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Man Accused Of Biting First Responders In Chester County, Authorities Say
A West Chester man is charged with aggravated assault and related counts after allegedly biting medics as they rendered aid, officials say.
Borough police said they were called about a medical incident on the 300 block of West Chestnut Street around 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 26.
When EMTs arrived and began to help Brian K. Thompson Jr., police said he bit two members of the Good Fellowship Ambulance Company, "causing injuries."
Thompson, 25, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 2, and released after posting a $20,000 bond, according to court records. He is due back for a preliminary h…
Berks Gunman Caught Dangling From Woman's Second-Floor Window, Police Say
A Berks County man who shot another at a Spring Township home over the weekend was spotted by police trying to climb out of a window to escape arrest, authorities claim in a release.
It happened around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 5, Spring police wrote. The victim, an unnamed man, was visiting a woman near Cleveland and Morwood avenues when a gunman chased him out of the house, investigators believe.
The shooter, who was firing his gun at the victim during the chase, struck the man once in the arm, police said.
The victim contacted authorities, who went back to the Clevel…
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say
A Monroe County man faces criminal trespassing charges for allegedly trying to sneak into a police impound lot and remove marijuana from his confiscated car, authorities say.
Leroy Litus, 23, of Tobyhanna, was pulled over by Pocono Township police for a traffic stop around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, the department said.
Officers claimed they could smell marijuana and asked for permission to search Litus' car, which he declined. Police seized the vehicle and impounded it while they worked to obtain a search warrant, authorities said.
A few hours later, at about 5 a.m., off…
Kennett Square Woman Brought Child To Fight, Cheered Him On: Police
A woman in Chester County is charged with corrupting minors after cops say she cheered on a child during a fistfight.
Arielis Vargas, 30, of Kennett Square, escorted a "juvenile child" to a location so the youth could fight another child, police claimed in a statement.
Investigators said that video from the incident shows Vargas "shouting and encouraging the juveniles to fight," and filming the bout herself.
Vargas was charged with corruption of minors, disorderly conduct, terroristic threats, and simple assault, and was released after posting a $10,000 bail bond, court r…
