Legal
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After Glen Mills, Nonprofit Wants State to Stop Sending Kids to Juvenile Institutions
A non-profit suing Pennsylvania officials over violence at the Glen Mills Schools is trying to persuade state leaders to stop sending children to juvenile institutions like Glen Mills, writes Lisa Gartner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center released a report Nov. 1 saying that Pennsylvania sends too many children to these facilities over…
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Swarthmore Fraternity Followup: Investigation Showed No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Current Fraternity Members
Swarthmore College banned fraternities based on leaked internal fraternity documents describing horrendous behavior, and following student protests. But two investigations into the protests show no evidence of wrongdoing by current fraternity members, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The investigations also indicated some protesters used aggressive tactics that made administrators fearful. Students forced open…
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Delco Man Feels He’s a Target as Philadelphia Police Grapple With Racial Profiling Issues
Jamel Workman from Delaware County has been stopped seven times by Philadelphia police driving to a barbershop he owns in West Philadelphia because his car has tinted windows to keep the car interior cool, writes Samantha Melamed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 38-year-old is also black. He’s been stopped, searched two or three times, and…
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Upper Darby Names First Black Female Police Sergeant
Laina Stevens, the first African-American woman to join the Upper Darby police force has hit a new milestone as Upper Darby’s first African American female police sergeant, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. “This is all surreal, really. When I started my career as a police officer I never thought that I would be…
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Villanova Man With Photo Enhancement Skills Helps Police Crack Cold Murder Case
In 2015, Byron Wolfe of Villanova helped Pennsylvania State Police detective Andrew Martin enhance 24-year-old photographs, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His two hours of work would eventually lead to the Sept. 3, 2019 arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue in the 1991 slaying of Denise Sharon Kulb, his ex-girlfriend. Investigators said the photo…
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Delco Native to Head Buchanan Ingersoll Law Firm White Collar Defense
Delaware County native Michael J. Engle is the new chairman at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney’s white collar defense, compliance and investigations practice group, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The move was sparked by the pending retirement of James Becker, who has led the white collar practice group for several years. Engle is a…
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Newtown Square’s Petplan Dispute Put on Hold As Parties Aim for Merger or Acquisition and Settlement
A legal battle over a Newtown Square company that sells veterinary insurance for cats and dogs has ended as both parties work on a settlement, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fetch Inc. sells Petplan insurance for 200,000 Americans. The settlement is contingent over the owners finishing a merger or acquisition before year’s…
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Delco Legislator’s Bill Would Increase Penalties for Repeat DUI Offenders
A new piece of legislation strengthening penalties for repeat DUI offenders was inspired by the death of a woman killed by a six-time drunk driver, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. State Sen. Thomas H. Killion (R., Delaware) unveiled “Deana’s Law” in August, an amendment to the state vehicle code named after Deana Eckman…
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Upper Darby Police Partner with Doorbell Camera Company in Crime-fighting Effort
Upper Darby Police and 400 other police departments nationwide are hoping a new partnership with the doorbell camera company Ring will help reduce crime, writes Julie Shaw for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That partnership was tested over the summer when someone was stealing security cameras from Drexel Hill homes. Upper Darby police identified the alleged culprit…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad: Puerto Rico’s Ex-Education Secretary Railed Against Corruption, Then Was Indicted
Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, Julia Keleher, a Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate, would often rail against the island’s culture of corruption, reports the 74million.org. Yet she and five others were indicted in July as part of an alleged conspiracy to illegally direct more than $15 million in federal funds to organizations with personal and…
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Two Dim Sum Restaurants in Media Confusing Patrons, Naming Rights Challenged in Court
Restaurant goers may be a bit confused when they visit East State Street in Media. Within 20 feet of each other stand two Dim Sum restaurants with nearly identical names, writes Max Marin for Billy Penn. That name dispute has ended up in U.S. Eastern District Court. Jintao “Tom” Guo is the namesake behind one…
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Delco Ranks in Third Place Statewide for DUI Arrests in 2018
DUI arrests in Delaware County were the third highest in Pennsylvania in 2018. This is the second year in a row the county had that ranking, reported the Delaware County News Network. The statistics were recently released by the Pennsylvania State Police. Troop K, covering Delaware County, had 1,707 DUI arrests in 2018 and saw…
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When a Tree Gives You Grief, Who You ‘Gonna Call? John Hosbach, Radnor’s Tree Detective
John Hosbach Jr. is a self-professed tree hugger who’s been known to testify in court about tree difficulties, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This part-time Radnor arborist and president of the Ridley Park urban forestry company Rockwell Associates, travels from Pennsylvania’s marshy lowlands to the dry terrain of Montana. His expertise carries legal…
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Wawa Agrees to Pay $1.4 million Settlement in Overtime Dispute
Some Wawa assistant general managers who claimed they should have been paid overtime will be receiving money as part of a class action settlement, writes Jim Walsh for the Courier-Post. Assistant general managers who worked between January 2014 and the end of 2015 will receive an average of $4,268.29, part of the $1.4 million settlement.…
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Governor Initiates Overhaul of Juvenile Residential Programs After Reported Abuses at Glen Mills School
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering new oversight of the state’s juvenile residential programs in light of violence reported against children at the Glen Mills School, writes Lisa Gartner for the Philadelphia Inquirer. By executive order, Wolf created an Office of Advocacy and Reform, with a new Child Advocate position that will act as an…
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Chadds Ford Auto Lender Robocall Lawsuit Settlement Under Review
A Chadds Ford-based auto loan company agreed to settle claims it robocalled hundreds of thousands of people, but a federal judge refused to approve the agreement, writes Christian Hetrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson is questioning whether Flagship Credit Acceptance’s $4 million settlement is “fair and reasonable” to consumers. The class…
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Incarcerated Chadds Ford Financial Adviser Takes on Notorious Drug Lord and Pays a Price
Peter Bistrian was a former Chadds Ford financial adviser serving time at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center on a 2006 fraud conviction. He was working as an orderly in solitary when he saw a note on the floor, writes Jeremy Roebuck for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A voice from inside a nearby cell told him to…
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Upper Darby School District Takes Clifton to Court Over Planned Middle School
The Upper Darby School District has filed an appeal in court challenging ordinances Clifton Heights Borough Council passed in May that would make it harder for the district to build a new middle school on Clifton’s 14-acre athletic field, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The school district filed a notice of land use…
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