Rosado named as Chesco Detective

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan welcomes Oscar Rosado as the newest Chester County Detective. A veteran Kennett Square police office is the newest Chester County Detective, District Attorney Tom Hogan said Tuesday. Hogan announced the hiring of Oscar Rosado, who has previously worked numerous times with county detectives in his local policing role and has served as a liaison to the Hispanic...

Three sworn in as new ADAs

WEST CHESTER — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced that three new Assistant District Attorneys have joined the District Attorney’s Office. Matthew Finley, Caitlin Rice, and Samantha Ryan were sworn in before the Honorable Mark L. Tunnell on Friday, November 20, 2015. Finley received his undergraduate degree from University  of Kentucky and his law degree from William and...

Chesco drug strike force wins national award

Chester County Detective Sergeant Robert J. Dougherty, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan, and Jeremiah A. Daley, Executive Director of Philadelphia-Camden HIDTA, share a moment with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area award presented to Chester County law enforcement officials this week. WEST CHESTER —  The Chester County District Attorney’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking...

Deputy DA tabbed by U.S. Justice Dept.

Peter Hobart WEST CHESTER — A Deputy District Attorney has been tabbed to become an Assistant United States Attorney by the U.S Department of Justice. Peter Hobart has been hired by the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor. He will be an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, based in Scranton, officials announced Friday. Chester County...

Killer’s annual quest to increase freedom opposed again

Prosecutor: Threatening letter merits cuts in Richard Greist’s privileges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A psychiatrist for the Chester County District Attorney’s Office testified on Thursday, April 10, that a former county resident acquitted of heinous crimes in 1980 by reason of insanity remains a danger to himself and others and needs to stay institutionalized –...

Teen drivers to compete in safety competition

Winner will receive $2,000 scholarship, qualify for state contest The Chester County District Attorney’s Office Highway Safety Project will be teaming up with its safety partners in Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties to kick off the First Annual Teen Safe Driving Competition. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 9, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  at the Technical College...

D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths

Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County. Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...

Law enforcement highlights take center stage

D.A. recognizes those who went above, beyond in 2013 By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Chester County Det./Lt. Kevin Dykes congratulates retired Coatesville Det. Marty Quinn on his selection as 2013 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Amid tough talk on crime and profuse praise for crime-fighters, recipients of the Chester County District Attorney’s Office annual awards...

Ex-WCU student arrested for drug-laced candy

University police reportedly found more than 40 pounds in his apartment By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Robert Callis-Keiser III, 25, faces charges that include possession with the intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications facility. Three months after seizing more than 40 pounds of suspected drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South...

D.A. announces two new hires, promotion

Seven-year prosecutor will head the county’s Child Abuse Unit Chester County prosecutor Deborah S. Ryan has been promoted to Deputy District Attorney in charge of the Child Abuse Unit. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office has announced two new hires and a promotion. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said the swearing-in of two new prosecutors, Kelsey Gvozdich and Ryan Borchik,...