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Upland Police: Good Samaritans Aid Crying Child, 4, In Car After Dad ODs Driving
A Chester dad was charged with child endangerment after overdosing behind the wheel -- his 4-year-old child in the car, police said.
Upland officers found the crying child in the company of two strangers, who were standing outside of a vehicle on Upland Avenue in 30-degree weather around 1:20 p.m. March 2, authorities said.
The child's dad, Aaron Michael Powers, 25, of Chester, was found in the car suffering an overdose, police said.
Powers was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment and the child was turned over to family members.
Powers was charged with one coun…
DA: Gunman Named 'Backdoor Phat' Arrested In Deadly PA Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large
One suspect was in custody while the other remained at large in connection with a Chester City shooting that killed a 19-year-old man last year, authorities said Tuesday.
Anthony Jordan, 18, aka “Backdoor _Phat," was charged with murder of the first, second, and third-degree, as well as conspiracy, robbery, aggravated assault, and related firearms charges in the December 2020 murder of 19-year-old Zamir Abdullah, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
He was additionally charged with attempted murder of the first degree, robbery, and aggravated assault i…
