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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1981
Page
4
John Bosacco of Providence Avenue chased a burglar from his home on 20th Street and Providence Avenue. The thief broke a side door with a rock at 3:25 a.m. and dropped a briefcase and keys as he fled, which Bosacco recovered on the lawn.
Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board suspends the Sawmill Inn bar in Havertown for five days effective Sept 8 for selling on prohibited Sunday hours and making illegal off premises sales. The establishment at 1901 Old West Chester Pike was cited for the violations.
Ridley Township commissioners will notify the Chessie System that repairs to the Haverford Road Bridge deck are unsatisfactory. Commissioner Paul Mattus said blacktop patching has worked loose.
Delco composer Bob Holm, 70, of Marple leads the Chester City Band for the first performance of his upbeat Rose Tree march at Rose Tree Park as part of the county Summer Festival. Holm, who conducted Swarthmore High School and Swarthmore College bands, aims to capture the park’s concerts through his new tune.
Chester police now have clear guidelines on when deadly force may be used, with officers required to exhaust nonlethal options first. The policy, mirroring a Philadelphia directive from 1980, allows deadly force only if no other alternative exists and the fleeing suspect has or will use a deadly weapon, with definitions covering crimes from murder to burglary. Mayor Battle announced training and a firearms view board to oversee incidents and reporting.
Jeremiah Heartley former development director for Southeast Delco Family YMCA sues the YMCA claiming more than 20000 in damages for delayed pension payments. He says funds from 1973 onward plus the YMCA match were in arrears since 1979 causing lost interest and emotional distress. He retired January and alleges payments resumed last May with options not available until June.
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