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Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA
An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…
Police & Fire
Dad, 8-Year-Old Boy Shot At, Gunman Crashes On I-476: State Police
A gunman who shot at a father and his young son on I-476 was hospitalized after their vehicles collided in Delaware County Friday afternoon, March 1, authorities said. The 41-year-old man and his 8-year-old boy were driving on the northbound side of the highway when a 62-year-old man in a blue Honda Civic shot at them near milepost 12 in Radnor Township, around 12:30 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Both cars then crashed, with the suspect vehicle found disabled on a hill on the right shoulder. The driver, the alleged gunman, was being treated in an ambulance when troopers arrived…
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SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident On Main Line: Officials
A pair of SEPTA employees are injured after an accident on the tracks in Radnor Township, officials confirmed to Daily Voice. There was an "incident" involving track equipment near the County Line Station around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, according to transit authorities. A SEPTA spokesperson said they did not have details on the extent of the injuries, except that they are "not life-threatening" and that the workers remain hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon. At least one employee had to be freed from under a maintenance vehicle, 6abc reported. NHSL: Shuttle buses are operatin…
Police & Fire
Meth, $4K In Cash Found On Fleeing Philadelphia Driver After Pursuit-Crash: Cops
A high-speed chase in I-476 in Radnor Township ended in a car crash and an arrest on Monday, Oct. 30, according to authorities. Police say they tried to pull over 35-year-old Lechan Meyer on the 600 block of East Lancaster Avenue when he fled onto I-476. A chase ensued "at a high rate of speed" and officers said Meyer continued to ignore their signals to pull over. Radnor police last saw his car exiting the highway and crashing, the department said. Meyer was taken into custody by assisting Haverford Police, who said they found an extensive stash of drugs in the 35-y…
Police & Fire
2 Shot, 1 Killed By Police During Traffic Stop In PA (
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Someone is dead after a police officer shot at them during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania. The incident happened when police in Newton Square attempted a traffic stop of a white Nissan Altima in the 800 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue, Radnor Township around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11. An altercation reportedly took place between the people in the car— which ended when the police shot the people in the vehicle, investigators said. One of the people shot died at the scene and the other was taken to a local hospital, police explained. "There is no threat to the c…
Police & Fire
Private Basketball Coach Abused Teen Athletes In PA For Years, DA Says
A Chester County area basketball trainer is accused of sexually abusing child athletes for years, prosecutors say. Zachary Ray, 31, of Wynnewood, is charged with aggravated indecent assault, child pornography, unlawful contact, and related counts, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators believe that from 2014 to 2023, Ray abused at least three victims between the ages of 10 and 16 at area schools, parks, and homes. The victims told police that Ray removed their clothes under the guise of a "core check" and then assaulted them while photographing the ab…
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MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports
More trouble with the law for Bam Margera. West Chester native and reality television star Brandon "Bam" Margera was arrested in Radnor Township early on Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Citing an anonymous police source, the newspaper said Margera was issued a citation for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Officers were called to the Radnor Hotel for an argument between a man and a woman before sunrise, the Inquirer reported. The police source said Margera was "intoxicated" at the scene and taken to the station, per the newspaper. He was r…
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These Are The Best School Districts In Pennsylvania, Website Says
Four Pennsylvania school districts have been ranked among the 50 best in America. Radnor Township came in at No. 14, Tredyffrin-Easttown is ranked No. 27, North Allegheny came in at No. 39, and placed Lower Merion No. 42, on Niche.com's latest rankings. Those four districts topped the list for 2023 Best School Districts in Pennsylvania, released Tuesday, Sept. 27. Here are the top 20 best districts in the state, according to Niche (scroll for a link to the complete list): Radnor Township School District Tredyffrin-Easttown School District North Allegheny School District Lower Merion Schoo…
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Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle
The ex-husband of a Pennsylvania woman killed by her lover's wife in a murder-suicide must relinquish the proceeds he received from her individual life insurance policies -- but can keep the proceeds from her group plan, a Delaware judge has ruled. The issues in the case involving Meredith Sullivan, 33, and her ex-husband, Luke Chapman, had never been address by a Delaware court before. Sullivan, 33, was killed at her Radnor Township home in April 2018 by Jennair Gerardot, the wife of a man with whom she had been having an affair with. Gerardot then turned the gun on herself, and the two we…
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DelCo Burglars Ransacked, Lived In Home For Week While Homeowner Was Away, Radnor Police Say
A pair of burglars were apprehended Sunday after police found they ransacked and lived in a Delaware County home for nearly a week while the homeowner was away, authorities said. A Radnor Township resident arrived on Sunday, Aug. 15 to find that their Matsonford house had been ransacked, police said. An officer and K-9 Urrsi were sent inside the house where they found Nicole DiPietro, 39, of Springfield, hiding inside the home, Radnor Township police said. She was taken into custody without incident. Meanwhile, a second suspect, William Quirk, 45, of Broomall, escaped from …
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PD: DelCo Man Arrested For Swiping Copper Piping From Medical Facility Under Construction
A 57-year-old Delaware County man was arrested for stealing over 300 pounds of copper piping and telephone wiring worth $10,000 from a medical facility under construction in Radnor Township, authorities said. On two separate occasions in May, Robert J. Garraty, of Norwood entered the building in the Wayne section of the township and stole the copper piping and telephone wiring which he later sold, according to the Radnor Township Police Department. Surveillance footage of the incidents shared on social media and local news outlets, ignited a surrender from Garraty, police said. Garraty was…
Police & Fire
Alleged Pennsylvania Jewelry Thief Gets Caught Swiping Expensive Necklace -- Again
A Pennsylvania woman who has a history of stealing expensive jewelry was caught again allegedly swiping a $4,450 necklace from an establishment in Chester County, authorities said. A person who knows of 47-year-old Anda Franc of King of Prussia (Montgomery County), told police she was the person who swiped the necklace when the cashier turned away at a store in West Whiteland Township on Wednesday, June 16, West Whiteland Township police Det. Scott Pezick told Daily Voice. Franc turned herself in to police, but is no stranger to the arraignment process. She was accused in May 2019 of steal…
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Extricated In King of Prussia Road Crash
A trapped driver was extricated from their car after a collision on King of Prussia Road in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Rescue crews freed the driver, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, around noon in Radnor Township, according to Radnor Fire Department. The driver was sent to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. Crews remained on scene until both cars were removed by a towing company.