Ex-Con Found Guilty In Two Delco Armed Robberies: Authorities Ex-Con Found Guilty In Two Delco Armed Robberies: Authorities
Ex-Con Found Guilty In Two Delco Armed Robberies: Authorities A convicted felon was found guilty in two armed robberies that occurred the same day in Delaware County two years ago, authorities said. Haverford police officers responding to the Sunoco gas station on East Township Line Road just after midnight on April 28, 2019, on a report of an armed robbery were told by an employee that a black man wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt had entered the store and pointed a gun at him, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. The employee was able to get out through the rear exit and immediately called 911. The employee added he…
DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire
DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire The shots that killed a young girl at a high school football game in Delaware County Friday night most likely came from responsive police gunfire, authorities said. The incident reportedly began with gunshots in the 900 block of Coates Street. That gunfire included a shot in the direction of three Sharon Hill police officers monitoring the crowd exiting the Academy Park High School football stadium, which struck and injured a civilian, DA Jack Stollsteimer said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. In response to the gunfire, the officers discharged their guns.  "…
South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail
South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail A correctional officer from South Jersey was charged last week with smuggling drugs into George Hill W. Correctional Facility in Concord Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Authorities on July 29 received a report from the jail saying that an inmate was in possession of "illegal contraband" inside their cell, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. In response, jail staff searched the inmate's cell, which turned up 10 packages of buprenorphine and naloxone film, also known as suboxone, authorities said. Investigators found that on several occasions…
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling A man wanted in a deadly Delaware County stabbing was found by members of the US Marshals Task Force hiding in the basement ceiling of a property in Delaware, authorities announced. Sheriff Potter, 25, of Chester, was arrested in connection with the July 8 stabbing death of Kevin Canty, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Wednesday, July 28. Potter is facing charges of criminal homicide, murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, and possession of a criminal instrument. Chester police officers responded to the 1600 block of Edgmont Avenue for a one-car acci…
DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home
DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home Two people were arrested following a search of a home that turned up several firearms in connection with a shooting Wednesday evening in Darby Borough (Delaware County), authorities said. Janell Smart, 39, and her son Dajuan Andrews, 24, were charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and numerous firearms offenses, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer joined Darby Borough Police Chief Joseph Gabe. As officers responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots fired in the area of 230 Mulberry Street on June 9, i…
DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody
DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody The arrest of a third suspect allegedly involved in the February killing of a Philadelphia rapper and his friend in Chester City brings the four-month-long investigation to a close, authorities on Tuesday announced. Darren Majeed, 27, was taken into custody on June 4 in Caln Township (Chester County) and has been charged with the Feb. 1 shooting deaths of Rasheen Jones, 20, also known as aspiring rapper 'RunUp Rico' and Kwan Henderson, 19, both of Philadelphia, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. SEE: 15-year-old Charged In Deadly Shooting That L…
DA: Attorney Convicted Of Federal Bank Fraud, Accomplice Steal $10K From PA Business DA: Attorney Convicted Of Federal Bank Fraud, Accomplice Steal $10K From PA Business
DA: Attorney Convicted Of Federal Bank Fraud, Accomplice Steal $10K From PA Business A Pennsylvania attorney and his accomplice were arrested for defrauding an area business out of nearly $10,000, authorities announced Friday. Dory Sater, 45, of Drexel Hill, and Eric Stankiewicz, 35, of Secane, were charged with multiple counts of felony theft and related charges for their respective roles in a large-scale fraud, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Sater, an attorney, was previously convicted in November 2020 following a jury trial of federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft offenses. His license to practice law was suspended in October 2018. An inv…
PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation
PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation A Delaware County man was sentenced to probation after he admitted to authorities he imitated his dead mother to cast a ballot for former President Donald Trump in the general election last year, authorities announced. Bruce Bartman, 70, of Marple Township, is a registered Republican and allegedly used the state's online voter registration portal to register both his dead mother, Elizabeth Bartman, and his dead mother-in-law, Elizabeth Weihman, as Republican voters on Aug. 20, 2020, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. After the Bureau of El…
Police: 20-Year-Old Chester City Man Facing Charges For Shooting Friend Police: 20-Year-Old Chester City Man Facing Charges For Shooting Friend
Police: 20-Year-Old Chester City Man Facing Charges For Shooting Friend A 20-year-old Chester City man who had two warrants out for his arrest is facing charges for shooting his friend, and leaving him critically wounded last year, authorities said. Detectives responded to a report of a gunshot victim at Crozier Chester Medical Center on December 30, 2020, where they met a man who had sustained a gunshot wound to the back of the neck, according to the City of Chester Police Department. The man was able to identify the shooter as Wanyaa Powell, police said. The man told detectives that after being shot, Powell told him to turn around, and said “I gotta kill you…
DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation
DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation A Chester City man once convicted of strangling a woman is facing new charges after police found mass amounts of cocaine, an assault rifle and more in his home, authorities said. Myron Brown admitted to officers entering his West 22nd Street home on Feb. 26 that he had a black assault rifle and 12 pounds of synthetic marijuana, City of Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Brown, 47, also reportedly identified a “Barbasol” shaving cream can with a makeshift bottom that contained approximately 26 pink canisters of c…
DelCo Father Facing Murder Charges For Shooting Death Of 20-Year-Old Son DelCo Father Facing Murder Charges For Shooting Death Of 20-Year-Old Son
DelCo Father Facing Murder Charges For Shooting Death Of 20-Year-Old Son A Delaware County father is facing murder charges for the shooting death of his 20-year-old son in Chester City, authorities announced. Local police were dispatched to the 500 block of East 22nd Street for a report of shots fired in a rear alley in Chester City on Feb. 15, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Commissioner Steven Gretsky of the City of Chester Police Department. As officers arrived, they were informed that there was actually a person who was shot inside of a home on the same block, Stollsteimer and Gretsky said. When they went inside the…
DA: 15-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Shooting That Left Philadelphia Rapper, Friend Dead DA: 15-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Shooting That Left Philadelphia Rapper, Friend Dead
DA: 15-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Shooting That Left Philadelphia Rapper, Friend Dead A 15-year-old is facing charges for his connection to a Delaware County shooting that left two men dead, 6abc Action News reports. Local police arrived on the scene to find a crowd of people around a silver Chevrolet Impala that appeared to have crashed into a building on the 1100 block of West Third Street in Chester around 7:20 p.m. on Feb. 1, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told the news outlet. Officers found Rasheen Jones, 20, also known as aspiring rapper 'RunUp Rico' and Kwann Henderson, 19, both of Philadelphia, suffering from gunshot wounds inside…