New Garden police seek robbery suspects
NEW GARDEN — The township Police Department is seeking a pair of suspects related to a distraction style residential burglary that occurred on Ewart Road Friday afternoon.
The homeowner involved told police that a white male (Suspect #1) came to the door and asked him to show him where the property lines were on the east side of his residence. This suspect advised he was doing tree work for the...
Hogan: police to battle aggressive driving
Coatesville police will be just one of many agencies in Chester County on the look out for aggressive driving on local roadways, District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday that police in around the county are targeting aggressive driving. Police will focus on motorists exhibiting aggressive driving behaviors such as running red lights,...
Suspect sought after bank robbery in Kennett Sq.
Authorities seeking this man, who they say robbed a Kennett Square bank Friday morning.
KENNETT SQUARE — Authorities are seeking a man thought to have robbed a borough bank Friday morning, escaping on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement Friday that a bank robbery took place at approximately 8:50 A.M at the Santander Bank, on W....
The coming public safety crisis
If we don’t deal with it now, fire, EMS and police issues could cost us dearly
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You’ve probably heard about the pension crisis, maybe the school funding crisis or any number of other challenges facing the commonwealth in the coming years.
But let me clue you in to one that might just have you up nights thinking about it: the coming public safety crisis.
The...
New Garden police talk gangs, drugs with public
Packed house for town hall meeting, residents learn about local policing
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
In addition to talks and a question & answer session and some one-on-one face time for residents with many of the uniformed department members, the township police unveiled their new Website and offered demonstrations of the use of various pieces of police equipment.
Chief of Police Gerald...
Birmingham residents concerned about speeding
Birmingham Hunt, Knolls of Birmingham ask supervisors for action
By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — Residents of Birmingham Hunt and the Knolls of Birmingham attended the supervisor meeting last week to bring the issue of speeding in their neighborhoods to the attention of the township. After discussing several possible solutions, the supervisors approved a motion to purchase a...
A difficult year to find the holiday spirit
A dose of peace and brotherhood is clearly needed right now
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
To say that it has been a difficult few weeks for we as Americans is an understatement, so I suppose that it is understandable that it might be difficult to find the holiday spirit.
And whether we’re talking about the events last week in Connecticut or the inability of our government to function, these are...
E. Marlborough police warn of mail, package thefts
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Township police are warning residents about a series of thefts from mailboxes and from front porches after dark — grinches apparently happy to ruin the holidays for local residents.
Township police Lt. Robert Clarke issued the warning Friday, noting “during the past week there have been numerous thefts of mail from residential mailboxes,” he said in a statement.
“The...
Time for a sensible talk about police
As the events of this week proved, things aren’t getting any safer out there
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A bit like an 80-degree afternoon in December would be for a climate-change denier, this week must have been a difficult one for those suggesting that peaceful, quiet Chester County doesn’t need to think about doing something about police protection.
Between the chilling details involving...
The damage of narrow self-interest
These days, it’s everyone for themselves and we all suffer
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We’re all in this together, right? I’ll pause while you stop laughing.
The 1970s were supposed to be the “Me Decade,” but it seems that what really happened was the emergence of the “Me Generation.” As that generation took power in the halls of government and corporate governance,...
