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Pair Tried Hiding Loaded Gun, Drugs After Chester County Crash With Child In Car: Police
Two men have been arrested after police say they found a loaded gun and drugs in a backpack they'd tossed from a vehicle containing a child after a crash in Chester County.
Officers responding to a single-vehicle crash on the 600 block of Market Street around 8 p.m. Monday Feb. 5, found three adults and a small child in the car, Oxford police said.
Llenifer Ayllon, 24, of West Grove, and Robert Jimenez, 24, of Toughkenamon, were among the adults in the car, police said.
Officers soon discovered that a backpack had been removed from the vehicle before police arrived. With help from one of t…
Chesco Heroin Dealer Caught After 4 Years On The Run: Police
A suspected Chester County heroin dealer is in police custody after spending nearly four years on the lam, authorities say.
Jubenal Renteria, 27, of West Grove, was arrested by state troopers on Saturday, Dec. 3, and held at Chester County Prison after he was unable to post $10,000 bail, said Oxford Borough police in a statement.
According to detectives, Renteria was one of 77 people charged in "Operation Wildfire," a January 2019 investigation targeting Chester County's illicit heroin and opiate trade.
State court records show Renteria was brought up on felony drug…
Chester County Native James Dischert Dies At 30
Chester County native James Dischert Jr. died in Florida on Sept. 12 at the age of 30.
He attended the Avon Grove and Oxford School Districts where he played football and baseball, according to his obituary.
His obit remembered him as a "compassionate soul" who loved music and WWE.
He is survived by his parents, James and Gina Dischert and Irene Dischert and Mark Coleman, his grandparents, Paul Palmer and Judith McMenamin, his siblings, Richard Dischert (Danielle), Daniel Dischert, Harley Coleman, Michael Salassa, Mark Coleman Jr (Rrandi), Melissa Patterson (Anthony), and Samantha Coleman.…
DUI Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Tried Leaving Heroin In Patrol Car, Police Say
A Delaware driver who almost hit another vehicle in Chester County who refused to submit a chemical test of his blood tried to leave heroin and other narcotics in the back of a police car, authorities said.
Police stopped William J. Roy IV, on the 100 block of Prospect Avenue in West Grove around 9:55 p.m. April 6, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department said in a release.
Officers noticed signs of impairment upon making contact with Roy, 30, of Bear, DE, who subsequently failed field sobriety tests, police said.
Roy was arrested for suspicion of DUI, but refused t…
