April 8, 2015 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Photo of the Week: Leaning Warehouse of Pennsbury

rundown-barn_1JF1602_HDR-copy — Photo of the Week: Leaning Warehouse of Pennsbury

A dilapidated old farm building along Creek Road reminds motorists of an earlier time. According to farmer H.G. Haskell, the building was once a warehouse used when farm supplies came in by train and could be offloaded right there. Railroad tracks can be seen in the background to the left.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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Adopt-a-Pet: Kixx

Home and Leisure

My name is Kixx. I’m a 7-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair mix who was transferred into the Chester County SPCA on March 1. I am front-declawed and have a beautiful combination of brown tabby with white trim on my face, neck, and paws. I am a diva and prefer to have things my way. I am being recommended to go home with an experienced cat person with only a “gentle” hand, and preferably no small children or dogs.

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Area disc jockey accused of sex assault

Police

A 27-year-old West Chester man who worked as a deejay has been booked on criminal charges, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said on Wednesday, April 8.

Daniel J. Milowicki is accused of using a modeling job as a ploy to lure a young woman to his home for sex.

After an investigation by Pennsylvania State Police, Daniel J. Milowicki, who has residences in Westtown and West Bradford townships, was arrested for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, possession of child pornography, invasion of privacy, and drug offenses, court records said.

Milowicki could not immediately be reached for comment.

Hogan said Milowicki was self-employed as a photographer and disc jockey for weddings, parties, children’s birthday parties, school dances, bars, and other events in the area. An online profile lists him as a “DJ, disc jockey, producer, photographer, videographer, musician, graphic illustrator, and more.”

The latter category gives authorities reason to worry, Hogan suggested. “Because of the defendant’s potential exposure to many young victims as a DJ and photographer, we remain concerned that the full scope of the defendant’s conduct has not been uncovered yet,” he said.

According to the criminal complaint, a 21-year-old victim responded to an Internet ad on Craigslist looking for a petite model, and Milowicki took her to his home for the “photo shoot.” It ended with his insistence that she engage in sex acts and his threats to release video of them if she didn’t continue to comply, the complaint said.

After the victim contacted state police, troopers executed a search warrant on Feb. 25, seizing recording materials, hundreds of images of child pornography, surreptitiously recorded “up-skirt” videos of young women, and a marijuana-growing operation, the complaint said.

“This defendant is a classic sexual predator. He chose his profession, photographer and DJ, to give him easy access to his targets,” Hogan said in a press release. “He progressed from possession of child pornography, to creating his own clandestine pornography, to a sexual assault. His behavior steadily escalated from passive viewing to an aggressive attack.”

The defendant was arrested on Tuesday, April 7, and charged with over 300 felony counts, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, possession of child pornography, and drug delivery, court records said. He posted 10 percent of his $250,000 bail and was released to await a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, April 14, in West Chester, records said.

Hogan praised the state police investigation, which he said was continuing. “Based upon hard-earned experience, there may be other victims out there,” Hogan said. “People who had contact with this defendant should report any concerns to law enforcement immediately.”

Anyone with information should contact Trooper Lori Edgar at 610-486-6280, the release said.

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Police Log April 9: Robbery, DUI, public drunkenness

Police

• State police are looking for an unidentified white male in connection with an armed robbery outside the Domino’s Pizza on Millers Hill Road in Kennett Township on April 5. A report said the suspect, described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds and wearing a black jacket and black ski mask, opened the passenger door of a car and pointed a gun at the person in the driver’s seat. He took money from the victim’s pocket and fled. The incident happened at 1:33 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Tpr. Ryan Smith at 610-268-2022.

• Police arrested three people, all from Wilmington, on DUI and drug charges following a traffic stop on Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township on April 7. According to a report from Troop J, of the state police Avondale barracks, Jose Villalobos-Gomez, 22, was determined to be DUI after being run through a field sobriety test. Passengers Aja Zhade Wilson, 19, and Drenda Darney Moore, 21, were found to be in possession of small amounts of marijuana, according to the report.

