Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say
Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say The search for a 6-year-old girl swept away by a creek in Chester, PA after this weekend's storm continues as a recovery operation, officials said. Lin'ajah Brooker was playing near Chester Creek off 8th Street sometime before 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23 when she slipped and fell in, officials said at a press briefing. Chester City Officials have updated the community on the recovery efforts for the missing 6 year old child. While crews... Posted by Delaware County Emergency Services 911 on Sunday, March 24, 2024 Fire Commissioner John-Paul Shirley said crews arrived on scene within two m…
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA Two Chester parents are accused of abusing their 1-year-old twins almost to death, according to a release from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.  Zamareon Moat, 18, and Armani Coleman, 23, are charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  The investigation began when Chester police were called to the couple's home about an unconscious infant on Jan. 22, the release says. Coleman handed arriving officers her 1-year-old son, who was lethargic and drawing shallow breaths, according to authorities.  Coleman…
Kindergartener Injures Three Students With Pencil In Chester: School Kindergartener Injures Three Students With Pencil In Chester: School
Kindergartener Injures Three Students With Pencil In Chester: School Three students were injured with a pencil at the Chester Upland School of the Arts on Thursday, Feb. 22, school administrators say.  "At approximately 9:15 a.m., a kindergarten student experienced a mental health crisis," said Chester Upland School District officials in a statement.  "Unfortunately, the incident resulted in three students sustaining minor injuries from a pencil held by the student in crisis." Administrators said the three were immediately evaluated and treated by the school nurse. EMS and police were also called "to help deescalate the situation," the district sa…
Forecasters Were Way Off: 13 Inches Of Snow Fell Unexpectedly In NJ, PA Towns Forecasters Were Way Off: 13 Inches Of Snow Fell Unexpectedly In NJ, PA Towns
Forecasters Were Way Off: 13 Inches Of Snow Fell Unexpectedly In NJ, PA Towns Four inches of snow at most was expected in the second snow storm of the week in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. But much more fell.  In the Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17 storm, up to 13 inches of snow fell in some towns across the region, according to the National Weather Service. Here's who got the most snow, according to the National Weather Service: ATLANTIC, NJ: Beuna Vista, 3.3 inches; Hammonton, 2.8 inches; Somers Point, 2.2 inches BERKS, PA: Lyons, 12 inches; Fleetwood, 9 inches; Blandon, 8.5 inches BERGEN, NJ: Westwood 3 inches; Fair Lawn 2.5 inches; River Vale 2 …
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say State troopers have announced charges against the driver who allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist while fleeing police in Delaware County last month.  Zamir Walthour was spotted in a stolen Toyota Camry on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township late on Jan. 12, state police said in a release.  Walthour fled when Chester city police tried to pull him over and intentionally rammed one squad car during his escape, troopers wrote.  He pulled onto I-476 southbound from MacDade Boulevard and was driving down the shoulder when he struck 53-year-old motorcyclist Firoz Jahangir from…
Deadly Shooting Prompts Murder Investigation In Chester: Authorities Deadly Shooting Prompts Murder Investigation In Chester: Authorities
Deadly Shooting Prompts Murder Investigation In Chester: Authorities Police responded to the scene of a shooting in Chester on Sunday night, Jan. 28, to find one man dead, according to officials.  Officers were dispatched to West 7th and Lamokin streets around 6:20 p.m., the department said in a release.  They arrived to find Jason Ferguson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to the release.  Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Chester police Detective Ryan Stewart at 610-447-8429 or Delaware County Criminal Investigat…
Trove Of Weapons, Drugs Seized In Delco Raids: Police Trove Of Weapons, Drugs Seized In Delco Raids: Police
Trove Of Weapons, Drugs Seized In Delco Raids: Police Five pistols, two rifles, and at least four pounds of drugs were seized in a series of police raids at three properties in Chester last week, city police say.  Authorities served search warrants on the 1200 block of West 9th Street, the 1200 block of Keystone Road, and the 110 block of Pine Lane on Thursday, Jan. 25, the department said in a release.  Police said they confiscated:  A bag of cocaine Four pounds of K2, or synthetic marijuana $5,064 cash Reck P6 Kal 6.35 mm pistol A black "untraceable" 9mm pistol A black Canik TP9DA 9mm pistol A silver Cobra Ent .380 caliber p…
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.  Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.  NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash A Pennsylvania man was killed after colliding with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monir Lancaster, 38, of Chester, PA, was driving a Buick Encore westbound on Stephen M. Sweeney Way in Harrison Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 when he veered into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason, according to township police. The SUV collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling east. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Glassboro resident driving the pickup was taken to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hill wi…
PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police
PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police A Chester man spent Christmas Day in a jail cell after police claimed he stole an entire Amazon package van on Sunday, Dec. 24.  Nether Providence police were called to Manchester Avenue and Emerald Street around 2:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve by a delivery driver who said he had been robbed, according to a release.  The driver told officers a masked man implied he had a gun, stole the van, and drove north on Manchester toward Baltimore Pike.  Emergency dispatchers put out a county-wide description of the suspect and within 15 minutes the van was spotted near Chester High School…
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County Multiple departments responded to a fire early Tuesday morning, Dec. 19 at an abandoned church in Chester, officials say.  Units were called to the corner of West 3rd Street and Parker Street around 5:45 a.m. for a fire that reached three alarms, said Prospect Park Fire Company.  Photos from the scene showed massive flames and heavy smoke flowing across the building's roof.  Delaware County Emergency Services 911 is on scene assisting City of Chester Bureau of Fire on a commerical multi alarm... Posted by Delaware County Emergency Services 911 on Tuesday, December 1…
Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania
Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Nearly three inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Pennsylvania between Sunday and Monday mornings, Dec. 17 and 18, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  The Mount Holly, New Jersey station reports that flood warnings and areal flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties through late Monday night, though the rain is expected to "taper off" by midday.  We have a number of Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories in effect, and more are likely to come. While we understand many peopl…