East Fallowfield man charged with homicide
Police said he fatally shot his longtime girlfriend
At approximately noon on Tuesday, a 44-year-old man fatally shot his longtime girlfriend at their East Fallowfield Township residence, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
Hogan said East Fallowfield Township Police Chief Chris Porter was one of the first officers on the scene in the unit block of Rokeby Road and took Gregory A. Twyman...
10 charged with heroin dealing
Eight alleged to have been dealing deadly drug in southern Chester County
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
State, county and local police announced the arrests of 10 individuals on charges of selling heroin. From left, top: Alejandro Guzman, John Anderson, bottom, from left, William Jones and Kyle Kellner
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Monday a series of 10 arrests this month...
Rambo charged with embezzling from W. Brandywine
Township manager charged with filing fake medical receipts, taking movie tickets
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
West Brandywine Township Manager Ronald Rambo charged with theft and forgery, Thursday, after allegedly filing falsified medical receipts and stealing eight movie tickets.
WEST BRANDYWINE — Township Manager Ronald Rambo was charged Thursday with embezzling nearly $500 from the township...
Three charged in ‘Video Game’ slaying
Two taken into custody, one remains at-large from June, 2012 incident
Three city men were charged Tuesday in the killing of another man, shot to death while playing video games in his home. From left, Dominique Lee, Marquis Rayner and Camren Horne. Horne and Rayner were custody at Chester County Prison while Lee remained at large as of Tuesday evening.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE...
W. Chester jurist ordered to relinquish keys, ID
President judge said cases will be handled by rest of county’s magisterial district judges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (left) poses with Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno at a District 11 Special Court Judges Association meeting in November. Pileggi has called for the end of Philadelphia Traffic Court, where Bruno, who was indicted...
Authorities identify victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting
Police said 23-year-old man was gunned down at his home
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Balloons surround the doorway of the home of Thursday’s fatal shooting victim, Devaughn W. Shelton.
On Friday morning, a steady stream of mourners and onlookers slowed in front of the white stucco home in the 500 block of Olive Street in Coatesville, where balloons paid tribute to the victim...
Authorities report homicide in Coatesville
Officials released few details until next of kin notified
Coatesville Police are investigating a homicide reported at 4 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Olive Street.
Updated at 11 a.m. Friday
Law-enforcement officials said a homicide occurred in Coatesville Thursday afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. in the the 500 block of Olive Street.
The homicide is being investigated by the Coatesville Police...
Couple accused of running deadly dog-fighting ring
Pit bulls were trained to fight, killed if they didn’t, authorities said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan displays disturbing photos taken at a West Brandywine Township residence, where a couple allegedly ran a dog-fighting ring.
A West Brandywine Township couple operated “a house of pain and horror” for dozens of pit bulls...
Operation Silent Night roars back with 8 arrests
Multi-agency initiative aims to curb violent crime in Coatesville
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Apprehended during “Operation Silent Night” were Coatesville residents Courtney Miles, 60, (clockwise from top left); Kevin Ferguson, 31; Lori Fallon, 53; and Boston Peoples, 57.
A second arrest roundup through Operation Silent Night, an initiative to combat violent...
D.A. responds to Coatesville ‘crisis’ with 24 arrests
He blames peak in violent crime on insufficient police resources
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
William Curtis Shockley (from top left), Deatrick Twadell Johnson, Herman Edward McMullen, Lyntrell Hernandez, Marciano Nunez-Juarez, Miguel Rico-Villalobos, Marquise James, and Julian Watkins.
Underscoring the need for permanent leadership in the Coatesville Police Department, Chester...