• Washington Elease Desdemona, 27, of Chester, was arrested for DUI, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Pennsbury Township on April 2. State police from Troop J, Avondale barracks, said Desdemona was hitchhiking along Route 1 at Pennsbury Way after her car had a flat tire.

• Nancy Edwards Johnson, of Lincoln University, was arrested for DUI following a three-car crash on Route 202 at Smithbridge Road, 10 p.m., on April 1, according to a police report. The report said Johnson struck two other vehicles that had stopped for a red light. No injuries were reported, but two of the three vehicles had to be towed.

• A Boothwyn woman was cited following a two-vehicle crash on Pyle Road in Concord Township on March 30. State police said Barbara A. McGee, 48, was traveling west on Pyle Road at 4:49 p.m. when she crossed into the eastbound lane and struck an oncoming vehicle. No injuries were reported, but both vehicles were towed from the scene.

• Kennett Square Police arrested Carolyn Jordan, 29, of Kennett Square, for DUI following a traffic stop at Route 82 and Leslie Drive on Saturday, March 28, at 1:23 a.m., police said.

• Kennett Square Police said they cited a 13-year-old male from Kennett Square for underage drinking, public drunkenness and curfew on Friday, March 27, at 11:14 p.m. following the report of a male passed out on the sidewalk in the 200 block of East State Street. The juvenile, whose name was not released because of his age, was also cited for disorderly conduct for yelling obscenities at ambulance personnel. Per the parent’s request, the teen was transported to Jennersville Hospital, police said.

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, said they arrested Douglas Casey, 28, reportedly of Chadds Ford, for DUI on Tuesday, March 24. According to a police report, Casey was stopped for traffic violations on Route 202 at Dilworthtown Road at 2:05 a.m.

• On Tuesday, March 24, Kennett Square Police said they conducted a traffic stop of Kyle Hopkins, 24, of Kennett Square, in the 200 block of Scarlett Road. Police said they detained Hopkins, and a passenger, Halley England, 18, of Kennett Square, both of whom had outstanding warrants, police said. England was turned over to New Garden Township Police, and Hopkins was transported to Oxford district court for arraignment, police said. Hopkins subsequently waived his preliminary hearing on drug charges on March 30, court records said.

• Lisa Marie Gray, 26, of Coatesville, was arrested for DUI on March 20 in Chadds Ford Township. A police report said Gray crashed her car and was arrested at Painters Crossing at 7:10 p.m.

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Around Town April 9

Along the Ford

• The Pennsbury Land Trust’s annual public meeting, on Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m., will feature a landscape designer who will provide tips on how to make yards look beautiful with native plants at the township building. The staff of the renowned Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware will offer practical advice on selection, placement and care of some of the best native plants, which provide aesthetic appeal and ecological benefits. Attendees will receive a resource guide listing native plants and local nurseries that supply them.

• Concord Township will hold a special meeting regarding a Greenways and Open Space Network Plan at 7 p.m., April 13 at the municipal building. The township was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources toward a $60,000 township-wide study of open space and greenway networks. This planning document will guide Concord regarding future trail projects, bicycle and pedestrian connections, open space preservation, and similar. Additionally, it is an effort to update a multitude of older studies and coordinate with Delaware County efforts. The concept plan will be presented to residents for initial feedback.

• Professional women and their female colleagues are invited to join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce for a networking lunch, Tuesday, April 14, at the Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake in Concord Township. Bring your colleagues and connect with other ambitious women to create strategic business partnerships during our Women in Business networking events. To register, visit http://delcochamber.org/events/Women-in-Business-Crozer-Briton-Lake-55453/details.

