an adult and was denied bail at his arraignment on Monday, June 10.  His preliminary …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Tired Of People F—ing With Me:' Delaware Linen Shooting Suspect, Victims ID'd By DA 'Tired Of People F—ing With Me:' Delaware Linen Shooting Suspect, Victims ID'd By DA
'Tired Of People F—ing With Me:' Delaware Linen Shooting Suspect, Victims ID'd By DA Authorities have named the suspected shooter at Delaware County Linens as 61-year-old Wilbert Rosado Ruiz.  Ruiz is accused of killing brothers 29-year-old Leovanny Pena Pena and 26-year-old Giguenson Pena Pena, and sending three others to the hospital early Wednesday, May 22, officials tell Daily Voice. He is charged with first-degree murder and related counts.  According to an affidavit, multiple witnesses reported seeing Ruiz get into an argument with one of the people he'd shot before opening fire, striking the four others just before 8:30 a.m. at the Delaware County Line…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Disgruntled Employee' Kills 2, Injures 3 More In Chester Shooting: Officials (UPDATED) 'Disgruntled Employee' Kills 2, Injures 3 More In Chester Shooting: Officials (UPDATED)
'Disgruntled Employee' Kills 2, Injures 3 More In Chester Shooting: Officials (Updated) Two people are dead and three others injured after a shooting at a business in Chester, city officials say.  "At around 8:30 a.m. this morning, a disgruntled employee opened fire in Delaware County Linen at 4th and Hayes in Chester," authorities said in a release. The suspect fled the scene and was later arrested by police in Trainer, officials said.  The three wounded victims were hospitalized.  This is a developing story, check back later for more. 

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by Mac Bullock