Car fire on Media bypass shocks witness
A witness watched flames engulf a car on the Media bypass near Route 252. Firefighters from Lima Upper Providence and Middletown battled the blaze with no injuries reported. An off duty trooper pulled over and used a trunk extinguisher as traffic backed up for about 30 minutes.
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Daily Times
Upper Providence
Lima
Drew McPartland
Middletown
McPartland
Philadelphia
Charles Warner
Man Shot by Cop Cleared in Delaware County Trial
Larry Scott, 36, of Philadelphia, was acquitted of robbery and related charges after a co-defendant testified Scott played no part in the Hereford school messenger bank robbery in Media on Dec 3, 1984. William Ransom pleaded guilty to the holdup and received 9 to 19 years. Prosecutors argued circumstantial links but jurors found insufficient evidence tying Scott to the robbery.
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Philadelphia
Delaware County
Larry Scott
Hamilton Street
Scott
Darby Borough
Robert Smythe
William Ransom
Wallingford
Fidelity Bank
Baltimore Pike
Orange Street
Media
Ransom
Roy Stegena
Delco Sees Relief From Heat With Cold Spell
Officials said temperatures could drop into the forties overnight, challenging the 48 degree low set in 1965 and matched in 1978. Partly cloudy skies were forecast with a high near 55, due to an intense low pressure system bringing cold winds from the north.
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Forties
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Tinicum
SEPTA
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Essington
Philadelphia International Airport
Chester
Paula E. Doyle
Charlies Warner
Ly Marlene Digiacomo
Smythe
Wawa Dairies
Delco
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