Avondale trooper cleared of brutality charge
Kelly Cruz had been accused of stomping suspect in head during drug raid
Updated at 1:15 p.m. with state police comment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kelly Cruz
More than four years after being accused of using excessive force during a drug bust, a veteran state police narcotics investigator has been acquitted of federal civil rights charges.
A jury deliberated less than two...
Chadds Ford driver arrested for road-rage incident
West Whiteland Police say he assaulted another motorist on March 4
West Whiteland Township Police said they responded to an assault complaint on Tuesday, March 4, in the area of Birchwood Drive and Whiteland Woods Boulevard. Police said they spoke with a motorist who had been the victim of a confrontation with another driver, who allegedly left the scene. West Whiteland Police subsequently located...
Detectives seeking quartet of older jewelry thieves
West Whiteland Police say four men hit store in Exton Square Mall
A black male with salt and pepper hair and a beard is one of four suspected jewelry thieves that West Whiteland Township Police hope the public can identify.
The West Whiteland Township Police Department said it is investigating a $15,000 jewelry heist that occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at the Zales store...
W. Whiteland Police: Missing man returned home safely
Good Samaritan reportedly assisted him
West Whiteland Township Police said Albert Dickerson, 92, who had been the focus of a missing person’s search, is safely back home.
A 92-year-old West Whiteland Township man who had been the focus of a missing person’s search is safe and back at home, West Whiteland Township Police said.
Police said Albert Dickerson, who had been seen when he left...
Public’s help sought to locate 92-year-old man
West Whiteland Police said he was last seen Sunday morning
West Whiteland Township Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Albert Dickerson, 92, who’s been missing since Sunday morning.
A 92-year-old West Whiteland Township man who has not been seen since the morning of Sunday, Dec. 8, is now the focus of a search by police, who are asking the public to assist, a West Whiteland Township...
Veteran Avondale trooper suspended without pay
Kelly Cruz faces federal indictment in long-running police-brutality case
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Trooper Kelly Cruz, a patrol supervisor in the Avondale barracks, has been suspended without pay following a federal indictment, a state police spokesman said.
Nearly four years after being accused of using excessive force during a drug bust, a veteran state police narcotics...
