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PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say
PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say Colin Reedy, the Chester County firefighter who was killed in a car crash late Friday, Oct. 20, planned to spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend, loved ones said in his obituary.  The 25-year-old Reedy and his partner Emily Gindele, were both volunteers with the West Whiteland Fire Company, who were on their way to a call during heavy downpours when their vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree around 9 p.m., authorities have said. Reedy, of Exton, was pronounced dead at the scene while Gindele, a 24-year-old probationary firefighter, was hospitalized in critical but stable con…
Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA
Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA Three men are charged in connection with a scheme to use a US soldier's stolen identity to buy guns illegally, according to authorities.  Taalibudeen “Taalib” Ibn Hasdn Anderson, 22, and Tariq Anderson, 23, both of Philadelphia, and Daijon Griffin, 21, of Wilmington, Delaware, are each in police custody, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office.  It began in Apil, prosecutors said, when an active duty Army serviceman visited his mother in Philly while on leave, the DA's Office said.  The soldier lost both his Pennsylvania driver's license and his U…
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape.  Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office.  The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
Kevin Neary Dies 12 Years After Violent Philadelphia Robbery Kevin Neary Dies 12 Years After Violent Philadelphia Robbery
Kevin Neary Dies 12 Years After Violent Philadelphia Robbery Kevin Neary, a well-known Philadelphian whose recovery from a life-altering attack inspired his community, died Monday, Feb. 20, his loved ones announced on his website.  Kevin was a young man in his 20s when he was shot in an armed robbery in the Northern Liberties in November 2011, according to his online bio.  The bullet punctured his spinal cord at the C5 level and percussed up to affect the C1 level, leaving Kevin "largely paralyzed" from the neck down. But his indomitable spirit and the embrace of his neighbors carried him through, loved ones wrote in his obituary. …
Ex-PA State Police Trooper Gets Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Child: DA Ex-PA State Police Trooper Gets Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Child: DA
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 …
Two Loaded Guns Caught At Philadelphia International Airport Over Two Days: TSA Two Loaded Guns Caught At Philadelphia International Airport Over Two Days: TSA
Two Loaded Guns Caught At Philadelphia International Airport Over Two Days: TSA In two days, transportation security officers at Philadelphia International Airport stopped two passengers from bringing loaded guns on planes, officials said. The first incident happened on Monday, April 25 when officers spotted a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets in a Wilmington, DE resident's baggage, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. Then, a Wyomissing, PA man was stopped on Wednesday, April 27 after officers were alerted to a .357 caliber gun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag, the spokeswoman said. The incidents were apparently not related…
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania A Delaware fugitive— was found with a 15-year-old girl and drugs in his car— before leading police on a pursuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a release by the police. William Edward Sawyer, 35, of Wilmington, was spotted by East Lampeter Township police in a silver 2018 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the American Music Theater 2425 Lincoln Highway East on Mar. 16 at approximately 3:48 a.m., the department stated in the release on Thursday. Police observed suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, but when they asked Sawyer to exit his vehicle he “pla…
Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA
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…
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing A Philadelphia woman was charged with stabbing three students – one fatally – after a brawl broke out inside a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County said. Nydira Smith, 39, is accused of killing Jawine Evans, 21, and injuring Eric Dickerson, 22, and Clifton Walker, 22, on the campus in Lower Oxford, according to a criminal complaint provided by the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Smith is the sister of a Lincoln University student, who was also involved in the fight, the DA's office noted. Responding officers found Evans in a grassy area outside the Li…
Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim
Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support is surging for the family of a Lincoln University student who was one of three victims stabbed in a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Eric Dickerson was stabbed three times and survived, but his close friend was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene, according to a GoFundMe. Dickerson and the third stabbing victim were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, authorities in Chester County said. Dickerson's family is now responsible for covering his medical care and therapy costs as he begins his recovery. "Erica, his moth…
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA UPDATE: One person died and two others were wounded in a stabbing at Lincoln University on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County confirmed. Three people were stabbed inside a dorm on the campus in Lower Oxford on Wednesday night, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. One person was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, the DA's office said alongside Lincoln University police. The victims have not been identified by authorities.  The stabbing r…
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon 5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Delaware State Police have arrested five suspects hours after the gunpoint carjacking of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon in South Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Police recovered the 2017 Blue Acura MDX belonging to Rep. Scanlon around 9 p.m. at 2800 Fashion Center Boulevard in Newark, Delaware State Police said. Her car was stolen by two armed men after a meeting around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in FDR Park on Pattison Avenue, her office said in a statement. Her personal cell phone, government cell phone, purse, and identification were also taken by the suspects, according to…
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Two Central Pennsylvania residents have been charged in connection with the nearly fatal overdose of a 1-year-old girl, according to state police and court documents. Wesley Aaron Horting, 40, and Brittany Nicole Stotler, 35, of Quarryville in East Drumore Township, were charged on Friday, court documents show. The two found the girl was struggling to breathe in a house on the first block of Ann Place on Aug. 5 around 12 a.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Lancaster Online. The girl was given Naloxone to reverse the overdose while being transported to a hospit…
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn A group of juveniles from Wilmington, DE have carried out multiple robberies across Salem County, authorities warn. Heightened criminal activity has been reported within the Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Deepwater, and Pennsville areas, police said on Facebook.  The juveniles have mostly been targeting gas stations, but they are also targeting area residents and attempt to steal their cars, Carneys Point police said These are believed to be the same juveniles that police have dealt with in the past, they said. The youths "have been armed at times, and they are violent," police wrote.&nb…
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in a rage over a video game, authorities said. Zion Shockley, of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2018 murder of his 5-month-old daughter, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The baby's mother told investigators that on Feb. 9, she took the baby for a weekend visit with the infant's father, who was staying at his grandparents’ house on Harmony Street, authorities said. The mother …
Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child
Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child A jury found a former Pennsylvania State Police trooper guilty of sexually abusing a child, authorities said. Darren Lawrence, 61, of Wilmington, DE, is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care from 2006 through 2009 when she was between 9 and 12 years old, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who is now over 21 years old, informed Chester County detectives in February 2020 that she was sexually assaulted by Lawrence between the aforementioned ages, authorities said. Investigators learned Lawrence sexually abused her at least once a month when she wa…
West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim
West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim A West Chester University security officer was fatally struck by a car while helping a crash victim on I-95 in Delaware over the weekend. Cecilia Escobar-Duplan, 25, was driving home around 4:15 Sunday morning when she witnessed a car crash on I-95 near the Delaware Avenue off-ramp in Wilmington, according to police and 6abc. It is with deep sorrow, the West Chester University Police Department announces the tragic and untimely death of... Posted by West Chester University Police Department on Monday, August 23, 2021 She got out of her car to help the Jeep driver who had reportedly spu…
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…