Friends, family continue Good Samaritan’s legacy
Fund-raiser will benefit foundation set up for murder victim
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A benefit will be held to honor the memory of Andre J. Dupuis and continue his legacy of giving.
A year and a half after a consummate Good Samaritan was murdered in Chester County, grief and outrage have not diminished, but mourners have found a way to honor his propensity for good deeds.
On...
Driver of allegedly stolen car arrested on Rt. 202
Police said man rented it at Phila. airport and never returned it
A Delaware man is behind bars after authorities apprehended him Saturday in a stolen car on Rt. 202, police said Monday.
Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said Officer Peter Keegan was on routine patrol at 4:45 p.m. in a vehicle equipped with a license-plate reader when the device sounded an alert: A stolen vehicle was traveling in...
Two judges plead guilty to traffic ticket-fixing
They will receive consideration for cooperation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Less than two weeks after a sweeping federal indictment of alleged ticket-fixing in Philadelphia’s Traffic Court, two of the nine judges accused in the case pleaded guilty.
H. Warren Hogeland, 75, of Richboro, a Bucks County senior magisterial district judge, and Kenneth Miller, 76, of Brookhaven, a...
License-center supervisor gets state prison term
Judge imposed sentence of 24 to 69 months
Ali was sentenced to a prison term of 24 to 69 months.
A Philadelphia man found guilty of fraudulently issuing driver’s licenses at a Chester County Drivers’ License Center received a state prison sentence of 24 to 49 months on Monday.
Chester County Court Senior Judge Thomas G. Gavin imposed the penalty on Khalif Abdullah Ali, 44, a supervisor at the license...
Ex-lover gets 40- to 80-year term in shovel murder
Stephen Shappell tells victim’s family he doesn’t deserve to be forgiven
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Stephen Shappell will spend 40 to 80 years in prison for the 2010 homicide of his boss, who was also his ex-lover’s husband.
He believed her when she said the only obstacle to their lifelong happiness was her husband. And even after Stephen Shappell sat behind...
‘Grandson’ scam perpetrator gets federal prison term
Authorities said he bilked elderly victims out of nearly $650,000
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The scam can be lucrative: One defendant posing as the distressed grandson of elderly citizens duped them out of nearly $650,000, authorities said. But it ultimately proved costly.
On Friday, federal officials announced that Anthony Oluwole Ojo, 44, of Ontario, Canada, received a sentence...
Litigious, attention-seeking resident admits mental illness
Prosecutor describes lengthy history of menacing behavior
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Jonathon Lee Riches in an undated mugshot released by authorities.
A litigious, 36-year-old area resident who gained national attention recently as the imposter uncle of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, will remain behind bars for at least 2 ½ years.
Jonathan Lee Riches of West...
Guilty plea caps tumultuous 2010 murder case
Mother of three admits conspiring with young lover to kill husband
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Morgan M. Mengel will spend life in prison after pleading guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband.
By the end of the hour-long proceeding Tuesday, a West Goshen woman had pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband more than two years ago, and most of the...
Prurient, stealth videos lead to 10-year prison term
West Chester man admitted taping young boys in public restrooms
A 28-year-old West Chester man who admitted taking surreptitious videos of boys in public restrooms along I-95 received a 10-year prison term Friday in Maryland.
U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander imposed the penalty on Brian M. Williams, a sentence that will be followed by 50 years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography.
“This...
Supervisor at driver’s license center convicted
Jury said he issued licenses to known criminals, using other people’s data
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Khalif Abdullah Ali was convicted by a Chester County jury of identity theft, tampering with public records, and related offenses.
A Philadelphia man accused of fraudulently issuing driver’s licenses at a Chester County Drivers’ License Center was convicted Wednesday.
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