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Details Released In 6-Hour Chester County Police Standoff Details Released In 6-Hour Chester County Police Standoff
Details Released In 6-Hour Chester County Police Standoff A six-hour standoff with police Monday led to the arrest of an Exton man who shot at officers, authorities said. Christopher Smith, 47, has been charged with multiple counts of attempted homicide, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday news release. He was being uncooperative with West Whiteland police, who arrived at the home on the unit block of Buttonwood Drive around 4:30 p.m. to serve a search warrant, police said. When Smith finally acknowledged the cops, he threaten…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Arrest Me? I'll Shoot You,' Alleged Drug Dealer Threatens West Chester Police 'Arrest Me? I'll Shoot You,' Alleged Drug Dealer Threatens West Chester Police
'Arrest Me? I'll Shoot You,' Alleged Drug Dealer Threatens West Chester Police A drug dealer who threatened to shoot at West Chester police officers if he was arrested was taken into custody on Tuesday, authorities said. In August, the West Chester Borough Police Criminal Investigations Division launched an investigation into Steven Reaney, 30, on the suspicion that he was selling methamphetamine, police said. A search warrant for Reaney's North Everhart Street home was served on Tuesday. Reaney threatened to shoot at police if they ever attempted to take him into custody. He had fortified his apartment to prevent officers from entering, authorities said. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun
West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun An early morning police standoff in West Chester ended Thursday with the arrest of a man accused of threatening a woman with a gun, authorities said. Officers responding to a home in the 100 block of East Gay Street around 5:30 a.m. on a report of a domestic disturbance found a woman who said that the father of her children, Roberto Quiles-Sanchez, entered her apartment and threatened her with a gun, West Chester police said. Officers were unable to contact Quiles-Sanchez. They subsequently evacuated the property and issued a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding area. The West Cheste…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PD: Suicidal Person Prompts West Chester Shelter In Place PD: Suicidal Person Prompts West Chester Shelter In Place
PD: Suicidal Person Prompts West Chester Shelter In Place A police incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order for West Chester residents Monday evening was in response to a suicidal and possibly armed individual, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a welfare check of a person living in the 200 block of North Everhart Avenue around 4:30 p.m., West Chester police said. While investigating, officers had reason to believe that the person was suicidal and may have been armed, police said. After officers were unable to make contact with the person, The West Chester Regional Emergency Response Team was called to the scene. The…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Officer Cleared In East Goshen Police Standoff That Left 34-Year-Old Chester Man Critical Officer Cleared In East Goshen Police Standoff That Left 34-Year-Old Chester Man Critical
Officer Cleared In East Goshen Police Standoff That Left 34-Year-Old Chester Man Critical An officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing in connection to an East Goshen police standoff that left a 34-year-old Chester County man in critical condition last month, authorities announced. Westtown East Goshen police received a call about a suspect who was having a mental health crisis and had threatened to shoot his mother and sister at a home in the 900 block of Cornwallis Drive, around 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. During an attempt to communicate with the man, he fired approximately 15 rounds from a handgun at West Chester Region…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff
Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff A 34-year-old Chester County man is in critical condition after being shot in a police standoff Thursday in East Goshen, authorities said. Westtown East Goshen police received a call about a suspect who was having a mental health crisis and had threatened to shoot his mother and sister at a home in the 900 block of Cornwallis Drive, around 6:15 p.m., according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The mother and sister were able to safely flee the house to notify police, District Attorney Deborah Ryan said. During an attempt to communicate with the man, he fired …

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by Nicole Acosta