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Officer Accused Of Road Rage Shooting Fired After 4 Days: PA State Police Officer Accused Of Road Rage Shooting Fired After 4 Days: PA State Police
Officer Accused Of Road Rage Shooting Fired After 4 Days: PA State Police A newly sworn-in Collingdale Police officer was terminated after just four days on the job following allegations that he pointed a gun and fired at another driver during a 2023 road rage incident, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Jan. 17. Kevon Darden, 25, of Ambler, was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 12 to address staffing shortages in the Collingdale Police Department, borough officials said. By Thursday, Jan. 16, he was terminated after charges including simple assault, harassment, and terroristic threats were filed against him in connection to the April 2023 incident, police said…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police Officer Pointed Gun At Dump Truck Driver In I-95 Road Rage Incident In PA: Affidavit Police Officer Pointed Gun At Dump Truck Driver In I-95 Road Rage Incident In PA: Affidavit
Police Officer Pointed Gun At Dump Truck Driver In I-95 Road Rage Incident In PA: Affidavit A Collingdale police officer who was just sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 12, was fired on Thursday, Jan. 16, following serious charges stemming from an alleged road rage incident and shooting in Delaware County, authorities said. Kevon Darden, 28, of Ambler, PA, faces charges after reportedly pointing a firearm at a dump truck driver on I-95 on April 5, 2023, according to an affidavit of probable cause released by Pennsylvania State Police. The incident began at 8:58 a.m. on I-95 North near Mile Marker 8.0 in Ridley Township, PA State Police detailed in the affidavit. A dump truck drive…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Flames Shoot From Third-Floor Windows In Two-Alarm Fire: Darby Officials Flames Shoot From Third-Floor Windows In Two-Alarm Fire: Darby Officials
Flames Shoot From Third-Floor Windows In Two-Alarm Fire: Darby Officials A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building on MacDade Boulevard in Collingdale, Ridley Township, early Monday, Dec. 16, sending flames shooting out of third-floor windows, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at The Crossings at Elmwood apartments just after 8:05 a.m., according to dispatch reports. Crews arrived to find heavy flames on the third floor of Building B in Zone 4. Engine Company 4 operated as the first-due engine, launching an aggressive attack to contain the blaze. Additional units were called to assist due to the intensity of the fire. Authori…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
BIZARRE: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (UPDATE) BIZARRE: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (UPDATE)
Bizarre: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (Update) A gunshot victim was apparently unresponsive behind the wheel of his car when he struck and killed a man standing outside of his vehicle on the I-95 ramp to I-476 in Delaware County Friday night, Sept. 13. The two-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes on the ramp to I-486 in Ridley Township was called in by a passerby, bringing Pennsylvania State Police troopers to the scene around 9:45 p.m., Trooper Paul Holdefer said. There, they found Clinton Martin, a 29-year-old man from Lansdowne, PA, with a gunshot wound behind the wheel of his car, and Joshua Waltz, a 33-year-old man from Odess…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Hit By Falling Tree On I-476 In Delco: Police Car Hit By Falling Tree On I-476 In Delco: Police
Car Hit By Falling Tree On I-476 In Delco: Police A tree fell on a car on Interstate 476, sending one person to the hospital on Thursday morning, July 18, according to state police.  The driver of a Toyota Rav4 was seriously injured, troopers said. Two other cars were struck by debris but no one inside them was injured, authorities added.  I-476 between Route 3 (Marple) and Route 30 (Radnor) was down to one lane of travel as of 12:30 p.m., state police said.  

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
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Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (UPDATED) Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (UPDATED)
Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (Updated) Three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on US Route 1 outside Media on Tuesday morning, according to officials.  The crash happened on US Rt 1 South near the ramp to Route 252 (Providence Road) around 8 a.m. on July 2, authorities say. The driver of a transit van and two passengers have died, said the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Their identities were not given. The highway was closed between Exit: I-476 - Chester/Plymouth Meeting and Exit: PA 252 - Media/Newton Square.  All lanes were reopened by 1:30 p.m.  The two-vehicle crash was initial…

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by Jillian Pikora and Mac Bullock