• The Chadds Ford Gallery is gearing up for another exhibition. April 17, at 5 p.m., is the opening of an exhibition featuring the works of Bill Basciani and John Hannafin. This is the second time the pair has shown together at the gallery. Hannafin, from West Chester, is an impressionist who says he’s inspired by music, nature and other artists. Basciani apprenticed with Bill Ewing, which led to his studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society is hosting its first Barn Market on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be 50 quality vendors offering unique collectables, vintage items and antique goods. Plus a variety of food trucks will be on hand serving up everything from gourmet specialties to all-American standards, including desserts and other treats. The event is co-sponsored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society and Brandywine View Antiques on Route 1.

• David Kim, violinist and concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will be playing a benefit concert for The Garage Youth Center 7 p.m., Friday, April 17 at Kennett High School. His performance will help raise funds for the Garage Community & Youth Center’s After-School Programs in Kennett Square and West Grove.

• “Flights of Fancy” is the second installment of the concert series Magic, Myths, and Mysteries presented by the choirs of Pennsylvania Academy of Performing Arts. The program features Eric Whitacre’s “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine,” along with the well-known spiritual, “Ezekiel Saw de Wheel,” — an a cappella arrangement of the beloved Beatles hit Blackbird, and a setting of ee cummings’s poem “Who Knows if the Moon’s.” Performances are April 18, 7:30 p.m. at Christ Community Church in West Chester and April 19, 3 p.m. at Church if the Good Samaritan in Paoli. For tickets, go to http://paperforming.ticketleap.com

• Nike will be the official sponsor for the 12th annual Unionville Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, April 25. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude around 3 p.m. There is a $5 entrance fee, and seniors and students are free. Approximately 50 teams will be represented this year with top athletes who have competed on the national, state and district level. Food concessions and Nike t-shirts will be on sale.

• Mt. Cuba Center will offer more opportunities for the public to explore its gardens. The gardens at Mt. Cuba Center will now be open for general admission on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The public is also invited to enjoy Mt. Cuba Center’s Garden Tours, Second Saturdays programming, free events, and a range of educational courses from introductory to advanced. Mt. Cuba Center is located at 3120 Barley Mill Road in Hockessin, De.

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The Rabbi’s Study: The why of Sabbath

Religion Today

There are many profound gifts that flow from growing up with a parent who is a doctor. The fact that my father is an anesthesiologist helped me to feel safer as an asthmatic child. I knew that he helped people breath during operations at the hospital, and so I knew that he would help me breathe when my wheezing got louder and it began to feel like the air just wasn’t getting down into my lungs. As long as he wasn’t worried, neither was I, and when he and my mother encouraged me to play soccer, to go to summer camp and to take hiking trips, I knew that it was safe because he thought it was safe.

There was also a mystique which surrounded the long Latin names that he could assign to every malady that I and my siblings might experience. A bruise became much more significant when it was transformed into a contusion. And the technical names for sore throats, stretched muscles and eating too much food sounded almost like the recitation of ancient spells.

And then there was his sound medical advice. Because he was a doctor, whenever we had an ache or a pain, we would tell him so that he could fix it. “Dad,” we would say, “my foot hurts.” And, with all of the Hippocratic wisdom that he had earned in his years of study and practice, he would suggest, “Maybe if you drop a bowling ball on the other foot, you won’t notice as much.” (This was a very safe course of treatment to suggest since we had no bowling balls in our home at the time.)

Other times, we would approach him, poking at a bruise or hyper extending a joint and let him know that, “it hurts when I do this.” Again, he would rely on his medical expertise when he sagely suggested to us, “well then maybe you should stop doing that.”

While my father and I have often noted that, in a way, we are in the same business, except that he puts people to sleep in the operating room and I do so in the sanctuary. I am not a doctor. (My 10^th-grade experience trying to dissect a frog in biology class convinced me that I’d never make it through gross anatomy.) But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t internalized a great deal of my father’s wisdom.

