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Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Seized In Early Morning Delco Raid: Police
A quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were discovered early Thursday morning when police in Delaware County served an arrest warrant at a Media home.
Thurman J. Fortune, 30, was taken into custody by the Central Delco Tactical Response Team on the 600 block of Vernon Street around 6 a.m. on April 27, Nether Providence police said in a release.
He was wanted on charges of assault, terroristic threats, strangulation, reckless endangerment, and harassment, stemming from an alleged incident in June 2020, according to court filings.
Police did not detail the accusations aga…
Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim
A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities.
Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release.
The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote.
His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in co…
NJ Owner Burned Down Chesco Business To Collect Insurance, DA Says
A New Jersey man who authorities say faced "numerous financial stressors" is accused of setting fire to his Chester County automotive business to reap the insurance payout, says District Attorney Deb Ryan.
Giuseppe Deangelis, 45, of Ventnor City, is charged with arson, insurance fraud, reckless endangerment, and other counts related to the fire that destroyed his J&G Automotive in Kennett Square in 2021, prosecutors said.
Firefighters were called to the J&G, 340 Cream Street, around 1 a.m. on May 3 that year to find "heavy fire and smoke," according to part of the crimin…
Gunman Who Targeted Bucks Hotel Learns His Fate
An armed man who terrorized guests at Bucks County hotel more than two years ago will spend at least a decade behind bars, say authorities.
Ted Leroy Fosco, 58, was sentenced to 11 to 22 years in state prison on Friday, March 24, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release.
In October, Fosco was convicted on multiple counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, and other charges related to a 2021 attack at the Comfort Inn at 2779 Lincoln Highway, the DA said.
Two years ago on Jan. 27, Bensalem police were called to …
Arsonist Set Fire To West Chester Building With People Inside, Police Say
A man is charged with arson after police say he set fire to an occupied building in West Chester last month.
Mark Benziner, 53, of West Chester, is charged with felony arson, risking catastrophe, reckless endangerment, and related counts, said Borough police in a statement.
Investigators say that on Monday, Feb. 20, Benzinger went to the rear of a structure on the 100 block of West Miner Street and set fire to the building just after 6:30 p.m. Borough firefighters were joined by the West Whiteland Fire Company and knocked down the fire with only two engines, they said on Facebook at the …
