Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim
Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support is surging for the family of a Lincoln University student who was one of three victims stabbed in a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Eric Dickerson was stabbed three times and survived, but his close friend was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene, according to a GoFundMe. Dickerson and the third stabbing victim were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, authorities in Chester County said. Dickerson's family is now responsible for covering his medical care and therapy costs as he begins his recovery. "Erica, his moth…
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA UPDATE: One person died and two others were wounded in a stabbing at Lincoln University on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County confirmed. Three people were stabbed inside a dorm on the campus in Lower Oxford on Wednesday night, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. One person was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, the DA's office said alongside Lincoln University police. The victims have not been identified by authorities.  The stabbing r…
UPDATE: 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University, DA Says UPDATE: 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University, DA Says
Update: 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University, DA Says UPDATE: One person died and two others were wounded in a stabbing at Lincoln University on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County confirmed. Three students were stabbed inside a dorm on the campus in Lower Oxford on Wednesday night, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. One person was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, the DA's office said alongside Lincoln University police. The victims have not been identified by authorities.  The stabbing…
Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say
Man Shoots Woman For Accidentally Bumping Into Him At Coatesville Market, Police Say A woman and her brother were injured after she accidentally bumped into a man at the Coatesville Market Wednesday morning, and was shot by the man in retaliation, authorities said. Police are on the hunt for Moenell Coleman, 25, of Coatesville, who is wanted on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, felon not to possess a firearm, and related offenses in the shooting, Coatesville police said. The woman, who is in her twenties, was walking through the Coatesville Market in the 800 block of Lincoln Highway when she accidentally bumped into Coleman around 9:50 a.m., police said. Whe…
Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa
Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa A pair of men have been charged in a New Year's Eve shooting that killed an 18-year-old man and injured another at a Delaware County Wawa, authorities said. Jahmier Council, 22, of Chester, PA, and Zymear Jones, 22, of Wilmington, DE, were charged with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third degrees, conspiracy, robbery, and aggravated assault, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Members of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jones on Tuesday in Delaware, while Council remains at large. Authorities believe the shooting was the resu…
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon 5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Delaware State Police have arrested five suspects hours after the gunpoint carjacking of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon in South Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Police recovered the 2017 Blue Acura MDX belonging to Rep. Scanlon around 9 p.m. at 2800 Fashion Center Boulevard in Newark, Delaware State Police said. Her car was stolen by two armed men after a meeting around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in FDR Park on Pattison Avenue, her office said in a statement. Her personal cell phone, government cell phone, purse, and identification were also taken by the suspects, according to…
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Two Central Pennsylvania residents have been charged in connection with the nearly fatal overdose of a 1-year-old girl, according to state police and court documents. Wesley Aaron Horting, 40, and Brittany Nicole Stotler, 35, of Quarryville in East Drumore Township, were charged on Friday, court documents show. The two found the girl was struggling to breathe in a house on the first block of Ann Place on Aug. 5 around 12 a.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Lancaster Online. The girl was given Naloxone to reverse the overdose while being transported to a hospit…
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn A group of juveniles from Wilmington, DE have carried out multiple robberies across Salem County, authorities warn. Heightened criminal activity has been reported within the Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Deepwater, and Pennsville areas, police said on Facebook.  The juveniles have mostly been targeting gas stations, but they are also targeting area residents and attempt to steal their cars, Carneys Point police said These are believed to be the same juveniles that police have dealt with in the past, they said. The youths "have been armed at times, and they are violent," police wrote.&nb…
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in a rage over a video game, authorities said. Zion Shockley, of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2018 murder of his 5-month-old daughter, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The baby's mother told investigators that on Feb. 9, she took the baby for a weekend visit with the infant's father, who was staying at his grandparents’ house on Harmony Street, authorities said. The mother …
Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child
Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child A jury found a former Pennsylvania State Police trooper guilty of sexually abusing a child, authorities said. Darren Lawrence, 61, of Wilmington, DE, is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care from 2006 through 2009 when she was between 9 and 12 years old, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who is now over 21 years old, informed Chester County detectives in February 2020 that she was sexually assaulted by Lawrence between the aforementioned ages, authorities said. Investigators learned Lawrence sexually abused her at least once a month when she wa…
West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim
West Chester University Security Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Helping I-95 Crash Victim A West Chester University security officer was fatally struck by a car while helping a crash victim on I-95 in Delaware over the weekend. Cecilia Escobar-Duplan, 25, was driving home around 4:15 Sunday morning when she witnessed a car crash on I-95 near the Delaware Avenue off-ramp in Wilmington, according to police and 6abc. It is with deep sorrow, the West Chester University Police Department announces the tragic and untimely death of... Posted by West Chester University Police Department on Monday, August 23, 2021 She got out of her car to help the Jeep driver who had reportedly spu…
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling A man wanted in a deadly Delaware County stabbing was found by members of the US Marshals Task Force hiding in the basement ceiling of a property in Delaware, authorities announced. Sheriff Potter, 25, of Chester, was arrested in connection with the July 8 stabbing death of Kevin Canty, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Wednesday, July 28. Potter is facing charges of criminal homicide, murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, and possession of a criminal instrument. Chester police officers responded to the 1600 block of Edgmont Avenue for a one-car acci…