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Police ID Man Dead In Chester Shooting Police ID Man Dead In Chester Shooting
Police ID Man Dead In Chester Shooting Authorities have identified the man killed in a Chester shooting Saturday. Ronald Stansbury, 52, was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 7:15 a.m. behind 2240 Edgmont Ave., Police Capt. James Chubb said. He was pronounced dead by paramedics from Crozer Chester Medical Center. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Detective Rhaheem Blanden (City of Chester Detective) at 610-447-8420 or rblanden280@chesterpolice.org or Detective Daniel McFarland (Delaware County Detective) at 610-891-4716 or mcfarlandd@co.delaware.pa.us.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Young Girl Shot Near DelCo Convenience Store Young Girl Shot Near DelCo Convenience Store
Young Girl Shot Near DelCo Convenience Store A child was hospitalized after they were struck by gunfire near a convenience store parking lot in Chester Thursday, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of 9th and Tilghman Streets in Chester around 8:45 p.m. were told shots were fired in the parking lot of the nearby Chester Shop & Save, Chester police captain James Chubb said. Officers found multiple spent shell casings at the scene. They also found a home and numerous vehicles were struck by bullets. Officers at the scene were then told there was a walk-in shooting victim at Crozer Chester Medical Center. There, …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Shot Dead Inside Car In Chester Man Shot Dead Inside Car In Chester
Man Shot Dead Inside Car In Chester Authorities in Delaware County are investigating after a man was found dead inside a car in Chester Tuesday night. Officers responded to 3rd and Engle Streets around 9:35 p.m. on a report of shots fired, which was later upgraded to a shooting, Chester police said. Officers then received reports that a person was shot in a vehicle located in the area of 3rd and Jeffrey Streets, police said. Police discovered a black Hyundai Sonata occupied by a man who was later identified as Marvin Mayfield, 34, according to Chester police. Mayfield was unresponsive and had sustained numerous gu…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW HIM? Chester Police Seek Help Identifying Gunman KNOW HIM? Chester Police Seek Help Identifying Gunman
Know HIM? Chester Police Seek Help Identifying Gunman Authorities in Chester City are seeking the public's help identifying a possible gunman. Officers responded to 823 Kerlin St. on reports of shots fired at 1:22 a.m. April 15, where a black male had reportedly been shot in the leg, Captain James Chubb said. Moments later officers were redirected to Crozer Chester Medical Center for the report of a walk-in shooting victim, Chubb said.  Upon officer’s arrival to Crozer Chester Medical Center, they spoke to the victim who said he was shot near 9th & Kerlin Streets.  A person of interest is pictured above, however, authoriti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Routine Chester City Traffic Stop Nets Loaded Weapons, Magazines, 2 Arrests Police: Routine Chester City Traffic Stop Nets Loaded Weapons, Magazines, 2 Arrests
Police: Routine Chester City Traffic Stop Nets Loaded Weapons, Magazines, 2 Arrests Two people were arrested after a routine Chester City traffic stop turned up multiple loaded weapons, including a stolen pistol, authorities said. Phillip A. Thompson, 29, and Sherrell L. Caldwell, 28 were stopped in their black 2020 Chevrolet Equinox when they allegedly ignored a posted “do not enter” sign and drove into a restricted construction area near 12th and Madison Street around 8:25 p.m. on April 19, City of Chester police said. When an officer discovered that Thompson had an expired insurance card and was did not have a rental agreement, he apparently became non-complia…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation
DA: Cocaine, Assault Rifle Found In Bedroom Of Chester Man Convicted Of Strangulation A Chester City man once convicted of strangling a woman is facing new charges after police found mass amounts of cocaine, an assault rifle and more in his home, authorities said. Myron Brown admitted to officers entering his West 22nd Street home on Feb. 26 that he had a black assault rifle and 12 pounds of synthetic marijuana, City of Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Brown, 47, also reportedly identified a “Barbasol” shaving cream can with a makeshift bottom that contained approximately 26 pink canisters of c…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Chester County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Foot Pursuit, Police Say Chester County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Foot Pursuit, Police Say
Chester County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Foot Pursuit, Police Say A Chester County man is in custody after he allegedly tossed his gun and fled from police on Friday, authorities said. Officers were patrolling the area of 9th and Yarnall Street when they heard gunshots south of their location, around 11 a.m., according to Steven Gretsky, City of Chester Police Commissioner. Police then headed south on Jeffrey Street where they saw a man later identified as Kyshawn Atkinson, tossing his jacket and fleeing south, Gretsky said. After a brief foot pursuit, Atkinson was taken into custody, Gretsky said. When the jacket was recovered, police found a black Glo…

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by Nicole Acosta