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Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say
Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say A would-be bank robber got cold feet and fled before taking his cash, say Yeadon Borough police.  It happened at the Santander Bank at 115 Chester Avenue on Tuesday, July 18, authorities said in a release.  The suspect walked in around 2:20 p.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding cash, investigators believe. When the teller "delayed," the man walked out without a dime, according to police.  He was described as wearing a red baseball cap and a red shirt with black sleeves. Anyone who can identify him is asked to call Yeadon Borough Police Department at 610-623-…

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by Mac Bullock
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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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by Mac Bullock
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(UPDATED) Missing Delco Group Home Resident May Be In Danger, Police Warn (UPDATED) Missing Delco Group Home Resident May Be In Danger, Police Warn
(Updated) Missing Delco Group Home Resident May Be In Danger, Police Warn Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, according to Nether Providence police.  Police are searching Delaware County for signs of a missing group home resident who hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon, according to a release.  Nether Providence police say Jerry Miller walked away from his community home on Bullens Lane around 2:50 p.m. on May 8. Miller, authorities say, has a developmental disability and walks with a limp.  He is described as 5-foot-10 and about 135 pounds with a slim build, Nether Providence police said. He has brown eyes and short bl…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fugitive Escapes Following Car Chase In Delco, Police Say Fugitive Escapes Following Car Chase In Delco, Police Say
Fugitive Escapes Following Car Chase In Delco, Police Say Authorities in Delaware County are searching for a man they say led police on a destructive chase across a suburban neighborhood. Officers in Nether Providence were on patrol just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26 when they heard about six gunshots ring out from the 400 block of Leiper Street, the department wrote in a statement.  Just as police arrived on the scene, a black Dodge Challenger was seen fleeing the area "at a high rate of speed," authorities wrote. They were able to pull the car over on the 600 block of Vernon Street, but as they approached, the driver sped away again, p…

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by Mac Bullock