Avondale trooper cleared of brutality charge
Kelly Cruz had been accused of stomping suspect in head during drug raid
Updated at 1:15 p.m. with state police comment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kelly Cruz
More than four years after being accused of using excessive force during a drug bust, a veteran state police narcotics investigator has been acquitted of federal civil rights charges.
A jury deliberated less than...
Landenberg man, 21, faces assault charge
New Garden Police say he broke into apartment, abused victim in domestic dispute
Manuel Arevalo-Morales
On Wednesday, March 5, at 1:17 a.m., New Garden Township officers responded to the 100 block of Landenberg Road for the report of a physical domestic, police said. Upon arrival, a witness said Manuel Arevalo-Morales, 21, of Landenberg, had broken a window to gain access to an apartment and...
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...
Police: Cash, not sweet tooth, lured duo to donut shops
New Jersey men accused of series of commercial burglaries in region
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
These regular nocturnal visitors to Dunkin’ Donuts stores weren’t going after the crème filling, authorities said.
New Garden Township Police said Thursday that two New Jersey men are in custody, charged with a series of commercial burglaries in the tri-state region. Kareem...
Veteran Avondale trooper suspended without pay
Kelly Cruz faces federal indictment in long-running police-brutality case
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Trooper Kelly Cruz of the Avondale barracks, has been suspended without pay following a federal indictment, a state police spokesman said.
Nearly four years after being accused of using excessive force during a drug bust, a veteran state police narcotics investigator has...
