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Roger Hanks Calls 911 After Killing Wife, Daughter: ChescoDA
A 76-year-old man has been arrested for killing his wife and daughter, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police Avondale announced on Friday afternoon. Roger Lee Hanks originally of Virginia most recently of Kennett Square is accused of shooting his wife and adult daughter during a dispute "in the early evening hours of April 25," as stated in the release. Hanks called 911 to report he shot his wife Judith and daughter Emily, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Troopers were sent to the family's home in the 200 block of Wilts…
Police & Fire
Julio Mendoza, Louis Armstrong, Axel Reyes Charged In Chesco
Three men are in police custody for invading an Easttown home and robbing the victims before leaving them tied up in the attic, according to prosecutors. The Chester County District Attorney's Office said Julio Mendoza, Louis Armstrong, and Axel Reyes are charged with felony burglary and a litany of related counts. According to investigators, the masked trio forced their way inside a South Leopard Street home around 2 a.m. on Jan. 8. Two adult victims were awoken by the robbers, two of whom were armed with pistols and the third with a rifle, authorities said. During …
Police & Fire
Joshua Hartmann Charged With Identity Theft, Forgery: DA
A Spring City man is charged with more than 500 counts in two separate cases of alleged forgery, identity theft, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Joshua Hartmann, 41, stole mail from residents in Schuylkill Township, Phoenixville, Malvern, Tredyffrin, Upper Providence, and Lower Providence for months, prosecutors claim. Authorities say he used the victims' information to change their addresses on file with government agencies, then stole their identities and opened credit cards in their names. Tredyffrin…
News
Leroy Brahm Beat Annabel Rose Meenan To Death Jury Finds
A week-long trial ends with an abusive boyfriend's conviction nearly two years and two months after he brutally killed his girlfriend, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced late Friday, Feb. 9. Leroy Brahm III, now 33 of Spring City, has been convicted of the following in connection with the Dec. 4, 2021, killing of 21-year-old Annabel Rose Meenan and months of abuses leading up to her death: Homicide Murder Of The First Degree. Felony Murder Of The Third Degree. Homicide- Criminal Homicide Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck. Felony…
Police & Fire
James Godorecci Main Line Dental Arrest
A Chester County dentist is accused of touching a patient's breasts at his Paoli practice. James Godorecci of Main Line Dental Aesthetics is charged with misdemeanor indecent assault and harassment, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office in a release. In the criminal complaint, the alleged victim told police she had been seeing Godorecci for regular dental care and treatment for her temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ.) The TMJ treatment involved "massage therapy" to the "jaw, neck, and upper chest/shoulder region," according to investigators. Police…
Police & Fire
Chesco Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds
A Pottstown woman is guilty of starting the North Coventry apartment fire that displaced more than 100 people in 2020, a Chester County jury has ruled. Toni Kirk was convicted on 21 counts including aggravated assault, causing and risking a catastrophe, and reckless endangerment, the District Attorney's Office said last week. Kirk, now 33, was living in unit 315 at the Ashwood Apartments when the fire broke out on July 30, 2020, prosecutors said. More than 200 first responders from over a dozen different departments were called to the scene, several of whom were trea…
Police & Fire
Private Basketball Coach Abused Teen Athletes For Years, Chesco DA Says
A Chester County area basketball trainer is accused of sexually abusing child athletes for years, prosecutors say. Zachary Ray, 31, of Wynnewood, is charged with aggravated indecent assault, child pornography, unlawful contact, and related counts, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators believe that from 2014 to 2023, Ray abused at least three victims between the ages of 10 and 16 at area schools, parks, and homes. The victims told police that Ray removed their clothes under the guise of a "core check" and then assaulted them while photographing the ab…
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Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
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Danelo Cavalcante Updates: Search Status, Latest Sightings Of Escaped Pennsylvania Killer
It's been over a week since convicted murderer, Danelo Cavalcante, escaped from a Pennsylvania Prison — now the state police are offering the public a hefty reward for your help. The original reward offered for details about the 34-year-old Royersford fugitive's whereabouts was a combined $10,000, by the US Marshals, local, and state law enforcement. On Sept. 7, that total was increased to $20,000, according to state police. The convicted killer has been spotted on trail cameras in the woods of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square with a backpack and a grey hoodie, which led to school closu…
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Police Are Knocking On Doors Amid Massive Search For Escaped Killer Danelo Cavalcante
The search for 34-year-old escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante remains under way in Chester County. Police were knocking on doors around Pocopson Township Sunday, Sept. 3, as there have been sightings of the convicted murderer in the area over the weekend, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said. Hundreds of U.S. Marshals agents, SWAT teams, local, state, and other federal agencies have been searching the area in the days after Cavalcante slipped by guards at the Chester County prison. Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Cavalcante is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.…
