Time for a calm, measured look at what happened at Chester County Prison

By Rich Heiland, Columnist, The Times DANELO CAVALCANTE is in custody. In Chester County, our 14-days of living with some level of fear, being couch potato voyeurs has ended. Mega congratulations are due for all the law enforcement personnel and others who worked tirelessly to track him down including Yoda, the police dog that locked onto him. But what now? I would hope a calm and professional debriefing...

49 charged in drug dealing enterprise

A late model BMW allegedly used by drug dealers was confiscated by authorities. A multi-year operation has led to the arrests of 49 people associated with an alleged drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating out of southern Chester County. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the charges Tuesday as the result of “Operation Crushed Ice” a joint law enforcement operation...

Police seek leads on possible Chestnut St. arson

Home burns on same block where mother and son died in Sept., 2012 Police say a suspicious fire happened in the early morning hours Sunday on E. Chestnut St., just doors away from the row home where a city woman and her young son died in a fire in September. Above, emergency responders attend to more than 30 displaced people at the time of the September fire. COATESVILLE — The city’s Police...