Free child safety seat checks scheduled

State police urging parents, caregivers to have equipment inspected  Every day, about two children aged 12 or younger die and 325 are injured in motor-vehicle accidents across the country, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Research also shows that three out of four children are not as secure in the car as they should...

Heist costs AT&T store 66 phones, 13 tablets

Police said access was gained by sawing through bathroom wall  State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a complex theft from the AT&T store in the 800 block of East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township that occurred sometime between Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. Police said entry was gained through the rear door of an adjacent store, accessing the bathroom and using...

Police probing a dog killing in Newlin Township

Australian shepherd allegedly shot on private land near ChesLen Preserve The shooting of an Australian shepherd on Nov. 28 is under investigation, said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Police said the dog, which belonged to a Cannery Road resident, was killed west of the ChesLen Preserve Visitors Center in a secluded wooded area on private property. Anyone with information is asked to call...