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Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police
Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Four people, including a trooper, were taken to a hospital following a four-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Feb. 23.  The crash began with a pursuit on US 30 East in West Whiteland Township at 2:46 p.m. on Feb. 3, as detailed in the PSP release.  PSP Trooper Craig A. Fry, 30 of Coatesville, was pursuing Syrron N. Hovington, 20 of Downingtown's 2023 black Kia Forte as he failed to yield to an emergency vehicle using lights and sirens, according to the release.  Hovington also failed to stop for Trooper Fry, instead exiting the high…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco
Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco A Georgia inmate who escaped captivity late last month was taken into police custody in Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Demario Julian, 22, was arrested by members of the US Marshals Service and the Eastern PA Fugitive Task Force on West 2nd Street in Chester on Thursday, March 23, officials said.  According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Julian walked away from an outdoor work detail in Louisville, Georgia on Feb. 22. Chester city police said Julian had been serving a 10-year sentence for robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm. At the time of his arrest Tuesd…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man In Custody After Police Standoff In Exton Ends Peacefully Man In Custody After Police Standoff In Exton Ends Peacefully
Man In Custody After Police Standoff In Exton Ends Peacefully UPDATE: West Whiteland police safely arrested the suspect just before 11:30 p.m., they said on Facebook.  ***Original story below*** A barricaded subject situation brought a police response to a townhouse complex in Exton Monday afternoon, authorities said. The man was being uncooperative with police, who arrived at the home on the unit block of Buttonwood Drive around 4:30 p.m., West Whiteland Township police said. As of 7:15 p.m., police were still on the scene, attempting to end the standoff in a "non-violent manner," authorities said. Police are urging residents to stay put until fur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Butt Naked Burglar Surrenders After 2-Hour SWAT Standoff, Police In Chester County Say Butt Naked Burglar Surrenders After 2-Hour SWAT Standoff, Police In Chester County Say
Butt Naked Burglar Surrenders After 2-Hour SWAT Standoff, Police In Chester County Say A two-hour standoff ended with a home intruder in custody -- completely naked, authorities in West Whiteland Township said. Officers responding to a house for an alarm activation around 4:30 a.m. Monday found a broken window and heard someone upstairs, Det. Scot Pezick said. The officers left the house and established a perimeter, bringing the county SWAT team to the scene. Around 6:15 a.m., 36-year-old Bryan R. Smith, of Exton, walked out of the house stark naked, authorities said. Smith was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and theft by unlawful taking.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alleged Pennsylvania Jewelry Thief Gets Caught Swiping Expensive Necklace -- Again Alleged Pennsylvania Jewelry Thief Gets Caught Swiping Expensive Necklace -- Again
Alleged Pennsylvania Jewelry Thief Gets Caught Swiping Expensive Necklace -- Again A Pennsylvania woman who has a history of stealing expensive jewelry was caught again allegedly swiping a $4,450 necklace from an establishment in Chester County, authorities said. A person who knows of 47-year-old Anda Franc of King of Prussia (Montgomery County), told police she was the person who swiped the necklace when the cashier turned away at a store in West Whiteland Township on Wednesday, June 16, West Whiteland Township police Det. Scott Pezick told Daily Voice. Franc turned herself in to police, but is no stranger to the arraignment process. She was accused in May 2019 of steal…

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by Nicole Acosta
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SEEN THEM? Alleged Pair Of Famous Footwear Thieves With Gun Threatened To 'Blow Up Store' SEEN THEM? Alleged Pair Of Famous Footwear Thieves With Gun Threatened To 'Blow Up Store'
Seen Them? Alleged Pair Of Famous Footwear Thieves With Gun Threatened To 'Blow Up Store' Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help locating a pair of alleged thieves who threatened to blow up a Famous Footwear store in West Whiteland Township. The pair, described as a Black man and Black woman, were allegedly seen stealing shoes from the Famous Footwear store on West Lincoln Highway on May 1, according to West Whiteland police. An observant employee approached the man and asked him to return the shoes he was hiding, police said. The man responded by telling the employee he had a gun and threatened to shoot him and "blow up the store," police said. The pair t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Man Drags Pregnant GF Out Of Car, Beats Her, Leaves Her On Pottstown Pike Police: Man Drags Pregnant GF Out Of Car, Beats Her, Leaves Her On Pottstown Pike
Police: Man Drags Pregnant GF Out Of Car, Beats Her, Leaves Her On Pottstown Pike A man was arrested after police say he dragged his pregnant girlfriend out of her car, beat her, and drove off -- leaving her on a road in West Whiteland Township last week. Witnesses told police they saw a man later identified as James J. Smith fleeing the scene in his girlfriend's car while she lay injured on Pottstown Pike April 14, according to West Whiteland Det. Scott Pezick. Despite the woman's injuries, Pezick told Daily Voice she is currently stable. Details on the status of the pregnancy were confidential, Pezick noted. Police were able to locate Smith later that day at his Ches…

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by Nicole Acosta
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NJ Man Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl In PA NJ Man Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl In PA
NJ Man Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl In PA A 21-year-old Jersey Shore man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl for months in Chester County, PA. Police began investigating late last year after it was reported that Luis F. Adan, of Jackson, met up with the female in West WhitelandTownship and engaged in sexual contact, West Whiteland  Det. Scott Pezick said. The two met online and the acts occurred between October and December 2020, Pezick said. West Whiteland police obtained a warrant for Adan's arrest and took him into custody last Friday, the detective said. Adan is facing a dozen charges inc…

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by Cecilia Levine