Police seeking help to ID cigarette suspect

Man allegedly fled with three stolen cartons of Newports West Goshen Township Police want anyone who may recognize this man to contact them. The cashier placed the three requested cartons of Newport cigarettes on the counter, police said, but was unable to ring up the sale because the buyer reportedly snatched the boxes and dashed out of the convenience store. Police said the alleged theft occurred...

New Garden supervisor faces child-porn charges

D.A. says Warren Reynolds resigned following state police investigation Updated at 4 p.m. to add defense attorneys’ statement, preliminary hearing date, township comment By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Warren E. Reynolds, 51, a former New Garden Township supervisor, faces multiple child-pornography charges. An ailing computer allegedly led to child-pornography charges against...

New Garden police talk gangs, drugs with public

Packed house for town hall meeting, residents learn about local policing By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times In addition to talks and a question & answer session and some one-on-one face time for residents with many of the uniformed department members, the township police unveiled their new Website and offered demonstrations of the use of various pieces of police equipment. Chief of Police Gerald...

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 Robert E. Landis is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI for the April 26 crash in Westtown Township that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist. Authorities said a West Chester man was driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit and a suspended...

Identity of alleged serial shoplifter sought

Police said he has struck area retailers at least three times New Garden Township Police are seeking the public’s help to identify this suspected shoplifter. 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...

Woman accused of making false rape accusation

Police: She didn’t want her fiancé to learn about consensual – and video-taped – group-sex Jessica Lynn Shreve, 21, of West Goshen Township, is accused of making a false rape accusation to police. 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...

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 from the Embreeville barracks responded to a fatal accident in West Bradford Township Wednesday night. 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...

West Goshen man accused of stabbing 2 bulldogs

Defendant told police he ‘had to do it’ after animals bit him, his brother Gregory T. McMahon, 32, of West Goshen Township, faces animal cruelty charges. 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...

Earth Day a platform for environmental award

Stroud Water Research Center building achieves highest green-building honor The Moorhead Environmental Complex at the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale has received the nation’s highest ranking for green building. Photo courtesy of Halkin Mason Photography In keeping with the spirit of Earth Day, the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale announced a major global-friendly achievement on...

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 at 1:06 p.m. to search for a black Nissan X-Terra that was wanted for...