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Ex-PA State Police Trooper Gets Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Child: DA
A former Pennsylvania State Police trooper was sentenced to 42 to 88 years in prison for sexually abusing a child, authorities said.
Darren Lawrence, 62, of Wilmington, DE, was convicted in Sept. 2021 of 19 counts of abuse, including rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
An investigation into Lawrence began in Feb. 2020 when the victim, who is now over 21 years old, told Chester County detectives that she was sexually abused by him when she was between the ages of nine …
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl Seized From Philly Area Drug Dealer: DA
Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl was seized from an accused Philadelphia area drug dealer, authorities said.
Walter Williams, 33, of Philadelphia, was arrested on May 23 after a raid on his Hillside Motel room in Glen Mills (Delaware County) yielded 125 grams of raw fentanyl valued at $12,500, 90 bags of packaged fentanyl valued at $2,000, and drug paraphernalia, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Williams became the center of an investigation in March after detectives learned he was making regular drug deliveries to Chester County and surrounding counties,…
Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA
A 29-year-old man was caught with $520,000 worth of drugs, thousands in cash, and a ghost gun in Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorities in Chester County said.
Artemio Garcia-Laniz, of Wilmington, DE, had three kilos of cocaine –worth an estimated $300,000 – and more than $1,100 in cash in his vehicle in Kennett Square, PA, they said.
Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said detectives with her office found the drugs during a warranted search on Thursday, March 10, after he tried to sell drugs to a confidential informant.
Later that day, D…
PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says
A four-year-old boy who shot and killed himself last month in the Philadelphia suburbs used his brother's unattended and loaded gun, authorities said.
Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses in the death of his brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz on Monday, Feb. 28, in Coatesville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Responding officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. He was pronounced dead …