Like thinking about how to respond to how busy we all are. I know from my own life and from trying to schedule appointments with colleagues and congregants that we are busier now than we have ever been. In many homes, every adult in the family is working and every child is engaged in multiple extracurricular activities.

Added to all of this is the fact that more and more members of our community are traveling long distances for work. I have gotten emails written from planes, trains and automobiles and from three continents because our work is no longer relegated to one location.

It’s no wonder that I can hear the collective cry of our community realizing that it hurts when we do this. It feels awful to never feel like we can do some of the things that are not part of our jobs but which are vitally important to our lives. It is profoundly frustrating that we aren’t able to spend as much time with our families as we know we should. And it is dispiriting to realize that at the end of the year, or the month, or the week, things really won’t be that different. Every goal we attain, every trip we take, every class or practice to which we drive our children will simply be replaced by another.

When I think about the fact that we are hurting ourselves by living like this, I hear my father’s voice saying, “Well, then, stop doing that.”

And that is what our tradition says as well. That’s why we have been given the Sabbath. Think about the power you gain when you not only assert your independence from all of the mundane demands that make your life so hectic, but when you also use that time instead to spend time doing the things that are really important to you: spending time with your family, taking some time to let your thoughts go where they want to go instead of where you feel like they need to go, cultivating your relationship with the Divine, and treating yourself to the luxury of dipping into the sacred time of your tradition’s worship service.

It doesn’t take a medical doctor to know that when it gets uncomfortable keeping up with our hectic lives, maybe it’s time to stop trying, at least for 24 hours each week. Who knows, maybe it will even become a habit.

About Rabbi Eric M. Rosin

Rabbi Eric Rosin began his professional career as an attorney in Los Angeles serving the entertainment industry, but discovered he needed to be doing something he was passionate about. He left the practice of law and began studying for ordination at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. After ordination, Rabbi Rosin served for two years as the assistant rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, Va., then assumed the pulpit at Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester, Pa. in 2004.

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PennDOT: Traffic deaths dip; public can track

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Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania in 2014 reached an all-time low, continuing a favorable trend as safety advocates work towards the nationwide goal of zero fatalities, acting PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said in a press release.

PennDOT also announced that the public can now search for finalized crash and traffic fatality data using its new Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool, which is accessible at dotcrashinfo.pa.gov. The new tool reflects PennDOT’s commitment to meeting Gov. Tom Wolf’s agenda of “Government that Works,” the release said.

“PennDOT continuously strives to drive down crash and fatality numbers, and we ultimately want to reach zero deaths on our roads,” Richards said.

The 2014 number of fatalities totaled 1,195, the lowest since record-keeping began in 1928, the release said.

PennDOT data shows that while the number of highway deaths dropped in many types of crashes, significant decreases occurred in unbuckled, drinking-driver-related and hit-tree crashes last year when compared to 2013. Unbuckled fatalities dropped from 425 to 383. Deaths in drinking-driver related crashes declined to from 342 to 294. Fatalities in hit-tree crashes decreased from 254 to 221.

Fatalities increased in some types of crashes, including those involving utility poles and drowsy or sleeping drivers. There were 113 fatalities in crashes where drivers hit utility poles, up from 103 in 2013. Also, deaths in drowsy or asleep crashes increased to 23 from 10 in 2013.

PennDOT has invested $50 million over the last five years for safety improvements at approximately 4,000 locations. Types of low-cost safety countermeasures include centerline and edge-line rumble strips.

Fatalities in crashes involving drivers ages 65 and older also increased, from 277 in 2013 to 300 in 2014.To help address safe driving in this age group, PennDOT offers information on approved Mature Driver Improvement courses available statewide, a brochure on talking with mature drivers and other safety tips at its highway safety information website, www.JustDrivePA.com.

With its release to the public, the Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool allows users to search data pulled from law enforcement crash reports involving passengers, drivers and different vehicle types. The Custom Search Tool can display data showing the number of crashes, people involved, or vehicles involved.

