Hogan: police to battle aggressive driving
Coatesville police will be just one of many agencies in Chester County on the look out for aggressive driving on local roadways, District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday that police in around the county are targeting aggressive driving. Police will focus on motorists exhibiting aggressive driving behaviors such as running red...
Suspect sought after bank robbery in Kennett Sq.
Authorities seeking this man, who they say robbed a Kennett Square bank Friday morning.
KENNETT SQUARE — Authorities are seeking a man thought to have robbed a borough bank Friday morning, escaping on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement Friday that a bank robbery took place at approximately 8:50 A.M at the Santander Bank, on...
New Garden looks to slow neighborhood speeds
Traffic calming devices to be considered for residential neighbhorhoods
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEW GARDEN — Speed can kill, especially in some of the township’s housing developments.
That why the township’s police chief, Gerald Simpson, discussed options with the township’s Board of Supervisors, Monday night, for traffic calming in some of the township’s neighborhoods. Despite...
The coming public safety crisis
If we don’t deal with it now, fire, EMS and police issues could cost us dearly
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You’ve probably heard about the pension crisis, maybe the school funding crisis or any number of other challenges facing the commonwealth in the coming years.
But let me clue you in to one that might just have you up nights thinking about it: the coming public safety crisis.
The...
Borough police: Traffic stop leads to arrest
Kennett Square officers say resident had parole warrant
Kennett Square Police said they detained Fernando Avalos, 21, of Kennett Square, on a parole warrant following a traffic stop on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 4:12 p.m. in the 100 block of West Cedar Street. Avalos was released to a parole agent, police said.
On Monday, Dec. 16, Kennett Square Police said that sometime between Nov. 16 and Dec....
New Garden 24-hour police trial to start Sept. 11
Three-month test run slated to evaluate full-time policing
Township residents can expect to see New Garden Police cruisers on patrol now even in the middle of the night, starting Sept. 11, as a trial program for 24/7 police coverage begins.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEW GARDEN — The township’s pilot program to offer 24-hour, seven-day a week police coverage will begin on Wednesday,...
New Garden police talk gangs, drugs with public
Packed house for town hall meeting, residents learn about local policing
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
New Garden Police Chief Gerald Simpson speaks with residents, Thursday night, during the township’s first town hall meeting with residents to discuss police services. In addition to unveiling the new police department Website and answering questions, there were presentations on gang...
Police to be recognized at National Night Out
Local law enforcement officers will be honored by children of Historic East Linden Project at NNO 2012
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Square’s Historic East Linden neighborhood. Residents, including kids from the neighborhood, will be part of a ceremony to honor the borough’s police department on National Night Out on Aug. 7.
KENNETT SQUARE — It takes a village...
The damage of narrow self-interest
These days, it’s everyone for themselves and we all suffer
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We’re all in this together, right? I’ll pause while you stop laughing.
The 1970s were supposed to be the “Me Decade,” but it seems that what really happened was the emergence of the “Me Generation.” As that generation took power in the halls of government and corporate governance,...
New Garden police seek knife-wielding robber
NEW GARDEN — Township police are investigating an alleged robbery at knife point at a business in the township’s Toughkenamon section. Police said the incident occurred Thursday between 6:30 pm and 6:45 pm in the 1000 block of W. Baltimore Pike. Police did not specify the address, but the stretch of road is home to a mix of homes and light commercial/industrial properties.