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Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed Caln Twp. Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release. In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year. He was rushe…
Police & Fire
Body 'Wrapped In Plastic, Lit On Fire' On Chester County Road Identified:DA
Authorities have named the man found dead under suspicious circumstances on the side of a Chester County road last month. He was 32-year-old Rolando Blanco-Duartes of Brooklyn, New York, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office said. The remains were found near the 2300 block of Eagle Farms Road in West Vincent Township on Sunday, June 18, authorities said previously. DA Ryan's Office asked for help identifying the remains, which were found "wrapped in plastic, and lit on fire." Photos were circulated of the victim's shirt and a piece of jew…
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4-Year-Old Missing Out Of Chester County: State Police (
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Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, per the Chester County District Attorney's Office. State troopers in Chester County are seeking a missing 4-year-old boy who they say may be "endangered." Preston Ferko was last seen near Milligan Street in Phoenixville around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, troopers said in a release. He is described as 3-foot-7 and 35 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair. Police believe the child "may be at special risk for harm or injury." If seen, call 911 or call the Phoenixville Borough Police Department at 610-935-24…
Police & Fire
Burglar Sentenced For Home Invasion Murder Of 'Hero' Pottstown Teen
An accomplice in the botched 2017 Pottstown home invasion that killed 17-year-old David Doyle III will spend the next several decades in prison, a Chester County judge has ruled. Juan "Coco" Ortiz-Encarnacion, 31, of Reading, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office in a release. "Coco" joined Jonathan Malave and Ricardo Rivera on Sept. 24, 2017, to rob a home on Worth Boulevard where they "believed there were drugs and money inside," t…
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Chesco Stepdad Who Watched Porn, Masturbated While Driving Daughter Gets Prison Time
A Chester County stepdad will spend up to five years behind bars for watching pornography and performing sex acts while driving his teen stepdaughter to work, say prosecutors. Joseph Schell, a 44-year-old Phoenixville resident, was previously convicted of indecent exposure, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors in January, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release. The investigation began in March 2021, when Uwchlan Township police were alerted to potential abuse, the DA said. The 16-year-old victim told detectives that in 2020, while driving her t…
Police & Fire
Gunman Set Own House On Fire, Shot First Responders: Chesco DA
The man who allegedly shot at state police during a Chester County house fire is now charged with attempted murder, and authorities believe he set the blaze himself. Nicholas Valenti, 59, was shot and wounded by troopers at his burning home on rural Isabella Road in West Nantmeal Township on April 3, Daily Voice has reported. State police said they heard gunshots as they approached the fire, and saw Valenti "standing in the driveway holding a firearm" when they got close. After he "failed to obey verbal commands," a trooper shot him with a rifle, the agency claimed. …
Police & Fire
Troopers Shot Armed Man At Scene Of Chesco House Fire, DA Says
A man is in "critical but stable condition" after he was shot by state troopers at the scene of a house fire in Chester County late on Monday, April 3, prosecutors say. It started at 7:30 p.m., when first responders were called to a residential blaze on rural Isabella Road in West Nantmeal Township, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office in a statement. Among the agencies to respond was the Pennsylvania State Police, who noted the home was "fully engulfed in flames" when they arrived, the DA's Office continued. As troopers made their way toward the burning hom…
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PA Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Using Flamethrower Says 'I Was Doing Drugs. I Apologize.'
A Reading man who survived a law enforcement-involved shooting that previously left him in critical condition has pleaded to all charges in the Lancaster County Courthouse on Thursday, March 16, 2023, according to the district attorney's office. Zachary Robert Gilbaugh, 39, of the 1100 block of New Holland Road, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Thomas Sponaugle who accepted the plea and sentenced him to 8 to 20 years in prison. “I regret what I did,” Gilbaugh said during the proceeding. “I was doing drugs. I apologize.” Gilbaugh was wanted on multiple warrants …
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'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
Details Sought In Chesco Man's 2010 Cold Case Killing
More than a decade after his death, police are reinvestigating the Chester County murder of Thomas E. Ferguson. The 43-year-old was shot dead in the Borough on Modena on Oct. 5, 2010, at about 9:30 p.m., according to a release from the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. Authorities believe Ferguson was being robbed at gunpoint when his assailant shot him near the intersection of Modena Road and Union Street. He was struck in the leg and bled to death, officials said. The Chester County District Attorney's Office said a $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest an…
Police & Fire
Chesco Teen Sentenced For Toddler Brother's Shooting Death
