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...

Residents’ vigilance credited for burglary conviction

Prosecutor praises efforts that led to solving Birmingham Twp. break-in By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A jury at the Chester County Justice Center took about 15 minutes on Thursday to convict Robert L. LeCates of burglary. In the criminal crowd, the scenario is commonplace: Knock loudly on a homeowner’s door, and then, if no one answers, force entry and grab what you can. That...