West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call
PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call UPDATE: Slayings Of Young Moms At Hands Of 'Monster' Leave Suburban Philly Communities Reeling A 23-year-old Chester County man shot and killed two women, one of whom was pregnant, while a child was in the vehicle and then carjacked a victim, leading police on a brief pursuit, authorities said. Coatesville police responded to a Mount Pleasant Street home and cleared the scene just thirty minutes Mamadou Kallie shot the women around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 29 in Valley Township, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. The victims were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car with a 22-month-old …

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI A Pennsylvania man didn't seem too upset about his recent arrest based on his mugshot Jonathan Shaffer, of Phoenixville, beams in the photo after West Chester police charged him for DUI. Shaffer, 25, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, when police saw spotted him driving erratically on the 400 Block of E. Market St. in the city, they said. Shaffer showed signs of impairment, and following an investigation, he was charged with impaired driving. A preliminary hearing was pending at District Court 15-1-04.

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
News
'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol' 'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol'
'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol' One day Luke Taylor was 4'11" singing alto. The next he was 6'1" belting below bass. The 20-year-old Pennsylvania native explained his dramatic voice drop on a recent "American Idol" audition, stunning judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan (scroll for video). Taylor, a West Chester resident and Liberty University sophomore," described his voice drop as a "dramatic" one to host Ryan Seacrest. "Puberty really hit," Perry exclaims before Taylor sings his rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." He then gave a last-minute performance of "Frosty the Snowman," at Bryan's request. Pe…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex 3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex
3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex Three firefighters were hurt after battling a major apartment complex fire Thursday morning in West Chester, authorities said. The two-alarm fire at West Chester University's off-campus two-story housing complex on South Franklin Street was reported around 4:20 a.m., according to the West Chester Borough Fire Department. Heavy fire was showing from the roof of the building, the department said. A video posted on Twitter by West Chester Public Information Officer Dave March shows heavy flames engulfing a second-floor unit. Apartment fire West Chester Borough pic.twitter.com/IRCvTnqkdy …

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by Nicole Acosta
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Lifestyle
Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania
Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania A man who lived in Tennessee was heading for Pennsylvania when he came home for the holidays, as the song Home For The Holidays goes, which is perhaps why the state is such a popular location for holiday movies. Daily Voice has come up with a list of holiday movies set in Pennsylvania so no matter where you are in you can feel at home for the holidays. Grab the popcorn, and get ready to check out nine holiday films set in Pennsylvania in chronological order:  Remember the Night (1940) Screen legends Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this timeless, heart-warming Christmas …

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Police Arrest 3 Chester County Middle School Students On Social Media Threat Charges Police Arrest 3 Chester County Middle School Students On Social Media Threat Charges
Police Arrest 3 Chester County Middle School Students On Social Media Threat Charges Three middle students in Chester County arrested last week are facing social media threat charges, authorities said. Police launched an investigation during the week of Dec. 6 after learning of multiple threats against Peirce Middle School in West Chester, some of which were posted on social media, West Goshen police said in a Dec. 15 release. Investigators later determined that the threats were not credible. They did not specify if the threats were gun-related. Police were able to arrest three juveniles in three separate incidents with help from the West Chester Area School Dist…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police
PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police Police are looking for a 21-year-old New Jersey man who they say bound and gagged a Pennsylvania resident during a robbery last week. Officers were called to the 100 block of East Chestnut Street in West Chester around 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 on reports of an armed robbery, local police said in a Wednesday release. Patrick Wells, of Audubon, is accused of being one of three men who tied a man by his hands and feet and gagged him while stealing multiple items worth more than $5,000 from his apartment, according to West Chester police. The group is believed to have fled in a dark-colored vehicl…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly School Director Charged For Failing To Report Childcare Worker's Toddler Abuse Suburban Philly School Director Charged For Failing To Report Childcare Worker's Toddler Abuse
Suburban Philly School Director Charged For Failing To Report Childcare Worker's Toddler Abuse A 39-year-old executive director at a Suburban Philadelphia school was arrested Tuesday for failing to report one of her worker's abuse of multiple toddlers, authorities said. Tiffany Nichols, of Kennett Square, was charged with felony child endangerment and failure to report child abuse, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Nichols was the executive director of the Malvern School in West Chester when she learned that one of her employees, Victoria Aronson, 36, of Brookhaven, was physically abusing several toddlers, authorities said. Victoria AronsonChester Count…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police
West Chester Stabbing Suspect Sought By Police Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help locating a man accused of stabbing a West Chester man and fleeing the scene. Odell Johnson, 23, is wanted for attempted homicide for severely stabbing a person inside a home in the 600 block of Downingtown Pike around 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, West Chester police said. Johnson, of Coatesville, fled the scene before police arrived, authorities said. The motive behind the stabbing was not immediately known. Anyone with information regarding the ongoing investigation is asked to contact Detective Corporal Harry O'Neill at 610-457-5874 or ho…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Contractor Who Ran Off With $30K For Unfinished Work Sought By West Chester Police Contractor Who Ran Off With $30K For Unfinished Work Sought By West Chester Police
Contractor Who Ran Off With $30K For Unfinished Work Sought By West Chester Police Police in Chester County are looking for a contractor who ran off with thousands of dollars for a job he never completed. James Naylor Small is facing contractor fraud charges after a victim told police that they paid Small more than $30,000 to complete work, but Small never finished it, according to the West Chester Police Department. Small was the owner and operator of Mid-Atlantic Home Repair, police said. He is described as a white male, six feet tall and approximately 190 to 200 pounds.  Small was last seen in Delaware City, Delaware, and has eluded capture since December 2020, …

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Chester PD Search For Man Accused Of Sexual Assault West Chester PD Search For Man Accused Of Sexual Assault
West Chester PD Search For Man Accused Of Sexual Assault West Chester police are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted on sexual assault charges. Uriel Angeles-Hernandez, of West Chester, is the suspect in two sexual assaults that happened in May, according to investigators. Angeles-Hernandez, 26, is described as a 5'10" tall white Hispanic male weighing 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal Harry O'Neill at 610-436-1335 or [email protected].

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man In 'Mental Health Crisis' Attacks, Stabs Dad, DA Says PA Man In 'Mental Health Crisis' Attacks, Stabs Dad, DA Says
PA Man In 'Mental Health Crisis' Attacks, Stabs Dad, DA Says A Chester County man is facing charges after police discovered that he had attacked and stabbed his 70-year-old father, leaving him with severe injuries, authorities announced Wednesday. Michael Blough, 43, of Phoenixville, was arrested in Downingtown on Monday after several hours of crisis negotiations, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Officers were called to a house on Founders Way, where they learned Blough had grabbed his father by the neck, thrown him to the ground, and stabbed him in the back, authorities said. Investigators believe Blough also assaulted tw…

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by Nicole Acosta