Holiday crime upswing noted by state police
Police warn that holiday season brings more armed robberies burglaries and thefts including shoplifting. Two men sought for Dec 3 Upper Darby store hold up possibly tied to Dec 2 Yeadon grocery theft. A Christmas tree theft from Glen Mills valued at 900 also occurred. Authorities say cash in stores and seasonal demand drive crimes though motives vary.
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Daily Times
Larry Tutak
Pennsylvania
Franklin Center
Anthony Celia
Upper Darby
Celia
DeNero
Yeadon
Tutak
County detective to share holiday crime prevention tips
Chester area policewoman County Detective Cyrise Dixon will speak at the Eyre Drive YMCA on December 19 about protecting homes during the holidays. She cites burglaries like Andy’s in which early shopping and boasting invite crime and urges keeping lights on, avoiding confrontations, and calling police to stay safe and minimize losses.
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Andy
Cyrise Dixon
Ms. Dixon
Chester High School cleanup called for discipline of four custodians
Chester board member M Louise Cunningham urged immediate disciplinary action against four janitors and district grounds supervisor Anthony Ricci after inspections found very poor to extremely hazardous sanitary conditions at Chester High. The letter seeks a hearing before the school board, with possible firings, while Cunningham blames supervisors not patronage, and notes inspections occurred on December 1 and December 7.
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Daily Times
Chester
Chester High School
M. Louise Cunningham
Anthony Ricci
Ms. Cunningham
Mark L. Johnson
Peggy Charleston
Ricci
Clarence Pearsall
John Thompson
Allan Covington
William Copeland
Charles Oakley
Chester-Upland Education Association
Johnson
Cunningham
Death of 3 Year Old In Moving Vehicle Fall
Walter Ellsworth Smith, 3, of 1131 Potter Street, Delaware County, was fatally injured in a fall from a moving vehicle Sunday. He died at 3 15 a.m. at Crozer Chester Medical Center. He was found in the unit block of Highland Avenue. The Delaware County Medical Examiner's office ruled the death a homicide due to head injuries and said the vehicle was operated by his wife.
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Chester
Walter Ellsworth Smith
Potter St
Smith
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Delaware County Medical Examiner
Highland Avenue
Rose Tree district announces free holiday concert schedule
The Rose Tree Media School District releases four free holiday concerts across Glenwood Elementary Rose Tree Elementary Springton Lake Middle School and Penncrest High with times in mid December. A separate note covers a Delaware County flag banner sent to Beirut by U S Representative Robert Edgar and a police open house in Sharon Hill.
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Rose Tree Media
Glenwood Elementary
Rose Tree
Springton Lake Middle School
Penncrest High
Springton Lake
Gary Porter
Delaware County
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Robert Edgar
Vietnam Veterans of America
Pentagon
Delca
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Glen Mills
Dee King
Rose Quinn
Joe B. Warrick
L. Et
Sharon Hill
New Borough
Spring St
William Hanna
Collingdale
Darby Township
James Monteith
Sorority Sisters
Widener University
Delta Phi Epsilon
United Way
Sarah Moorehead
Ridgefield, Conn
Patricia Williams
Valley Road
Drezelbrook
Primos-Secane Westbrook Park Fire Co
Richard Geiger
Secane
Ashland Avenues
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