Thornbury prison hostage incident framed as escape attempt
Delaware County Prison Warden Thomas Rapone stated inmates held three staff hostage on Christmas Eve in an escape bid. Negotiators from state police and CID, plus outside observers, helped secure release after about two hours, with demands ranging from better food to library and medical services.
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Linda Demeglio
Daily Times
Thornbury
Delaware County
Thomas Rapone
Rapone
The
James Hulsey
Darby
Greeley M. Ball
Wilmington
Anthony J. Veneri
Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Dominic Spigarelli
State Police
Thomas Gallagher
Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Terry Ruggles
Channel 10
Law Library
Wind shifts and a quiet Thursday for a winter stroll
A weather note warns winds of 15 to 25 mph today easing by Thursday for a sunny winter walk. County Council plans its first New Year meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday Jan 4. The report also mentions a governor’s aide and banking shifts, plus various other national brief items.
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County Council
County council approves open space plan with golf club tax breaks
Delaware County Council approved 11 open space covenant applications including four golf clubs. Contested clubs Aronimink Springhaven Overbrook and Edgmont saw tax breaks under the 10 year open space use rule while school districts Haverford Marple Newtown Wallingford Swarthmore challenged 1979 entries. County seeks state law amendment debate.
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Delaware County Council
Haverford
Haverford Township
Marple Newtown
Wallingford Swarthmore
Aronimink Golf Club
Newtown
Springhaven Club
Overbrook
Edgmont
Radnor
Rose Tree Media
Edgmont Golf Club
County Council
Matthew Ryan
Delaware County
House of Representatives
House
Ryan
Inaugural Planning Aims to Save Pennsylvanians Money
Haabestad leads two day inauguration events for Dick Thornburgh and Bill Scranton with a public Capitol ceremony and a free rotunda celebration instead of a costly parade. The plan includes a fundraising ball at Milton Hershey School to offset Republican debt, with tickets at 50 dollars and capacity for 5 000 guests. A budget conscious reception aligns with Thornburghs campaign theme of accessible governance. In Darby a hold up targets Domestic Finance Co as three suspects, one with a gun, flee with cash during 3:30 p.m. robbery attempts.
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Times
Harrisburg
Harold F
Bud) Haabestad
Astate
Cee Oe Haabestad
Delaware County
Dick Thornburgh
Bill Scranton
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Capitol Rotunda
Haabestad
Thornburgh
Panay
Milton Hershey
Hershey
Republican State Committee
U. Darby Upper Darby
the Domestic Finance Co
Ludlow St
Finance Company
Folcroft Man Loses Arm After Holdup Style Shooting
Folcroft man Andrea Trombetta, 28, had his left arm amputated after a Christmas Eve shooting in the 700 block of Sheol Lai Ber Se BGT pre. Theodore Pastore said Trombetta tried to wrestle a shotgun from Shannon Green, 24, who fired from about 20 feet. Green was arrested by Patrolmen De Luca and Guarnere.
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Folcroft
Sheol Lai
Theodore ‘Pastore
Andrea Trombetta
Ravenswood Dr
Shannon Green
Taylor Dr
Green
Trombetta
Pastore
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Des Plaines
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UPI
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We Lee
UCLA
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Donahue
Tempe
Ariz
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Maeda
Sak
Blaine
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Sen Aeace
Italy
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