Teen drivers to compete in safety competition
Winner will receive $2,000 scholarship, qualify for state contest
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office Highway Safety Project will be teaming up with its safety partners in Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties to kick off the First Annual Teen Safe Driving Competition.
The event will be held on Wednesday, April 9, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Technical College...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Feds indict 2 county men in explosives case
One man accused of making pipe bombs, another of possessing them
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Istvan Merchenthaler
A multi-agency, months-long investigation into a cache of explosives found in a storage locker in East Whiteland Township has apparently led to indictments against two Chester County men that were announced on Friday, Jan. 31, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Istvan...
Law enforcement highlights take center stage
D.A. recognizes those who went above, beyond in 2013
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Det./Lt. Kevin Dykes congratulates retired Coatesville Det. Marty Quinn on his selection as 2013 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
Amid tough talk on crime and profuse praise for crime-fighters, recipients of the Chester County District Attorney’s Office annual awards displayed...
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...
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,...
D.A. announces two new hires, promotion
Seven-year prosecutor will head the county’s Child Abuse Unit
Chester County prosecutor Deborah S. Ryan has been promoted to Deputy District Attorney in charge of the Child Abuse Unit.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office has announced two new hires and a promotion.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said the swearing-in of two new prosecutors, Kelsey Gvozdich and Ryan Borchik,...
Police seize 40 pounds of drug-laced candy
Disturbing discovery made at West Chester U. apartment, authorities said
Updated at 3 p.m. with information on pending arrest
A photo shows some of the drug-laced candy police found at a West Chester University apartment.
Police seized more than 40 pounds of drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South Campus, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
“With...
4 prosecutors elevated to deputy district attorneys
D.A.: Promotions make ‘strong leadership team even stronger’
Newly promoted deputy district attorneys are Michelle Frei (from left), Mark Conte, Renee Merion, and Thomas Ost-Prisco.
Four Chester County assistant district attorneys have been promoted to deputy district attorneys, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Friday.
Hogan said the new deputies – Michelle Frei,...
Police seek help in case of murdered Marine
Buried in Kennett Square, he was unidentified for more than four decades
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State police are looking for the public’s help to solve the 1968 murder of Cpl. Robert Daniel Corriveau.
For nearly 44 years, the remains of an unidentified murder victim lay in Longwood Cemetery, but the case was never forgotten, state police said.
On July 29, 2009, members...