It can be filtered by timeframe, county or municipality, and by various crash characteristics. Additional statistics available in the site are crash, fatality and major injury statistics as well as access to annual crash facts publications.

For example, the data shows that 33 people lost their lives in Chester County crashes in 2014; in Delaware County, the number of fatalities was 26.

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Art Watch: A celebration of life and art at Galer Estate Winery

Arts & Entertainment

paul skibinski — Drawing Before Departing by Paul Skibinski

At Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery in Kennett Square, artist Sarah Yeoman will be exhibiting the brilliant artwork of her late husband, artist Paul Skibinski. Paul created a series of 50 wonderful drawings and poetry after his Stage IV melanoma cancer diagnosis in September of 2012.

This show “Drawing before Departing” is a tribute to his love of life and boundless creativity. Previously shown at Chester County Hospital for only one day, the winery is proud to show these collected works and raise money for Shine. The show opens on Thursday April 9th from 4-8pm and runs through April 16. Books and prints of the artwork may be purchased to benefit Shine, a wonderful organization that helps patients living with cancer through the Chester County Hospital Foundation.

Sarah Yeoman spent months putting together this exhibition to “open the dialogue about cancer through this show–giving people an experience that they have never had before. People are moved because it is so beautiful, sad, but beautiful.” Sarah and representatives from Shine will be there throughout the week of the show, and I encourage everyone to come see it before it goes to The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania.

For the younger audience, as well as adults, The Chester County Art Association opens their Excellence in Art Exhibit, which features the work of high school students from 5 neighboring school districts, on Monday April 13th from 5-8 pm. Sixteen Awards will be given to the students, including three Congressional Art Show Awards where the first prize winner will have a year-long show in the Capital Building! What a wonderful way to encourage young artists and promote the visual arts throughout our community.

At the Art Gallery at Franklin Commons in Phoenixville on Saturday April 11 from 10 am – 1 pm, local artist Randall Graham will present a Plein Air Workshop for beginners and experts alike who enjoy the glories of nature and the arts. If you have ever been too nervous to join in the fun of any of the many plein air contests in our area, this will help you get over your jitters and just jump in! I remember Randall’s gorgeous tree study from the hundreds of paintings exhibited at the Children’s Beach House Plein Air Event last year – it was my personal favorite!

If you are in Phoenxiville, you should also stop into the Phoenixville Art Center, whose modest exterior holds a treasure of creativity within its walls. The Art Center has art classes, a ceramics studio, artist’s studio spaces, events and a gallery show. I popped in there last week to check out Teresa Haag’s exhibit and was so enchanted with the Center that I immediately became a member!

Across the street is the fabulously artsy Diving Cat Studio and Gallery that is full to the brim with every kind to artwork from jewelry, sculpture, clothing, glass and you name it.

The Artisan’s Café next door is a coffee and sandwich hangout place with paintings and ceramics available for purchase. Phoenixville has a great creative vibe these days!

In Chadds Ford, on Saturday April 11 between 11am and 1pm, The Brandywine River Museum of Art has “Slow Art Day” which is a global event with a mission to help people discover the joy of looking at and loving art. All over the world people will be visiting their local museums to look at art and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. To be a part of this artistic adventure, call the museum at 610.388.8382 or send an e-mail to education@brandywine.org.

I have been waiting for months to hear illustrator Barry Moser speak at the Delaware Art Museum on April 9th at 7pm. He is considered one of the greatest wood engravers of all time, and one of the greatest illustrators of the past 100 years. \His lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition “Oscar Wilde’s Salomé: Illustrating Death and Desire”. The Wilde play is a retelling of the story of the beheading of John the Baptist, which was so controversial at the time that it was banned in London in 1893.

