County GOP averts primary battle for Gerlach’s seat
After ‘seriously considering’ run, party chair won’t enter race
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners’ Chairman Ryan Costello is now the only GOP candidate expressing strong interest in the Sixth District Congressional seat being vacated by Jim Gerlach.
A potential GOP slugfest for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach...
Lawyer accused of end run around state-store system
Police said he illegally sold high-end wine from his Malvern cellar
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Arthur David Goldman, 49, of Malvern, is accused of illegally importing and selling wine.
On his Facebook page, a 49-year-old Malvern lawyer identifies himself as a graduate of Lower Merion High School, Harvard University, and Cornell University Law School, but authorities suggest...
11-time drunk-driver gets maximum sentence
Judge agrees with prosecutor that public needs to be protected
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
In the Chester County annals of gambling, a 51-year-old Devon man specialized in Russian roulette, prosecutors said.
In arguing for a maximum drunken-driving sentence, Deputy District Attorney Carlos Barraza said Douglas C. Gibboney had been putting county citizens at risk for more than...
Ex-WCU student arrested for drug-laced candy
University police reportedly found more than 40 pounds in his apartment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Robert Callis-Keiser III, 25, faces charges that include possession with the intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications facility.
Three months after seizing more than 40 pounds of suspected drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South Campus,...
Customs officials: Jamaica trip costly for 2 women
Officers seize nearly $100,000 in separate incidents of reporting failure
Have more than $10,000 that you want to transport in or out of the U.S.? No problem, federal officials say, as long as you disclose it properly.
Two women headed to Jamaica this past weekend could have used a primer on federal currency reporting regulations, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security....
Driver reportedly slumped over wheel attracts notice
Police say Newtown Square man was under influence
A driver slumped over his steering wheel on Rt. 926 led to a police dispatch – and a subsequent drunken-driving arrest – on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 6:38 a.m., Westtown-East Goshen Township Regional Police said.
Officers responded to the intersection of Rt. 926 and Bridlewood Boulevard in Thornbury Township for a driver slumped over the steering wheel...
Police ID one of four accused jewelry thieves
West Whiteland investigators issue warrant for 57-year-old Philadelphia man
West Whiteland Township Police are looking for Kevin Blagmon, one of four men accused in a jewelry heist at the Exton Square Mall.
An investigation by the West Whiteland Township Police Department into a $15,000 jewelry heist at the Exton Square Mall has resulted in the identification of one of four suspects, detectives said.
Police...
Police: Purse-snatcher strikes at Acme
Woman unloading groceries in Westtown reportedly victimized
On New Year’s Eve at 4:38 p.m. a 66-year-old female attempting to put groceries into her vehicle became the victim of a purse-snatcher, Westtown-East Goshen Township Police.
Police said the woman was in the parking lot of the Westtown Acme, located at the intersection of Rts. 202 and 926 when a man reached into the open car door, snatched...
Detectives seeking quartet of older jewelry thieves
West Whiteland Police say four men hit store in Exton Square Mall
A black male with salt and pepper hair and a beard is one of four suspected jewelry thieves that West Whiteland Township Police hope the public can identify.
The West Whiteland Township Police Department said it is investigating a $15,000 jewelry heist that occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at the Zales store...
Police: Longtime custodian faces rape charge
Detectives said woman was assaulted Thursday night at Stetson Middle School
Steven W. Wesley Sr., a custodian with the West Chester Area School District, faces rape charges, Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said.
A longtime custodian at a Chester County middle school faces rape charges, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department said in a news release.
Police said they received a report...
