CRIME & SAFETY
Deadly Delco crash raises questions on the Pa. State Police chase policy
It’s been more than a week since three adults and a pregnant teenager died after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash in Delaware County. On Wednesday, April 24, around 1:30 p.m., a red Taurus crashed into a concrete bridge embankment on Rt. 322 in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania. Four of the seven people in the vehicle – Isaiah Miller, 20, Ikeam Rogers, 20, Kalyn Billups, 21, and Tyjana Motley, 17, -- died in the crash. Motley’s unborn child was also pronounced dead at the hospital.
Schuylkill River Missing Boater
The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The last time the man had been heard from...
Police identify New Castle motorcyclist who died Sunday after crashing into pickup truck
Police have identified the motorcyclist who died Sunday after crashing into the back of a pickup truck near Middletown as 61-year-old New Castle resident Ronald Clift. Police said Clift was heading east on Route 299 (Warwick Road) "at a high rate of speed" and made "abrupt lane changes." He ended up crashing into the back passenger side of a Ford F-250 stopped in the eastbound left-turn lane, where he was waiting to merge onto the ramp for Route 301 north.
Man dies after being shot multiple times in Springfield Township, police say
A man died after being shot in Springfield Township Thursday afternoon. Springfield Township police responded to the 2000 block of Springdale Road for a report of a person shot inside their vehicle at approximately 1:35 p.m., according to a news release. When they arrived on scene, they located 30-year-old Jairyn Blackwell, of Lincoln Heights, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Chester County 2 alarm fire
Firefighters from New Castle County responded on a second alarm to assist Chester County firefighters in battling a blaze in a row of townhomes on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The fire broke out in the 500 block of Buena Vista Drive in Kennett Square shortly after 5 p.m. Flames spread...
Woman Shot At Chesco Driver In Road Rage Incident, DA Says
Racquel Graham, 41, is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related charges, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Authorities said it happened around 6 a.m. near the corner of Goshen and Sugartown roads in Willistown. The victim said he passed a slow-moving Toyota Rav 4...
District attorney plans to appeal decision to overturn murder convictions of 'Chester Trio'
CHESTER, Pennsylvania -- A Pennsylvania district attorney intends to appeal a judge's decision last month to overturn the murder convictions of the so-called "Chester Trio" - three men who have spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime they say they did not commit. The video featured is from...
8-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Chester County Crash: Troopers
Troopers said the victim was struck near 251 Conner Road around 7 a.m. and seriously injured. Investigators believe the unnamed 20-year-old driver was under the influence of drugs, according to the police report. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Matthew Seavey and taken to the Chester County Prison, authorities said.
Gunfire In Chester County Home Leads To Police Standoff, Arrest: DA
Daniel Montalto, 52, is charged with aggravated assault and related offenses, prosecutors said in a release. Spring City police said they were called to Montalto's home for a reported domestic incident and found a "victim with obvious physical injuries." They tried to go inside but were stopped by a family...
Pa. state troopers in Philly, Montco and Delco now wearing bodycams, agency says
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- All Pennsylvania State Police troopers who patrol in Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware counties are now outfitted with body cameras and enhanced video recorders in their patrol vehicles, the agency announced Monday.The news comes as PSP rolls out body-worn cameras to all troops across the state.In 2022, the agency entered into a contract with Axon, a company that sells body cameras, Commissioner Col. Christian Paris said in a state Appropriations Committee hearing last month. Starting in 2023, PSP began rolling out body cameras, starting with one station in Cumberland County. As of April 29 troopers across five of the...
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