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Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Passenger In Delco Traffic Stop: Police
A driver was let go while their passenger was arrested after a police officer found a loaded gun and drugs in the car, authorities said.
Joseph Dougherty, 24, was charged after an officer stopped the Honda sedan he was riding in for "vehicle code violations" at S. Sproul Road and Reed Road around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, Marple Township police said.
An officer smelled marijuana, which led him to search the vehicle with the unidentified driver's permission, they said.
He found Dougherty's bookbag on the car floor, which had the following items:
Suspected marijuana,
Pre…
Pound Of Meth, Hundreds Of Fentanyl Pills, 3 Guns Seized From Delco Drug Dealer: PD
A pound of methamphetamine, hundreds of fentanyl pills, and three guns were among the evidence seized from an accused drug dealer, authorities in Delaware County said.
The Marple Township Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, and the Delaware County Drug Task Force launched an investigation earlier this year on the assumption that Christopher P. Newby, 32, was trafficking drugs in the Marple Township area, they said.
The investigation took a turn in April and May when an undercover officer purchased drugs from Newby on multiple occasions, local police said.
On Wednesday, June …
PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation
A Delaware County man was sentenced to probation after he admitted to authorities he imitated his dead mother to cast a ballot for former President Donald Trump in the general election last year, authorities announced.
Bruce Bartman, 70, of Marple Township, is a registered Republican and allegedly used the state's online voter registration portal to register both his dead mother, Elizabeth Bartman, and his dead mother-in-law, Elizabeth Weihman, as Republican voters on Aug. 20, 2020, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
After the Bureau of El…