A Coatesville teenager could spend almost two years on house arrest for the 2022 death of his 4-year-old brother, a Chester County court has ruled. Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was sentenced to six to 23 months of home confinement at his sentencing hearing before Judge Analisa Sondergaard in West Chester on Tuesday, Feb. 14, said District Attorney Deb Ryan. The sentence draws to a close the tragic chapter that began on Feb. 28, 2022, according to the DA's Office. On that day, while Lara-Ortiz was out of the house, authorities say his little brother Roman Aguilera-Ortiz walked into the teen's…
Police & Fire
Chesco Kennel Owner Neglected Dog, Jury Finds
The proprietor of a Chester County pet kennel neglected a dog in her care, resulting in his death, a jury has found. Denise Durfor, owner of Pleasant Pet Resort in East Nottingham Township, was convicted of animal neglect, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Jan. 27. The charges stem from the death of Roscoe, a Pekinese in Durfor's care. The animal sustained fatal injuries during his stay at the resort, the DA's Office said. Pleasant Pet Resort has since been permanently closed, but its website remains online. There, the business is described a…
Police & Fire
Chesco Woman Sentenced For Stabbing Own Mom
A Downingtown woman who tried to kill her mother with a knife will spend the next 10 to 20 years in a prison cell, a Chester County judge has ruled. Alexis Wilson, 33, previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder in July, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a statement Friday, Jan. 20. Police were called to Wilson and her mother's shared home on the 200 block of Highland Avenue on April 12, 2020, for a reported domestic disturbance, the DA said. Arriving officers were greeted by Wilson holding a "large silver knife" and saw her mother lying face down in a pool of her own blood o…
Police & Fire
Chesco Drug Dealer Learns His Fate
A Chester County drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose will spend years in prison, officials say. Kendall M Brown, 38, of Philadelphia was sentenced to 6 to 13 years behind bars for felony drug delivery resulting in death, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 9. Brown pleaded guilty to the charge, admitting to selling the fentanyl that killed a Chester County resident in 2021, state court records show.
Police & Fire
Philly Man Guilty In Chesco Home Invasion, DA Says
A Philadelphia man was convicted of invading a Chester County home, tying up its owner, and stealing his belongings, authorities have announced. Kareem Harper-El, 39, will be sentenced at an upcoming hearing, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a release on Monday, Oct. 24. Prosecutors said Harper-El, working together with Renada Myers of Coatesville, arranged to meet with the victim, an unnamed 40-year-old man, at his Pennsbury Township home for a date on Aug. 7, 2018. Instead of the planned rendezvous with Myers, Harper-El and a third, unidentified acc…
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
Coatesville Man Beat Up Girlfriend In Street: DA
A Chester County man could spend years behind bars, after a court found him guilty of beating his girlfriend on the side of the road in 2021. Darrel Singletary, 55, of Coatesville, was convicted of simple assault and harassment, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced Monday, Oct. 17. Prosecutors said an off-duty Coatesville police officer spotted Singletary punch his 59-year-old girlfriend in the face during an argument on the 700 block of East Lincoln Highway on Sept. 25, 2021. The officer said the victim stumbled backward and hit her head on a stone wal…
Schools
Violent Threats Shut Down Coatesville Area High School
For the second time in as many weeks, Coatesville Area High School was the subject of violent threats on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14, authorities have announced. In a release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office, officials said classes were suspended Friday after threats were made on the anonymous tip-sharing app Safe2Say. The closure came just hours after police canine teams searched the school for weapons on Thursday, following up on a separate threat made on the same app. No weapons were recovered in the Thursday search, and students were dismissed. …
Police & Fire
PA Dad Learns His Fate For Killing Infant Daughter With Anti-Psychotic Drug
A Pennsylvania dad was sentenced to 17 to 50 years in prison for killing his infant daughter with an anti-psychotic drug, authorities said. Jamal Bailey, 45, pleaded guilty in August 2021 to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Bailey, of Downingtown, had been adding Quetiapine, also known as Seroquel, in his 10-month-old baby's formula bottle for several weeks before she died on April 26, 2017, prosecutors said. Seroquel, an anti-psychotic drug used to treat bipolar disorder a…
Police & Fire
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors
A basketball coach at a Christian youth center in Pennsylvania was arrested after he allegedly raped a teenager and solicited sex and nude photos from other minors, authorities said. Ameer Sutton-Best, 31, of Parkesburg, who volunteered at the Parkesburg Point Youth Center this summer, has been charged with rape, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Sutton-Best began on Aug. 10, when the faith-based center contacted Parkesburg police, accusing him of having "sexual co…
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: Brothers, Cousin Charged In 2020 Murder Of Phoenixville Man
Three family members were arrested nearly two years after their alleged involvement in a staged robbery that claimed the life of a 73-year-old man in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Raheem Pinder, 46, of Pottstown, Dayon Pinder, 44, of West Chester, and Nathaniel Pinder, 49, of Philadelphia, – two brothers and a cousin – have been charged with murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses in the 2020 death of Ira Solomon in Phoenixville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. "The abundance of home security footage provided to investigators …
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