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Lincoln University Shooting Injures Two; Gunman Still At Large
Two women were injured by a single gunshot fired during Lincoln University's Spring Fling event on Saturday night, and police don't know who pulled the trigger. It happened on the second floor of the University's LLC building in Lower Oxford Township, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release. One victim was sitting on a bench in a hallway and another standing nearby when witnesses reported hearing a single shot, causing the crowd to flee, officials said. Victim number one was struck in the left ankle, and the bullet was still lodged there as of Sun…
Police & Fire
'Operation: Hey You Guys' Brings Down 'Goonies Gang' In Coatesville, DA Says
A pair of police investigations in Coatesville culminated with the arrests of 19 suspected drug dealers and the dismantlement of two trafficking groups, prosecutors claim. Dubbed "Operation: Hey You Guys" and "Operation: Roasting Chestnuts," the probes took aim at two separate but related drug trafficking organizations, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. "Roasting Chesnuts" began in the summer of 2022, when residents on the 500 block of East Chestnut Street complained to police about safety concerns due to suspected drug activity in the area, police said. Neighbors were "a…
Police & Fire
Chesco Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA
A Pennsylvania woman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a crash that killed her own child and injured two others in 2021, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Tricia Consul, 37, of Atglen, was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road in West Sadbsury Township on May 22, 2021, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A witness to the crash told investigators that Consul was passing a tractor, but failed to straighten out after returning to the travel lane and st…
Police & Fire
'Gonna Light It Off At 12,' Teen Coatesville HS Student Wrote In Threat, Police Say
A Coatesville Area High School senior student has been charged with making the threat that closed his on Monday, Oct. 17, while he was off campus, authorities announced. An unnamed 17-year-old from Valley Township allegedly sent a message that read: "Someone has a boom bag full of glass bottles, THE GLASS BOTTLES ARE FULL OF GAS AND ALCOHOL AND a lot OF TISSUES he said he’s gonna light it off at 12," according to a statement from the Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. The threat prompted a large police presence was reported at the school and students were evacuated to the foot…
Police & Fire
PA Dad Who Left Gun Unsecured Charged With 3-Year-Old Son's Shooting
A Pennsylvania dad who was not in the car when his three-year-old son found an unsecured gun and accidentally shot himself has been charged for his role in the shooting, authorities said. Jameer Walker, 24, surrendered to Caln Township police soon after the July incident and is charged with endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, and carrying a firearm without a license, according to Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. It all happened on July 30 when officers were called to the parking lot of Caln Plaza on the 1800 block of Lincoln Highway in Coatesville for …
Police & Fire
20 Pounds Of Meth, 17 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Chesco Drug Bust: DA
Approximately 20 pounds of meth was seized including 17 pounds of marijuana, nearly 200 suboxone strips, $4,000 in cash, and other items during a drug bust in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Joseph Morgan III, 34, was arrested after investigators seized approximately $100,000 worth of drugs inside the Aubrey Circle home in Royersford he shared with his wife and two kids, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Tuesday, June 28. Authorities began investigating Morgan's alleged cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana trafficking in November 2021, they said. Morga…
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Murder Suicide Leaves Philly Area Parents, 12-Year-Old Child Dead, Authorities Say
Philadelphia area parents and their 12-year-old child were found dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide on Monday, April 25, authorities said. A 55-year-old man, a 50-year-old woman, and their 12-year-old child were found dead by East Marlborough Township police performing a welfare check at a home on Federal Walk in Kennett Square on Monday, April 25, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Monday afternoon. A semi-automatic handgun on the floor near the man, and multiple cartridge casings were found at the scene, Ryan said. Detectives say there was a history of dom…
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Ex-Township Supervisor In Philly Suburbs Sexually Abused Young Girl For Years, DA Says
A 60-year-old former township supervisor in the Philadelphia suburbs sexually abused a young girl over the course of four years, authorities said. Warren Reynolds, of Avondale, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and other related offenses, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Reynolds, a former New Garden Township supervisor, assaulted the girl from the age of eight in 1999 until she was thirteen in 2003, the DA said. He abused the girl several times a week while she was in h…
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PA Man Found Guilty In Police-Involved Shooting: DA
A 39-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been found guilty in a police-involved shooting, authorities said. James Kratz, of Downingtown, was found guilty on charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, terroristic threats, and related offenses, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Friday, April 15. The incident began on Feb. 27, 2021, when Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a home on Steeple Chase Road in West Bradford Township in response to a report of a domestic disturbance, the DA said. Kratz was standing in the front doorway when…
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Maryland Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Threatening To Kill PA Woman
A 32-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison for violently kidnapping and threatening to kill a Pennsylvania woman two years ago, authorities announced. The 28-year-old Coatesville victim claims that the day of March 7, 2020, was like any other until her friend of 12 years, Adam Hathaway, of Baltimore, went to the house she shared with her 7-year-old daughter, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. When she asked him to leave, he assaulted and strangled her, even throwing her into a glass mirror, all while her young daughter slept upstairs, the DA said. …
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