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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 …
Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Himself In Lower Oxford: State Police
UPDATE: Authorities have released new information about a harrowing double murder-suicide that occurred this week in Chester County.
Kimberly Harris, 53, and her son, Jordan Foster, 22, were identified as the two victims who were found fatally shot at a home in the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kevin Kochka.
The murder suspect, Timothy Harris, 40, is also dead after fleeing the crime scene and turning the gun on himself after crashing his car twice, Kochka said.
The exact time of the homicide is being invest…
Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Turns Gun On Self In Triple Deadly Lower Oxford Shooting
UPDATE: Authorities have released new information about a harrowing double murder-suicide that occurred this week in Chester County.
Kimberly Harris, 53, and her son, Jordan Foster, 22, were identified as the two victims who were found fatally shot at a home in the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kevin Kochka.
The murder suspect, Timothy Harris, 40, is also dead after fleeing the crime scene and turning the gun on himself after crashing his car twice, Kochka said.
The exact time of the homicide is being invest…
Former Kennett Township Manager Gets Prison Time For Stealing $3 Million In Taxpayer Funds: DA
Kennett Township's former manager is facing time behind bars for stealing more than $3 million in taxpayer funds and spending it on personal expenses, authorities said.
Lisa Moore, 48, of Dewey Beach, DE, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on charges of theft by deception, dealing in unlawful proceeds, forgery, tampering with public records, and related offenses.
She embezzled a total of $3,249,453 from the township between 2013 and 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Moore, who was hired by the township in 1997 and became Township Manager in 20…
DA: ChesCo Man Found Guilty Of Assault In Domestic Violence Incident Against Wife
A 41-year-old Chester County man was found guilty of simple assault for physically assaulting his 35-year-old wife last year, authorities said.
Officers responding to a domestic disturbance on Pierce Lane in Kennett Township on April 24, 2020, found the woman, who said her husband, Brian Thuer, "strangled her, then pushed her to the ground during an argument," according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
The woman suffered a broken back as a result of the attack, authorities said.
A jury found Thuer, 41, of Kennett Square, guilty of simple assault. He will be sentenced …
