Customs officials: Jamaica trip costly for 2 women
Officers seize nearly $100,000 in separate incidents of reporting failure
Have more than $10,000 that you want to transport in or out of the U.S.? No problem, federal officials say, as long as you disclose it properly.
Two women headed to Jamaica this past weekend could have used a primer on federal currency reporting regulations, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Visiting judge denies ex-jurist’s plea for clemency
Rita A. Arnold ordered to return to state prison on Dec. 27
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A visiting senior judge denied a defense request to reconsider the state prison term imposed two months ago on Rita A. Arnold, a former magisterial district judge.
A visiting judge rejected a motion for reconsideration for a former magisterial district justice in Chester County Court...
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...
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...
Coatesville-area woman dies in early-morning crash
State police: Kennett Square-area driver lost control of truck
A 27-year-old Coatesville-area woman died of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash in East Marlborough Township on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 12:37 a.m., said state police from the Avondale barracks in a news release.
Police said Kelly Lynn Parker, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the crash...
Police: Mega Millions Co. amounts to mega rip-off
Lottery scam has surfaced in area, authorities say
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department wants to caution residents about a recent phone scam that has occurred at two different East Goshen Township homes over the past week.
On Nov. 5, a resident living in the 1100 block of Lincoln Drive in East Goshen Township contacted police about a suspicious call received earlier in the day from...
Passion for horses will take her to Mongolia
Nottingham woman seeking help to give retired thoroughbreds new life
A lifelong horse enthusiast from southern Chester County has been selected as one of a handful of Americans to ride in the 2014 Mongol Derby, a grueling, 1,000-kilometer (621 mile) trek across Mongolia.
Bonnie Hutton, director of After The Races (ATR), a nonprofit she founded to rehabilitate and then find homes for unwanted...
Police: Help sought to ID reckless motorcyclist
West Goshen investigators say he fled traffic stop, endangered others in process
A surveillance photo shows a man in a Patron tequila sweatshirt that West Goshen Township Police are hoping someone can identify.
A routine traffic stop turned potentially deadly in West Goshen Township when a man decided to speed off, and police said they are seeking the public’s help to identify him.
Police...
Police seize 40 pounds of drug-laced candy
Disturbing discovery made at West Chester U. apartment, authorities said
A photo shows some of the drug-laced candy police found at a West Chester University apartment.
Police seized more than 40 pounds of drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South Campus, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
“With Halloween just around the corner, the last...
Former jurist slammed with state prison term
Rita A. Arnold ordered to spend 16 to 32 months in jail
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Former Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold received a 16- to 32-month state prison sentence Tuesday in Chester County Court.
Stressing that “the oath we take to tell the truth” must mean something, a visiting judge issued an aggravating-range sentence to an embattled former...
