Chesco Detective becomes first ever to earn PhD degree
Detective Ben Martin is at his graduation with his father, former Chester County Detective Frank Martin.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Detective Ben Martin now will be referred to by his colleagues in law enforcement as “Doctor Martin.” Detective Martin recently received his Ph.D. in Leadership from Alvernia University.
Det. Martin was joined at his graduation by his father, former Chester...
Chesco Detectives add three investigators
The three newest Chester County Detectives: from left, John O’Donnell, Keith Cowdright and Ben Martin.
WEST CHESTER — It seems the loss for three local police departments will be the gain for the Chester County Detectives as the office formally announced the hiring of three veteran police officers to its staff, Monday.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the hiring of John...
County Chief of Detectives Vito to retire at end of 2015
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan congratulates Chief of Chester County Detectives James Vito on his retirement, effective at the end of the year.
WEST CHESTER — The county’s top investigative officer, Chester County Detectives Chief James Vito will retire at the end of 2015, District Attorney Tom Hogan said Wednesday.
Vito currently is the longest serving member of the District Attorney’s...
Bullets rip through West Chester neighborhood
One 19-year-old critically injured, two 18-year-olds in custody
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
William Simpson, 18, of West Chester, has been charged for his role in a barrage of gunfire that erupted in a borough neighborhood Wednesday night and critically injured a West Chester man.
On Wednesday about 9:50 p.m., shots rang out in a residential area of downtown West Chester, blocks...
D.A.: Convicted sex offender back behind bars
He allegedly returned to U.S. after being deported but was spotted by county detective
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Bolivar Barrios, 25, is behind bars again after a Chester County detective recognized the former Avondale resident as a convicted felon who had been deported, authorities said.
A convicted sex offender who had been deported after serving prison time is back in...
New detective could crack county’s hiring freeze
Commissioners favorable to D.A.’s plea to bolster overburdened child-abuse unit
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Tredyffrin Township Police Superintendent Anthony Giaimo (left) and Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discuss the need for another county detective who specializes in child-abuse investigations.
Widespread publicity about serial child molestation – both...
Charges multiply against former foster parent
D.A. calls defendant, a former URA coach, ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 1995 photo of Leroy K. Mitchell may help identify other potential child sex-abuse victims, District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
Five additional child victims have surfaced in the sexual-abuse case against a former coach, foster parent, and corrections officer, Chester...
Police: 19-year-old woman shot in head
Victim listed in critical condition at Paoli Hospital
A 19-year-old female was transported to Paoli Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, said a news release from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department.
Police said they were dispatched to the 1700 block of Paoli Pike in East Goshen Township at 2:42 p.m. for the reported shooting,...
D.A.: Mexican drug pipeline to county busted
Sixteen defendants face cocaine-trafficking charges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Moise “Moi” Lantigua-Ayala (clockwise from top left), 29, of Reading; Fidencio “La Tusa” Avalos, 42, of Kennett Square; Jonathan “Cesar” Garcia Sanchez, 25, of Wilmington, De.; Jesus Zamora-Zamora, 40, of Wilmington, De.; Benjamin Lara-Medina, 38, of Wilmington, De.; Cesar Morales Castillo,...
Longtime foster parent accused of molesting 2 girls
Chester County D.A. urging other potential victims to come forward
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Leroy Mitchell, a longtime foster parent and corrections officer, is accused of molesting two young girls.
A longtime foster parent has been charged with molesting two children, ages 9 and under, in his care, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said Tuesday.
Leroy Mitchell, 60,...
