May 8, 2015

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress later that same year, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

Against that backdrop, Chester County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 11 holds its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service. The public is invited to help pay tribute to fallen state and county heroes at the 12^th annual ceremony on Thursday May 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge headquarters: 218 N. Church St. in West Chester.

Area police departments typically send one or more officers in uniform for the ceremony. This year’s speakers will include State FOP President Les Neri, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan, Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department Chief Brenda Bernot, and Rev. Jack Crans. The program will be followed by a reception in the Squad Room Lounge.

Nationally, 127 officers died in the line of duty in 2014.  In Pennsylvania, five officers were lost – Sgt. Daryl Giles of the Philadelphia School Police, Pennsylvania State Trooper Byron Dickson, Pennsylvania State Trooper David Kedra, Perryopolis Borough Police Officer Richard Champion, and K-9 Rocco from the Pittsburgh Police Department, according to FOP officials.

National Police Week, which will run from May 10-16, will include the 34^rd Annual National Peace Officer’s Memorial Day Services held at the U.S. Capitol on May 15.  At this service, the names of officers who fell in the line of duty in the past year are honored in a roll call, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

This year South Londonderry Township Sgt. Sheryl A. Pierce from Lebanon County will have her name added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall, after her death in 2013 was determined to have been in the line of duty, officials said.

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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said a Chester County man is facing multiple felony charges for attempting to lure a 15-year-old boy for sex. The arrest comes at the conclusion of an undercover investigation by the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Aston Township Police Department.

Rizwan Ahmed Alloo, 42, of 16 Baldwin Circle in Glenmoore, Chester County, faces a dozen charges including attempted statutory sexual assault and solicitation, for attempting to lure a 15-year-old boy over the internet into a sexual encounter.

On Friday, March 27, while acting in undercover capacity and posing as a 15-year-old boy named Nick, Det. Sgt. Gary Smith, of the Aston Police Department, responded to an internet ad titled, “Chester Springs, looking for a young bottom” posted by Alloo.

Over the next month, Alloo engaged in numerous conversations with “Nick” who he thought was a 15-year-old boy that developed into a sexual nature, through email and text messages. Alloo described specific sexual acts he wanted to perform on “Nick” and sex acts he wanted “Nick” to perform on him. During the conversations, Alloo sent nude pictures and sexual videos to “Nick.” On April 9, he told “Nick” through email that he liked having sex with boys and said “I hope you will send me some pics soon” and that he would love to see pictures of the boy’s genitals.

On Monday, April 27, Alloo told “Nick” that he wanted to “make out with him” and described specific sex acts he wanted to do. Alloo then told “Nick” that he wanted to take him to a hotel room. He worked out arrangements for them to meet the following Thursday, May 6, in Aston.

On that Thursday, May 6, “Nick” received a text message from Alloo to meet him at around 4 p.m. At approximately 2:55 p.m., surveillance captured Alloo when he departed from the 7200 Block of Hamilton Blvd., in Allentown. From there he traveled into Delaware County. At approximately 4:10 p.m. he sent a text that he was going to pick-up “Nick” some food from McDonalds.

At approximately 4:40 p.m., Alloo arrived in Aston at the location where he arranged to meet “Nick” at which time he was taken into custody by authorities.

Alloo was arraigned on Wednesday, May 6, by Magisterial District Judge Diane Holefelder who set bail at $500,000 cash. There were also conditions of no contact with minors including his own three children, psychosexual evaluation, surrender of his passport and no Internet. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on May 20, 2015.

“I would like to commend Det. Sgt. Gary Smith of Aston Police who handled the initial stages of the investigation, as well as Det. Ken Bellis for their swift action to apprehension this dangerous child predator,” said Whelan. “While the Internet is a valuable learning tool for our children, it also provides a doorway for sexual predators to attempt to lure and harm children. It is imperative that as parents we continue to monitor the online and cell phone activity of our children to protect them from predators that are out there looking for victims.”

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