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Delco Police Officers Involved In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95 Delco Police Officers Involved In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95
Delco Police Officers Involved In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95 Police officers in Delaware County, PA were involved in a fiery crash during a traffic stop early Saturday, Nov. 11, on I-95, police said. The Chester officers were on the scene of a traffic stop on the southbound side of I-95 near Kerlin Street, when a passing vehicle struck the back of the police vehicles, causing some of the vehicles to erupt in flames around 3 a.m., police said. According to 6abc, three officers were outside of the vehicles at the time of the crash, and two civilians inside of their vehicle were taken to an area hospital for evaluation. Conditions were unknown…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco
Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco A 20-year-old fugitive wanted for murder was arrested in Delaware County, authorities said. Dahmir Hammond, of Chester, had been wanted in connection with a murder that happened on July 12, 2021 on the 2100 block of West 7th Street, local police said. Officers nabbed Hammond on the 800 block of Kerlin Street on Saturday, June 18, they said. He had marijuana, crack cocaine and a black Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol at the time of his arrest, Chester City police said. The pistol was loaded with one live round of ammunition in the chamber and twenty-one additional rounds of ammunition in the ma…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Toddler Fired Gun That Killed 4-Year-Old Girl At DelCo Gas Station: Police Toddler Fired Gun That Killed 4-Year-Old Girl At DelCo Gas Station: Police
Toddler Fired Gun That Killed 4-Year-Old Girl At DelCo Gas Station: Police A four-year-old girl was fatally shot by a two-year-old boy at a gas station in Delaware County Tuesday, April 5, authorities confirmed. The boy was handling a gun inside a vehicle parked at the Eagle Fuel gas station on Kerlin Street in Chester, when he discharged it, striking the young girl around 10:50 a.m., Chester City police said. It was not immediately clear if the girl was inside the same vehicle. People at the scene rushed the girl to a local hospital, where she died, police said. The young girl has yet to be identified, and it was not immediately clear whether or not charges had …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash
Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash Police are seeking the public's help identifying a vehicle in a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred Tuesday in Delaware County. Officers responding to the 2200 block of Wetherill Street at 8:22 p.m. discovered an "older, thin man" lying face down in the roadway, according to Chester City police captain James Chubb. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the man may have been struck by a vehicle near the 1400 block of Kerlin Street and was dragged to the 2200 block of Wetherill St where he was found. The crash happened sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 8:…

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by Nicole Acosta