Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco
Escaped Georgia Convict Found Armed In Delco A Georgia inmate who escaped captivity late last month was taken into police custody in Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Demario Julian, 22, was arrested by members of the US Marshals Service and the Eastern PA Fugitive Task Force on West 2nd Street in Chester on Thursday, March 23, officials said.  According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Julian walked away from an outdoor work detail in Louisville, Georgia on Feb. 22. Chester city police said Julian had been serving a 10-year sentence for robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm. At the time of his arrest Tuesd…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Missing Delco Man May Be In Danger, Police Warn Missing Delco Man May Be In Danger, Police Warn
Missing Delco Man May Be In Danger, Police Warn A Delaware County man has gone missing, and authorities believe he may be at special risk for harm.  Troy Dowell, 56, was last seen on Tuesday, March 7 at around 4:30 p.m. near West 15th Street in Chester, Nether Providence police said in a statement. Officials say he may be in danger or confused.  He's described as standing 5-foot-9 and weighing about 250 pounds with black hair and dark brown eyes. When he was last spotted Tuesday afternoon, Dowell was wearing a black jacket with black boots, police said.  Anyone with information is urged to call Nether Providence Police Department at 610…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Carjacking Victim Pistol-Whipped In Delco: Police Carjacking Victim Pistol-Whipped In Delco: Police
Carjacking Victim Pistol-Whipped In Delco: Police A Delaware man is in police custody after authorities say he stole a car at gunpoint and hit the victim over the head with a firearm.  Police in Brookhaven Borough were called to the 4700 block of Edgmont Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for a reported carjacking, the department said in a statement.  Arriving officers spoke to the victim, who had suffered a minor head injury after being pistol-whipped by the thieves, according to the release. The suspects were said to be armed and took off in the victim's car, police added.  The vehicle was found abandoned a few…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Kids Strangled, Burned, Tortured By Cruel Pennsylvania Aunt: DA Kids Strangled, Burned, Tortured By Cruel Pennsylvania Aunt: DA
Kids Strangled, Burned, Tortured By Cruel Pennsylvania Aunt: DA A 19-year-old Pennsylvania aunt is facing more than 200 criminal charges after authorities say she beat, burned and tortured the four children — three of whom were her nieces and nephews — she was living with over a period of years, authorities announced. Anais Munoz — who was being held in the Passaic County, NJ jail as of Tuesday, Jan. 24 — used a "wide range of implements" to exert control and fear over the four kids, who are currently between 7 and 13 years old, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Munoz moved into the Chester family's home in 2020, and immediately began the a…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
'KID JAIL': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG 'KID JAIL': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG
'KID Jail': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG A juvenile detention facility in Delaware County is under fire after a newly-released Grand Jury report alleged "systemic failure" that led to a "culture of unprofessionalism, violence, sexual misconduct and coverup."  In the 200-page report released Tuesday, Dec. 13, investigators with the state Attorney General's Office claim staff at the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (DCJDC) ran the facility as a "kid jail" that treated detained youths as criminals and fostered an institutional culture "intent on punishment, not reform." DCJDC first came under review in March 2021, when Dela…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Neighbors
Not Forgotten: Philly Area Native Among Thousands Killed At Pearl Harbor Not Forgotten: Philly Area Native Among Thousands Killed At Pearl Harbor
Not Forgotten: Philly Area Native Among Thousands Killed At Pearl Harbor Of the more than 2,400 Americans killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor exactly 81 years ago, at least one was a native of Delaware County.  Michael Savinski, a 23-year-old Seaman First Class from Chester, was stationed aboard the famous USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the day the Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack, according to federal war records.  The Arizona, coincidentally a Pennsylvania-class battleship, was sunk after a Japanese bomb landed on its munitions storage room, causing an explosion and killing 1,177 sailors, the National Parks Service says.  Savinski went dow…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Politics
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In PA Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In PA
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In PA Polls are open for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 8. All 17 of Pennsylvania's seats in the US House of Representatives are contested. All 18 incumbent representatives having won their 2020 races, leaving the Pennsylvania delegation balanced with nine Democrats and nine Republicans holding office.  But the Keystone State has only 17 Congressional districts at play in the 2022 midterm elections, having lost a seat following the results of the 2020 census.   If the 435-member House flips to Republican control, that is considered a "referendum" on Joe Biden's first-term problems as…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Eight Gamblers Banned From PA Casinos For Leaving Children Unattended, Officials Say Eight Gamblers Banned From PA Casinos For Leaving Children Unattended, Officials Say
Eight Gamblers Banned From PA Casinos For Leaving Children Unattended, Officials Say Eight Pennsylvania parents are banned from visiting casinos in the state after leaving their children unattended to gamble, state officials have announced.  The Gaming Control Board permanently forbade all eight patrons from gambling in any Commonwealth casino, it said in a release on Wednesday, Oct. 19.  In one case, authorities said a man left five children with ages ranging from 3 to 11 alone in the car for 25 minutes while he played table games at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino in Chester.  Another Harrah's patron allegedly left her 12-year-old daughter unattended in the c…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Three Firefighters Hospitalized In Chester Blaze Three Firefighters Hospitalized In Chester Blaze
Three Firefighters Hospitalized In Chester Blaze Three firefighters were hospitalized after knocking down a Chester fire, authorities said. The blaze on the 1200 block of Baker Street broke out just after 12 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, according to the Chester Bureau of Fire. Two houses were up in flames by the time crews arrived. One of the firefighters became trapped when they partially fell through the first floor, fire officials said. That firefighter was freed by crew members within minutes. Overall, a total of three firefighters were taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition, authorities…

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by Nicole Acosta
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Man Shot, Killed In Chester: Police Man Shot, Killed In Chester: Police
Man Shot, Killed In Chester: Police A man was shot and killed in Chester on Friday, Oct. 7, authorities said. The unnamed victim was pronounced dead at the scene on the 1400 block of Congress Street around 10:45 p.m., Chester City police said. Further details about the shooting were not immediately known. The incident remains under investigation by the Chester City Police Department and Delaware County District Attorney’s Office. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Brian Pot at 610-447-8431 or any of our social media sites.

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by Nicole Acosta
Gettysburg, PA
Business
Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP
Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP A dozen men were involved in animal abuse at seven farms across Pennsylvania, state police allege. The men worked at Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys that were destined for food processing plants, police stated in a release on Thursday, Oct. 6.  The investigation launched in August 2021 following a complaint filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, after a PETA employee "witnessed the actions of the turkey catchers," police say.  Corporal Michael Spada, animal cruelty officer in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Investigative Servi…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police 10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police
10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police A Chester County man was arrested after police say he assaulted his nephew. A 10-year-old boy told officers that his uncle, Stephen M. Reese, 35, of West Chester, had choked him during an argument inside a home on the 300 block of Fox Hollow Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, West Chester police said. The victim claimed he was not able to breathe for a short period of time. Reese was then arrested and charged with strangulation and simple assault, police said.  He was remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail, records show.

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by Nicole Acosta