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COLD CASE: Chester County Pastor Nabbed For PA Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington COLD CASE: Chester County Pastor Nabbed For PA Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Cold CASE: Chester County Pastor Nabbed For PA Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was found dead in a Pennsylvania forest, police say they've arrested the man who killed her.  David Zandstra, now 83 years old, originally a pastor from New Jersey but most recently of Marietta, Georgia, is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping a minor, and related counts, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release on Monday, July 24.  “The murder of Gretchen Harrington has haunted members of law enforcement since that terrible day in August 1975," the DA said.  "The families of victims often say that their live…

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by Mac Bullock
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Body Found At Delco Auto Body Shop Owned By Missing Man: Police Body Found At Delco Auto Body Shop Owned By Missing Man: Police
Body Found At Delco Auto Body Shop Owned By Missing Man: Police A body was discovered Wednesday, May 25 at a Delaware County auto body shop owned by a man who has been missing for more than a week, authorities said. Marple Township police have yet to confirm the identity of the male body found at Broomall Auto Body on Media Line Road, but say the clothing closely resembles that of George Hughes Jr. at the time of his disappearance. Hughes, 57, was last seen leaving work on foot around 11 a.m. on Monday, May 16, and later spending time at the Edgmont Shopping Center in Newtown Square between 2 and 4 p.m., police said. His car was left at the shop. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Calls In Bogus Threat At Marple Sports Arena: Police Man Calls In Bogus Threat At Marple Sports Arena: Police
Man Calls In Bogus Threat At Marple Sports Arena: Police Editor's note: A previous version of this report incorrectly mentioned the name, Victor Simpson. There is nobody by that name involved in this incident. A 31-year-old man was charged after allegedly calling in a fake threat at the Marple Sports Arena, authorities said. Police were called to the arena on South Parkway Boulevard in Broomall on Saturday, Jan. 8 after an employee received a call from a man who said, "call the fire company because there is a terroristic threat, and they need to evacuate the building," Marple Township police said in a Friday, Feb. 18 news release. At the time of…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suburban Philly Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car: Police Suburban Philly Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car: Police
Suburban Philly Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car: Police Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania are looking for an Uber driver who is accused of locking a woman in his car and forcing himself on her until she agreed to give him her phone number. On Dec. 13, an arrest warrant was issued for Maher Abdelga-Elmeleh, 42, on charges of indecent assault, harassment, and false imprisonment, Marple Township police said. Investigators allege Abdelga-Elmeleh picked up the woman in October and drove her to her destination in Broomall.  When the passenger arrived in Broomall, she was unable to get out of the car because the door was locked, police sai…

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by Nicole Acosta
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GOTCHA! Man Ransacks Ex-Gf's Broomall Home, Runs Out Screaming, Yelling, Police Say GOTCHA! Man Ransacks Ex-Gf's Broomall Home, Runs Out Screaming, Yelling, Police Say
Gotcha! Man Ransacks Ex-Gf's Broomall Home, Runs Out Screaming, Yelling, Police Say A 31-year-old man is in custody following an incident where police say he ransacked his ex-girlfriend's Broomall home, ran out towards her screaming and yelling, and fled the scene, authorities said. The woman told officers when she arrived at her Franklin Getz Drive home on Monday afternoon, she found several of her windows and doors open, according to Marple Township police. The woman also said she had not been in the home since the previous night around 8:30 p.m. after her ex-boyfriend, Mark Spinelli, showed up at the house, police said. As the woman and her sister walked thro…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2
Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 A man who called in unfounded reports of gunmen at a local grocery store was found in possession of heroin and synthetic marijuana in Marple Township, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to 2180 West Chester Pike at the Giant Food Store on reports of an individual with a gun around 6:30 p.m. April 2, Marple Township police said. While en route, a second call came in saying that the original caller who reported the subject with a gun, was acting suspicious and leaving the area, authorities said. An officer made contact with the original caller, identified as Andrew Steven Waller…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Delaware County Traffic Stop Turns Up Cash, Pot, Handgun Delaware County Traffic Stop Turns Up Cash, Pot, Handgun
Delaware County Traffic Stop Turns Up Cash, Pot, Handgun A convicted felon was caught with an illegal firearm and more than five pounds of pot during a weekend traffic stop in Delaware County, authorities said. Rashaun Kashif Davis, 35, was pulled over for driving with a fraudulent PA In-Transit paper tag near West Chester Pike and Lawrence Road around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Marple Township Police said. Officers “immediately” detected the odor of marijuana coming from Davis’ maroon Ford Flex, authorities said. Davis and his female passenger denied having medical marijuana cards, and a subsequent search of the car turned up 5.5 ounces of the substan…

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by Valerie Musson