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Alleged drunk driver charged with killing motorcyclist
Police: Robert Landis had blood-alcohol level more than triple the legal limit
Updated at 1 p.m. with arraignment information
Authorities said a West Chester man was driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit and a suspended license when he caused a fatal crash on April 26.
On Tuesday, Chester County District Attorney [...]
Identity of alleged serial shoplifter sought
Police said he has struck area retailers at least three times
Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify an alleged serial shoplifter, who has stolen more than $2,500 dollars worth of merchandise from area retailers, said New Garden Township Police.
Police said the suspect has been captured on a store surveillance system, and they are hoping [...]
Woman accused of making false rape accusation
Police: She didn’t want her fiancé to learn about consensual – and video-taped – group-sex
A 21-year-old West Goshen Township woman has been charged with fabricating a rape accusation, police said Friday.
West Goshen Township Police said Jessica Lynn Shreve reported on March 25 that she had been raped and sexually assaulted by three other people at [...]
27-year-old motorcyclist dies in 2-vehicle crash
State police said collision apparently caused when another driver turned in front of him
Updated at 11:50 to include firefighting affiliations
State police are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in West Bradford Township at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday night that claimed the life of a 27-year-old motorcyclist and volunteer firefighter.
Police said Robert D. Miller of West Chester was [...]
West Goshen man accused of stabbing 2 bulldogs
Defendant told police he ‘had to do it’ after animals bit him, his brother
Less than two weeks after police responded to a West Goshen Township home for a report of an injured person, a 32-year-old resident has been arrested for animal cruelty.
Gregory T. McMahon was charged in connection with an incident on April 18 in [...]
Earth Day a platform for environmental award
Stroud Water Research Center building achieves highest green-building honor
In keeping with the spirit of Earth Day, the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale announced a major global-friendly achievement on Monday.
Its Moorhead Environmental Complex, which opened in the fall, has received the nation’s highest certification for green construction: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum, [...]
Police: Drunken driver accused of hit-and-run spree
He was arrested after a witness to 3rd accident gave chase
A Berwyn man is in custody, police said, after a witness to his third, drunken hit-and-run crash on Wednesday gave chase and held him down.
Police from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department said they responded to the area of Paoli Pike in East Goshen Township [...]
Father, son accused of hosting teen booze party
Westtown-East Goshen police also issued 19 citations for underage alcohol consumption
The 18-year-old party host allegedly told officers they were not welcome when police showed up Saturday night to investigate a report of underage drinking, police said, adding that when they finally gained entry, they found one teen unconscious.
Members of the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department [...]
Indicted judge files suit to get pay reinstated
West Chester magisterial district judge says high court violated his rights
Updated at 4:45 p.m. to add quote from Samuel C. Stretton
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A suspended Chester County magisterial district judge implicated in the alleged Philadelphia Traffic Court ticket-fixing case wants his paycheck returned.
West Chester Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno filed [...]
School suspension leads to burglary arrests
East Goshen resident identifies two young intruders
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The two teens were friends, and since both were suspended from different schools on Thursday, they decided to commit a burglary, police said.
Officers from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department responded to the 100 block of Rossmore Drive in East Goshen Township [...]
