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Maintaining Momentum: Protesters Gather Again in Upper Darby With Suggestions for Police
Dozens of protesters were back in Upper Darby again Saturday in a peaceful march, taking a knee on West Chester Pike in front of the Upper Darby Police station, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. They also presented changes they’d like to see in their local police. Suggestions included body cameras for on-duty…
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Peaceful Protesters Line Delaware County Intersections to Keep Justice Out Front
About 60 to 70 peaceful protesters gathered with signs Wednesday along Garrett Road at Lansdowne Avenue in Upper Darby chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “George Floyd” and “No Justice, No Peace,” writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The gatherings there and around Delaware County this week are follow ups to a protest Sunday in…
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Delaware County Courts Opened Today Again for Business–Sort of
Delaware County’s courts are opening on a limited basis starting today, June 1, according to a statement from Delaware County President Judge Kevin Kelly. The criminal, civil and family trial court at the Media Courthouse will resume normal judicial operations, including in-person hearings. There will be staggered start schedules, hourly caps on the number of…
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Why COVID-19 Has Resulted in a Massive Reduction in Arrests in Pennsylvania
By Daniel Bush Isolation can affect people differently. What it has not done for Pennsylvanians is result in more arrests, despite more police activity. Review of pre-COVID Pennsylvania State Police statistics from across the Commonwealth compared to more recent statistics reveals an extraordinary trend: while “calls for service” to police dramatically increased during the COVID…
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Lamb McErlane to Merge with Newtown Square-Based Imperatrice, Amarant & Bell
Lamb McErlane, a premier regional law firm based in West Chester, will merge with Imperatrice, Amarant & Bell, a litigation and corporate law firm in Newtown Square. The merger will take effect on June 1 and will join Lamb McErlane’s 36 attorneys with IAB’s 5 attorneys. The combined firm will operate under the name of…
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Coronavirus Takes Life of Collingdale Man Linked to Liberian Warlord
A Collingdale man who had been a Liberian warlord’s top lieutenant, died Sunday of coronavirus complications, writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu was 74. In the 1990s, he served warlord Charles Taylor and had been convicted in 2018 of lying to U.S. immigration officials about the role he played in war…
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Villanova Professor and Her Students Are Advocating for Women in Prison
Too many women are receiving harsh prison sentences. Jill McCorkel and her team of Villanova students are working to reverse that trend, writes Samantha Melamed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McCorkel, a professor of sociology and criminal justice at Villanova University, noticed in the 1990s that the number of women in prison exploded. Women with only…
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County Prison Population Reduced to Historic Lows to Contain Coronavirus Spread
As a health precaution, Delaware County officials have been reducing the inmate population of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility during the Coronavirus pandemic. The prison population is now at an historic low, 1,387, compared to the benchmark figure, 1,880. Currently, a total of three inmates and nine staff members have tested positive for COVID-19…
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Upper Darby School District Complains Clifton Heights Opposition to Middle School Causing Legal Fees to Mount
Upper Darby School District officials say it is costing the district $20,000 to $30,000 a month in legal fees to fight opposition from Clifton Heights to a new middle school on the Clifton Heights athletic fields, writes Loretta Rodgers for the Daily Times. Clifton Heights Mayor Joe Lombardo said they are only asking the district…
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USA Today: Villanova Law School Cracks Top 50 List of Hardest Colleges to Get Into
Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law placed on a national list of the top 50 hardest law schools to get into, coming in at number 49, reports USAToday.com. The list from 24/7 Wall Street, is based on American Bar Association data. The Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law has an acceptance rate of…
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Broomall Coin Dealer Helps Bring Down Multi-Million Counterfeit Coin Operation
A Broomall coin dealer helped federal investigators track down a man who was committing a potential $46 million fraud with counterfeit coins, reports Joe Holden for philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Richard Weaver helped investigators crack the case against Jonathan Kirschner of Moorestown nearly two years ago. Kirschner was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. “The case…
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PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro Visits Radnor High to Announce Lawsuit Against E-Cigarette Manufacturer Juul
Pennsylvania District Attorney Josh Shapiro used the backdrop of Radnor High School Monday to announce a Pennsylvania lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, accusing it of marketing its product to teens, writes Laura Benshoff for WHYY.org. Shapiro spoke at Radnor High School about how Juul made its product appealing to youth at a time when…
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Guardian Links Leader of White Supremacy Group to a 1994 Villanovan Photograph
The British newspaper The Guardian is reporting that the leader of a white supremacist group known as The Base is Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, and that he was once a student at Villanova University, writes Jason Wilson for theguardian.com. A 1994 photo in the Villanovan appears to show Rinaldo Nazzaro, described then as a junior in…
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Deanna’s Law Bill Passes PA Senate, Would Increase Penalties for Repeat DUI Offenders
A bill inspired by the death of a 45-year-old Delaware County drunken driving victim that adds serious penalties for drivers with multiple DUI convictions has overwhelmingly passed the state Senate, reported the Associated Press. Deana Eckman was killed last February by a five-time drunk driver whose pickup truck crossed the double yellow line and hit…
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Ex-Liberian Warload Formerly Living in East Lansdowne Seeks New Trial
Mohammed Jabateh, 53, of East Lansdowne is serving 30 years in prison for deceiving U.S. Immigration about his past as a brutal war lord. Now he wants a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to overturn his conviction and sentence, writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His lawyers argued their client may have committed murders,…
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After Glen Mills Abuses, Governor Proposes $5 Million for Oversight Staff
A $5.1 million boost in funds will pay for more than 100 additional staff at the state’s Department of Human Services, which licenses and monitors residential juvenile programs, writes Lisa Gartner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The hope is to improve the state’s oversight of the programs, following investigations of child abuse at the state’s oldest…
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Trial Opens in Common Pleas Court Over Haverford Billboard Proposal
A trial began this week to see if Newtown Square-based Bartkowski Investment Group will be allowed to put up four billboards on West Chester Pike and Lancaster Avenue, writes Justine McDaniel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bartkowski has submitted a proposal for slightly smaller billboards than one first proposed in 2009. Regardless, Haverford solicitor James Byrne …
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Jewelry Finds Its Way Back to Delco Couple 33 Years After It Was Stolen
After a burglar made off with some family jewelry, no one expected to see it again, writes Alexandria Hoff for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. But On Jan. 17, Prospect Park police returned the jewelry to a local couple, 33 years after the crime. The jewelry had been left in an evidence folder at the police station. It was…
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