The Blessing of the Beastsby Barry Moser

I haven’t seen it yet, but I am guessing that it may not be suitable for young children. Barry Moser will discuss the images for that play as well as his work on his famous illustrations of Alice in Wonderland, The Holy Bible, Moby Dick and many others. A few years ago, he gave a lecture at The Brandywine River Museum of Art to a completely spellbound audience. It was one of the best artist lectures I have ever attended. He is simply amazing.

About Lele Galer

Lele Galer is an artist who has chaired numerous art shows, taught art history and studio art, public art and has chaired, written and taught the Art in Action Art Appreciation series for the UCFD schools for the past 12 years. She worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and wrote for the Associated Press in Rome. She has been dedicated to Art History and art education for most of her adult life. Lele and her husband Brad own Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square.

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Chester County Commissioners' Chairman Terence Farrell demonstrates the new 9-1-1 texting system implemented by the county. To his right is dispatcher Shana Howard.

Narrow scope, high impact seen for 9-1-1 texting service

Local News

Imagine that when you heard the intruder break into your home, you had just enough time to grab your cellphone and dive under a bed. If you had called 9-1-1, you might have revealed your presence and risked your life.

On Tuesday, April 7, the Chester County Commissioners and officials from the Department of Emergency Services (DES) held a press conference to announce an alternative to that harrowing scenario: the availability of texting to 9-1-1.

Robert Kagel, Chester County's director of emergency services, says the county's new texting to 9-1-1 capability should be used only when a phone call would be dangerous or impossible. — Robert Kagel, Chester County’s director of emergency services, says the county’s new texting to 9-1-1 capability should be used only when a phone call would be dangerous or impossible.

Although Chester County is the first county in southeastern Pennsylvania to introduce the service, DES Director Robert Kagel said neighboring counties would add it soon.

County officials were joined by Peggy Gusz, executive director of the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc., and Beth Lockard, pastor of Christ the King Deaf Church, which serves the area’s deaf and hard of hearing residents. Potential crime victims would not be the only beneficiaries, they said.

“By adding a Text to 9-1-1 option, we’re providing equal access to emergency services for residents with hearing and speech disabilities,” said Chester County Commissioners’ Chairman Terence Farrell. “However, our clear message for this new service is ‘call if you can, text if you must’.”

Gusz said she could envision many situations in which victims of domestic violence or burglary could receive “a certain measure of security” by having the texting lifeline. “This is a wonderful service and a great relief to many,” Lockard added.

Kagel explained that 9-1-1 texts take longer to process than voice calls, and the location accuracy is not as precise as voice calls from a wireless phone. In fact, until the service is available in other counties, people close to county borders may have their texts picked up by a cell tower in the other county, he said. If that happens, they’ll receive a response that texting isn’t available.

He also noted that while any phone is capable of connecting with 9-1-1, phones must have active contracts that include texting to utilize the technology. Most importantly, it should be viewed as an option only when a phone call would be dangerous or impossible, he said.

The only exception would be video phones, Kagel said, explaining that texting in an emergency would be a better alternative since a sign-language interpreter would be needed for the video call.

Kagel said an agreement was reached nationally among the four wireless carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon – to provide a nationwide SMS Text to 9-1-1 service in December 2012. Chester County conducted research and signed an agreement with TeleCommunications Systems (TCS) in February. The service is provided at no cost to the county, Kagel said.

He said two-thirds of the approximate 775 calls a day the 9-1-1 center receives come from cellphones. Until the Federal Communications Center mandates that carriers provide text locations, calling 9-1-1 will be more efficient since the dispatcher receives data on the caller’s whereabouts.

To illustrate how the 9-1-1 texting works, Kagel handed his cellphone to Farrell, who sent a text to Shana Howard, a dispatcher sitting at a computer screen right next to him. “I’m trapped,” he typed. Seconds later, Howard asked for more information about the emergency, such as where he was.

“I’m at home. There are people here; I’m hiding,” he responded, an exchange that took several minutes.

“There are inherent delays,” Kagel acknowledged. But when a phone call can’t be placed, texting offers a good alternative, he said.