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Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say State troopers have announced charges against the driver who allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist while fleeing police in Delaware County last month.  Zamir Walthour was spotted in a stolen Toyota Camry on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township late on Jan. 12, state police said in a release.  Walthour fled when Chester city police tried to pull him over and intentionally rammed one squad car during his escape, troopers wrote.  He pulled onto I-476 southbound from MacDade Boulevard and was driving down the shoulder when he struck 53-year-old motorcyclist Firoz Jahangir from…

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by Mac Bullock
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New Details Released In Deadly I-476 Crash Caused By DUI Car Thief: Police New Details Released In Deadly I-476 Crash Caused By DUI Car Thief: Police
New Details Released In Deadly I-476 Crash Caused By DUI Car Thief: Police Police have released new details in a deadly motorcycle crash caused by a fleeing man in a stolen vehicle on I-476 on Friday, Jan. 12. Chester City police were trying to stop Zamir Walthour, who was under the influence of drugs and driving black Toyota Camry stolen out of Philadelphia, around 9:45 a.m. at Macade Boulevard and Bullens Lane in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Walthour failed to yield to police and sped away, intentionally ramming a Chester police car, authorities said. The Camry traveled onto I-476 south from Macdade Boulevard and onto the shoulder still…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says
DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says A Delaware County man previously out on bail was charged with additional offenses after authorities discovered drugs in a bust last week, also during which he struck a police car, authorities said. Jamar Robinson, 35, of Chester, was arrested and charged with the manufacture, possession, and delivery of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Robinson was out on bail awaiting a trial on previous unrelated charges when investigators served a search warrant on his vehicle near MacDade Boulevard and Bullens Lane in Rid…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE
Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE A man accused of firing a gun inside his Delaware County home was in custody after leading police on a multi-state pursuit over the weekend, 6abc Action News reports. The man reportedly fired a shot inside of his house during a dispute with his wife on Springfield Avenue in Ridley Township early Saturday morning, authorities told the news outlet. When police arrived, the man drove away, leading them on a chase over the Commodore Barry Bridge into New Jersey, then onto the Delaware Memorial Bridge into Delaware, and eventually back into Pennsylvania, 6abc says. The man continued onto I-95 …

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by Nicole Acosta